Trimani Il Wine Bar is a wine bar in Esquilino, Rome.
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.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Salumi, cheese, Roman small plates
Tip: Closed Sunday. The cellar tour Saturday 11:00 is free for groups of six or more; book a fortnight ahead.
Address: Via Cernaia 37/B, 00185 Roma, Rome
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.
Signature pour: Roscioli house carbonara paired with Cesanese
Wine focus: Italian regional wines, full tasting program
Food: Multi-course wine-paired dinner only
Tip: Single 20:00 seating only; book a fortnight ahead. Closed Sunday.
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.
Signature pour: Lazio orange wine from Damiano Ciolli, by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic Italian wines
Food: Seasonal small plates, salumi and cheese boards
Tip: Open daily from 18:00. Book the corner table a week ahead; the orange-wine flight at 18 euros is the order.
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.
Signature pour: Frascati Superiore Castel de Paolis, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional whites and reds by the glass
Food: Salumi and cheese boards, no kitchen
Tip: Cash only. Open from 18:30; no bookings. The back-room cellar is the spot to ask for after 21:00.
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.
Signature pour: Cesanese del Piglio Damiano Ciolli, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional wines, deep Lazio cellar
Food: Salumi platters, cheese flights
Tip: Closed Monday. The retail bottle prices are 30 percent below the wine-bar pour markup; buy and uncork.
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.
Signature pour: Lazio Cesanese natural cuvée from Le Coste, by the glass
Wine focus: Natural Italian and import wines, bottle service
Food: Small plates kitchen, occasional pop-up dinners
Tip: Closed Monday. Book the four-top a fortnight ahead; bottle service is the rule and corkage is included.
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.
Signature pour: Bombino Bianco from Lazio, by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional wines, 200-bottle list
Food: Roman trattoria classics, aperitivo plates
Tip: Open daily 12:30 to midnight. Reservations only after 19:00 for tables of four or more.
