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After dark

Rome Nightlife

Every room has a night that belongs to it. Here is the week laid out — which club runs hip-hop, which runs house, which lounge to start in, and the hours that matter.

Nightclub

Shari Vari Playhouse illustration

Shari Vari Playhouse

KEY2 Pick

Via di Torre Argentina

Tue–Sun, 11:30pm – 4:30am

  • ThursdayHip-hop room

    Three rooms, three sounds, one door near the Pantheon.

  • SaturdayCommercial house

    The centre's most reliable late night — arrive before 1:00am.

Via di Torre Argentina 78, 00186 Roma

Goa Club illustration

Goa Club

KEY2 Pick

Via Libetta, Ostiense

Thu–Sat, 11:30pm – 5:00am

  • ThursdayUltrabeat

    Long-running techno night in Rome's warehouse quarter.

  • SaturdayInternational guests

    Serious bookings, dark room, no dress code theatrics.

Via Libetta 13, 00154 Roma

Lounge

Zuma Rome Rooftop illustration

Zuma Rome Rooftop

Palazzo Fendi, Via della Fontanella di Borghese

Daily, 6:00pm – 1:00am

  • FridayAperitivo sets

    DJ on the terrace above the Fendi flagship, rooftop over the tiled roofs.

  • SaturdayLate lounge

    Japanese small plates and cocktails until the kitchen closes.

Via della Fontanella di Borghese 48, 00186 Roma

Live music

Alexanderplatz Jazz Club illustration

Alexanderplatz Jazz Club

Via Ostia, Prati

Daily, 9:00pm – 1:30am (sets from 10:00pm)

  • WeeknightsItalian quartets

    Rome's oldest jazz club, a basement near the Vatican walls.

  • WeekendTouring headliners

    Book a table; the room holds barely a hundred people.

Via Ostia 9, 00192 Roma

Residencies and themed nights rotate seasonally — confirm the lineup and dress code with the venue before you commit a table.