As one of the oldest clubs on the block, Akab has become the cornerstone of the TESTACCIO nightlife district and attracts a sleek and sexy clientele ready to dance the night away.
If you’re a clubber and you want to meet young Romans, this is the place to be: in fact this historical club is always overcrowded by people from 18 till 30 years old.
The cavernous club contains an incredibly long bar and an impressive dance floor that spans five hundred square meters and ends at a raised VIP section.

Naturally, San Lorenzo, the university quarter, has its own book bar - Bar a  Book - where weighty tomes mingle with quiches, puddings and rather good wines.

And the food is homemade: cous cous, vegetable quiches and pies, tarts and little pizzas, sandwiches mostly vegetarian and many other snacks including cakes at times.

Group of Turin trendsters opened Societe Lutece and it's one of Rome's hippest bars - boho, cool, and art-school rather than dressed-up and glitzy - like their other venture in Trastevere, Freni e Frizioni.

Well-mixed cocktails, a small but good selection of wines by the glass, a large aperitivo buffet, and a decidedly relaxed vibe make this a great place to kill a couple of hours.

Dar Filettaro a Santa Barbara specializes in filetti di baccalà a Roman-style battered salted codfish.

This eatery next to Campo dei Fiori seems to get more popular as time passes, with long queues of locals and visitors trying to get a table each night.

As there are a lot of people wanting to dine here tonight, the guy organizing the ‘reservations‘ scribbles our name on a make-shift bookings list. He estimates that there’s a 20-minute wait so you either hang around and wait for your name to come up or you can do some window-shopping in via dei Giubbonari where there are lots of interesting shops, or stroll into Campo dei Fiori.

The square itself is bustling with activity in the evenings, so having to kill 20 minutes is not a hardship.

Dar Filettaro a Santa Barbara, at Largo dei Librari 88, is set in a little piazza just off the Campo dei Fiori square itself. They have tables in the restaurant as well as long wooden tables outdoors which are packed, elbow to elbow with diners. The filletti di baccalà are Euro 5.00 a piece and you can also get the fried cod to take away.

In the heart of Rome’s ‘drinking triangle’, this cozy wine bar draws its charm from a minimalist, shabby-chic décor and a palette of drinking and eating options.
Managed by two brothers who, in spite of their young age, are among the most experienced entrepreneurs of cool bars in Rome (sometimes you find them behind the bar), Etabli is a café, a restaurant and a wine bar, all in one. It’s romantic, warm, and packed with good-looking locals (that will leave you with a desire of moving to Italy…..) It is so beautifully decorated, so well done you may have the impression of being in a rather plush living room with comfortable armchairs and sofas, rather than in a bar.

Freni e Frizioni means 'brakes and clutches'. This former garage on the riverside in Trastevere, Rome’s trendy, bohemian district on the banks of the Tiber, has become a vibrant bar. Is one of Rome’s many fabulous art/dive bars that gives the city it’s captivating and vibrant nightlife.
To be exact, Freni e Frizioni is located between Piazza Trilussa and Lungotevere Rafaello in Trastevere, Rome, right next to Ponte Sisto.
The eclectic interior, with chandeliers and contemporary prints, attracts a young crowd, who tuck into mojitos and abundant aperitivo snacks.

Beautiful place with modern decoration. The bottle wall behind the bar is astounding. The long bar is full of taps with nice Italian and some imported droughts. Full Balladin range. The finger food’s serving around looked attractive and especially the chips. Even if it’s noisy in busy days and less intimate than others, certainly it’s a must visit beer spot in Rome.

Group of Turin trendsters opened Societe Lutece and it's one of Rome's hippest bars - boho, cool, and art-school rather than dressed-up and glitzy - like their other venture in Trastevere, Freni e Frizioni.

Well-mixed cocktails, a small but good selection of wines by the glass, a large aperitivo buffet, and a decidedly relaxed vibe make this a great place to kill a couple of hours.

Societe Lutece is known as Rome's bohemian meeting place. Although located in the central part of Rome, just a short walk from Piazza Navona and Campo di Fiori, this bar is one you may have a hard time finding even if you've been there before. It's a great place to grab a drink and a bite to eat.

This blink-and-you-missed-it speakeasy-style cocktail bar just steps from Corso Vittorio is dedicated to Jerry Thomas, the author of the first American bar tending guide. His 1862 tome, variously known as “The Bar-Tender’s Guide,” “How to Mix Drinks” or “The Bon-Vivant’s Companion,” remains the cornerstone of American mixology and has even acquired cult status across the pond. Jerry Thomas may never have stepped foot into a Prohibition-era speakeasy (he died decades before the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment) but his spirit is alive and well at Vicolo Cellini 30, where excellent cocktails are served from Tuesday through Sunday from 11pm until 4am.

The space is pretty tight and reservations are highly recommended. Apparently you need a password to get in, though I’ve never been asked one. Be sure to call (+390696845937 or +393701146287) before turning up or risk being turned away at the door.

The Sazerac is our favorite but the beauty of the Jerry Thomas Project is that you can tell the barman your flavor prefernces and he will tailor your drink.