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Wine barCentro Storico
Rimessa Roscioli in Rome's Centro Storico is the Roscioli family's wine-tasting cellar with a single 20:00 seating, the €95 four-hour set of salumi.
PourRoscioli house carbonara paired with Cesanese
WineItalian regional wines, full tasting program
FoodMulti-course wine-paired dinner only
TipSingle 20:00 seating only; book a fortnight ahead. Closed Sunday.
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Wine barMonteverde
La Mescita Monteverde in Rome's Monteverde Vecchio quarter near Villa Sciarra is the natural-wine enoteca and bistrot that took over the Litro space.
PourLazio orange wine from Damiano Ciolli, by the glass
WineNatural and biodynamic Italian wines
FoodSeasonal small plates, salumi and cheese boards
TipOpen daily from 18:00. Book the corner table a week ahead; the orange-wine flight at 18 euros is the order.
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Wine barCentro Storico
Il Goccetto in Rome's Centro Storico is the historic wine bar with a 1500-label cellar, the city's oldest aperitivo room since 1969 and salumi boards.
PourFrascati Superiore Castel de Paolis, by the glass
WineItalian regional whites and reds by the glass
FoodSalumi and cheese boards, no kitchen
TipCash only. Open from 18:30; no bookings. The back-room cellar is the spot to ask for after 21:00.
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Wine barParioli
Enoteca Bulzoni in Rome's Parioli quarter has run as a wine cellar since 1929. The cellar runs 4000 labels deep; the wine bar pours 40 by the glass nightly.
PourCesanese del Piglio Damiano Ciolli, by the glass
WineItalian regional wines, deep Lazio cellar
FoodSalumi platters, cheese flights
TipClosed Monday. The retail bottle prices are 30 percent below the wine-bar pour markup; buy and uncork.
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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.