Rome
Polished, precise, civilised. Rome's best hotel-bar drinking — picked for craft, not concierge buzz.
Salario · $$$
Cielo Rooftop at The Hoxton draws a steady local crowd in Salario. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Centro Storico · $$$
Divinity Terrace at The Pantheon Iconic draws a steady local crowd in Centro Storico. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in
City centre · $$$
Named for the 19th-century American bartender whose cocktail manual is the founding text of the craft, The Jerry Thomas Project opened in Rome in 2010 and immed
Via Veneto · $$$$
Mirabelle at Hotel Splendide Royal draws a steady local crowd in Via Veneto. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the even
Centro Storico · $$$$
The Jerry Thomas Project draws a steady local crowd in Centro Storico. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Termini · $$$
Roof Garden Bar at Hotel Mediterraneo draws a steady local crowd in Termini. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the even
Centro Storico · $$$$
Stravinskij Bar at Hotel de Russie draws a steady local crowd in Centro Storico. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the
Centro Storico · $$$$
The Court draws a steady local crowd in Centro Storico. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
City centre · $$$$
The Court is the rooftop cocktail bar of Palazzo Manfredi hotel with one of the best views in Rome — the Colosseum directly framed by the terrace, with the Roma
Esquilino · $$$$
Aroma Rooftop at Palazzo Manfredi draws a steady local crowd in Esquilino. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evenin
Hotel bars solve specific problems. You need a bar near your room. You need somewhere quiet to take a meeting. You want the drink right the first time and you don't want to negotiate a wait. Every recommendation below clears those three bars. Most are open to non-guests; we've flagged any that aren't.
Best for: business travellers, late-checkout drinks, hotel-room negotiations made civilised, anniversaries that deserve a hotel jacket. Pricing skews higher than the city average — that's the trade. The rooms below justify it.
Civilised, polished, not pretending to be a club. Pick by neighbourhood and proximity to where you're sleeping.
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