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restaurant where Roman beauties drop by to chat over cocktails, snack on tapas, and in-
dulge in
aperitivo
. It's laid-back and good-looking, with occasional jam sessions and ori-
ginal French country decor - think wrought-iron fittings, comfy armchairs and a crackling
fireplace. Restaurant meals average about €40.
CIRCUS
(
www.circusroma.it
; Via della Vetrina 15; 10am-2am; Corso del Rinascimento)
A great little cafe-bar,
tucked around the corner from Piazza Navona. It's a funky, informal place popular with
American students from the nearby school where you can drink and catch up on the news
from home - wi-fi is free and there are international newspapers to read. Regular events
are staged, ranging from retro celebrations of '90s Britpop to themed aperitif nights.
BAR
LES AFFICHES
( Via Santa Maria dell'Anima 52; 6pm-2am; Corso del Rinascimento)
Excellent cocktails, vintage
Parisian ambience and late-night closing (2am) ensure a cool crowd of laid-back locals at
this trendy watering hole.
Aperitivo
is served from 7.30pm, although unfortunately there's
no help-yourself bar buffet.
BAR
EMPORIO ALLA PACE
CAFE
( Via della Pace 28; 6am-midnight Mon & Tue, to 2am Wed-Sat, 8am-2am Sun; Corso del Rinaascimento)
Students sitting solo with a book, lunching ladies, gossiping friends, tourists, priests, Ro-
mans. This retro-hip bookshop-cafe caters to a mixed crowd throughout the day, serving
cappuccino and cornettos in the morning,
panini
and pastas at lunch, cocktails and mid-
night beers in the evening.
CAFFÈ DELLA PACE
(
www.caffedellapace.it
; Via della Pace 5; 9am-3am Tue-Sun, 4pm-3am Mon; Corso del Rinascimento)
Live
the
dolce vita
at this perennially fashionable art nouveau cafe. Inside it's all gilt and mis-
matched wooden tables; outside stylishly dressed drinkers strike poses over their Campar-
is against a backdrop of cascading ivy. The perfect people-watching spot.
CAFE
