Best Bars in Centro Storico, Rome
Hidden speakeasies, hotel bars, heritage cafés — Rome's heart beyond the tourist trap.
Rome's Centro Storico is the world's most touristy neighbourhood — but the streets one block off the Pantheon hide some of the world's best cocktail bars. Jerry Thomas Project, Drink Kong, the bars where modern Italian cocktail culture was invented.
Eight Centro Storico picks worth threading through the crowds for.
The best bars in Centro Storico
Sant'Eustachio Il Caffè
Piazza di Sant'Eustachio heritage espresso bar. Standing-only, the most Roman espresso experience, gran caffè.
Caffè Greco
Via dei Condotti 1760 heritage café. Marble interior, espresso-and-bagaço, full Roman literary heritage.
Salotto 42
Piazza di Pietra all-day café-bar with Pantheon-adjacent location. Aperol spritz on tap, terrace seating.
Etablì
Vicolo delle Vacche Italian wine and food bar. Country-house aesthetic, deep producer list.
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