Best bars in Rome

Cocktail rooms, rooftops and unmarked doors — where to start a night and where to end one.

TypeAreaExperiencePrice

Cocktail Bar • $$$

Neon-Tokyo bar in Monti, permanently on the world's best-bars lists.

Best for: Cocktails / Groups

Hotel Bar • $$$$

Hotel de Russie's terraced courtyard between the Spanish Steps and Piazza del Popolo.

Best for: Date Night / Aperitivo

Speakeasy • $$$

Rome's original password speakeasy: 1920s dress, pre-Prohibition recipes, membership at the door.

Best for: Cocktails / Date Night

Aperitivo Bar • $

A former mechanic's garage in Trastevere; the aperitivo buffet spills onto the piazza at sunset.

Best for: Aperitivo / Groups

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