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Wine barTrastevere
Enoteca L'Antidoto in Rome's Trastevere off Piazza Trilussa is the tiny hideout natural-wine bar with a 400-bottle list, the simple small-plates kitchen.
PourLazio Cesanese natural cuvée from Le Coste, by the glass
WineNatural Italian and import wines, bottle service
FoodSmall plates kitchen, occasional pop-up dinners
TipClosed Monday. Book the four-top a fortnight ahead; bottle service is the rule and corkage is included.
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Wine barMonti
Ai Tre Scalini in Rome's Monti district is the wine-bar trattoria with a 200-label list, the polpette al sugo carte and the small front pavement seats.
PourBombino Bianco from Lazio, by the glass
WineItalian regional wines, 200-bottle list
FoodRoman trattoria classics, aperitivo plates
TipOpen daily 12:30 to midnight. Reservations only after 19:00 for tables of four or more.
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Wine barCentro Storico
Enoteca Corsi in Rome's Centro Storico has been a working-day lunch trattoria with retail wine shelves since 1937. Cash only, lunch service 12:00-15:00.
PourFrascati Superiore by the carafe
WineItalian regional wines
FoodRoman trattoria lunches only
TipCash only. Open lunch only; no dinner; closed Sunday. House wine by the carafe is 6 euros per half-litre.
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Wine barCentro Storico
Casa Bleve in Rome's Centro Storico is the Bleve family's salumeria-and-wine-bar with a 1000-label cellar, the daily lunch buffet of salumi and cheese.
PourVintage Sagrantino di Montefalco, by the bottle
WineItalian regional wines, deep cellar
FoodLunch buffet, dinner carte, salumi
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Lunch buffet is 35 euros all-you-can-eat with a glass of wine.
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Wine barPigneto
Il Tiaso in Rome's Pigneto district is the natural-wine cellar with a 250-label biodynamic Italian list, the small kitchen of salumi and cheese boards.
PourForadori Teroldego, by the glass
WineNatural Italian wines, biodynamic cellar
FoodSmall plates, salumi flight, cheese boards
TipOpen daily 18:30-02:00. The Tuesday and Thursday wine flights of three glasses cost 15 euros.
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Wine barEsquilino
Trimani Il Wine Bar in Rome's Castro Pretorio quarter is the Trimani family's wine bar (the retail cellar runs since 1821), with 5000 labels in the back.
PourAglianico del Vulture Paternoster, by the glass
WineItalian regional wines, classic cellar
FoodSalumi, cheese, Roman small plates
TipClosed Sunday. The cellar tour Saturday 11:00 is free for groups of six or more; book a fortnight ahead.