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( Piazza Madonna dei Monti 5; 8am-2am; Cavour)
Ideal for frittering away any balmy section
of the day, this appealing cafe-bar, named after a comedy by Carlo Goldoni, has greenery-
screened tables out on the pretty Piazza Madonna dei Monti. As well as drinks, it serves
snacks, from simple pizzas to cheeses and salamis.
LA BARRIQUE
( Via del Boschetto 41b; noon-2am Mon-Sat; Cavour)
Bottle-lined Barrique has expanded and
added a full kitchen. This always appealing
enoteca
is now a more spacious place to hang
out and sample excellent French, Italian and German wines; the meat skewers and pasta
dishes make a great accompaniment. There's also regular live jazz and blues.
WINE BAR
CASA CLEMENTINA
( Via Clementina 9; 5pm-2am Tue-Sun)
Styled like a vintage magazine home-design photo
shoot, this self-consciously cool
casa
('house') feels rather like hanging out in a stranger's
apartment with a bunch of easy-on-the-eye hipsters. There's
aperitivo
and regular DJ
nights. And now that you've had a drink, live the lifestyle: everything on view is for sale.
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AL VINO AL VINO
( Via dei Serpenti 19; 6pm-1am, shop open all day; Cavour)
A rustic
enoteca
that's a favourite
with the locals, mixing ceramic tabletops and contemporary paintings, this is an attractive
spot to linger over a fine collection of wines, particularly
passiti
(sweet wines). The other
speciality is
distillati
- grappa, whisky and so on - and there are snacks to help it all go
down, including some Sicilian delicacies.
WINE BAR
BOHEMIEN
( Via degli Zingari 36; 6pm-2am Wed-Sun; Cavour)
This little bar lives up to its name; it feels
like something you might stumble on in Left Bank Paris. It's small, with mismatched
chairs and tables and an eclectic crowd drinking wine by the glass, tea and coffee.
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ICE CLUB
(
www.iceclubroma.it
;
Via Madonna dei Monti 18; 6pm-2am; Colosseo)
Novelty value is what the
Ice Club is all about. Pay €15 (you get a free vodka cocktail served in a glass made of
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