In Rome you will see many small, typical bars that serve an astronomical amount of coffee, usually taken standing at the counter, in a few seconds. In the morning, cappuccino is very popular, often accompanied by a cornetto (croissant). Beware, however, of the latter, they sometimes hide inside a beige and fatty paste of unknown constitution, or nutella, or a bowl of jam. If you want an empty croissant, it is a cornetto semplice, at the risk of eating dry cardboard. In any case, it is often not little tasty. It is preferable to have a traditional pastry shop that makes its own pastries and cakes, including Sicilian pastries (cannoli for example), or Neapolitan pastries (with rum baba for example), see our Roman pastries and bakeries addresses. About the coffee, check out our favourite coffee including Rome’s historic cafés. For an aperitif, see our choice of bar.
In the Trastevere district and near the Ponte Sisto, a bar with atmosphere in the evening. A buffet is offered there for the aperitivo. Freni e Frizioni literally brakes and clutches, wear that name because it was a former auto mechanic shop.
Freni e frizioni Via del Politeama, 4/6 – Roma Open until to 2:00
Very nice cloister with a loggia on the first floor which hosts a bar and cafeteria terraces with tables. Ideal to relax, having a drink, a coffee or a cappuccino.
Simple and little bar, the San Callisto, usually called the Bar, is fairly economical and offers good ice cream or hot chocolate. It’s friendly step during day or even in the evening where an eclectic population, local and foreign, happily occupies the terrace. Too crowded some nights, like Friday or Saturday.
Not far from Piazza Navona, is a small square where a fig tree grows (fico in Italian). It is just in front of the Bar del Fico, who brings a lot of people in the evening, especially on weekends. You are guaranteed not to feel alone! In the early evening aperitivo offers glass with buffet.
The Roman youth and not so young too gather in many places in Rome. Among these, one of the most popular in the center is Campo dei Fiori. Some neighborhoods have many bars and pubs, usually open until 2 am
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