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The guide was updated: 2022-05-03

The Romans love to meet over aperitivo around 7:30 pm, after which they either go to a restaurant or home for dinner. The drinks need not be alcoholic. Many bars serve light snacks that are included in the price.

After 11 pm most of those looking to party head over to the Testaccio area. Named after the mountain of discarded amphoras, the area is home to many establishments, ranging from small piano bars to equally small discos. Make sure you take at least a night out to experience the bar and club scene in Rome.

Below is a list of the best bars and nightclubs for a fun night out in Rome, Italy:

Bar San Calisto

Bar San Calisto

Bar San Calisto is an authentic Italian dive bar, in the colourful and bohemian district of Trastevere, offering cheap drinks, live jazz music, and patio tables in an always lively atmosphere. Great place to grab a drink, meet some locals, and people watch.

Chorus Café

Chorus Café

Chorus Café is a restaurant, cocktail bar and lounge all at once, and situated at the prestigious Auditorium della Conciliazione, close to the Vatican City. Enjoy their international and regional dishes, surrounded by marble floor and walls – and don’t miss out on their famous Martini. The atmosphere comes with a price that is justified by a unique experience.

La Conventicola Degli Ultramoderni

La Conventicola Degli Ultramoderni

If you want to escape the usual bar scene, this club could be an alternative for you. La Conventicola offers burlesque and variety shows, vaudeville and theatre in a 1940s-inspired environment all night long. Many underground artists get their chance to perform here, and the cocktails are hugely popular, too.

Jerry Thomas Speakeasy

Jerry Thomas Speakeasy

Jerry Thomas is an intimate and characterful speakeasy offering modern and classic cocktails in a wonderful prohibition-era ambience. To enter the bar, you will need to know a secret password, so make sure to visit their website to find out. Also, keep in mind that Jerry Thomas is a private club, so you will have to pay for their membership card, which at the time of writing, costs 5 euros per person.

Magazzino Scipioni

Magazzino Scipioni

Magazzino Scipioni is an enoteca (wine bar), bottle shop and restaurant situated in an old warehouse. Here you can enjoy a choice of affordable Italian plates and unique wines from all around the world. Taste some of their wines with suitable cheese and enjoy the chic atmosphere.

Birreria Marconi

Birreria Marconi

A laid-back birreria (beerhouse) with a relaxed atmosphere and uncomplicated food, which includes both Roman and international specialities. Outdoor seating available.

Qube Disco

Qube Disco

Qube is a three-story disco providing themed parties and many different music genres. Muccassassina is one of Rome's biggest LGBT parties. If you feel like getting lost in the music and just dancing the night away, then this is the place to be. Note that Qube is closed during summer.

BeBop Jazz Club

BeBop Jazz Club

At BeBop Jazz Club, you can enjoy live performances every night, with a great mixture of national and international artists represented. Located in an ancient Roman necropolis, this venue offers a unique atmosphere and acoustics. They also serve a Jazz Dinner, mostly local delicacies including cheese, truffle pie, or salami.

Pub Cuccagna

Pub Cuccagna

Pub Cuccagna is a cute little bar next to Piazza Navona. Besides affordable drinks, they serve burgers, homemade pasta, and pizza. On warm nights, you can sit outside and watch passers-by on the cobbled streets.

Canova

Canova

Overlooking the splendid Piazza del Popolo, Canova is one of Rome's most remarkable rendez-vous spots. Once the hang-out of personalities that have marked Italian history, including behemoths like Fellini and Canova, it is the perfect setting for coffee, afternoon tea, light lunches and snacks, or for a romantic date night with live music in the moonlit Pincian Terrace.

The Fiddler’s Elbow

The Fiddler’s Elbow

The Fiddler's Elbow is a traditional Irish pub – the oldest one in Italy – offering a great variety of beers, live music, and sports on TV in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

Vinile

Vinile

Come for the aperitifs and stay for the live bands and DJs spinning 80s and 90s dance tunes. Vinile offers that, plus food and a wide choice of cocktails in elegant surroundings.

Gregory's Jazz Club

Gregory's Jazz Club

Since 1996, Gregory's Jazz Club has been famous for three things: jazz, whiskey, and spectators. Located above an Italian restaurant, this jazz institution offers the most attentive service along with the best orchestras playing live, just a few metres from the audience.

Salotto42

Salotto42

Salotto42 is a posh cocktail lounge with plush sofas to chill on, fashion photography adorning the walls, and decorative chandeliers. The tiny bar reveals its sophisticated personality through its fashionable furniture, exclusive cocktails, and the signature Spritz. Quality music that ranges from breathy soul to jazz to upbeat swing wraps up the night.

Caruso Cafè

Caruso Cafè

Dance the night away to the rhythms of Latin American and Caribbean music such as salsa, merengue, and reggaeton at this hip nightclub in the fashionable district of Testaccio, where the biggest concentration of nightclubs in Rome is found.

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