Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
San Giovanni
IL PENTAGRAPPOLO
(Via Celimontana 21b; noon-3pm & 6pm-1am Tue-Fri, 6pm-1am Sat & Sun; Colosseo)
This relaxed, star-
vaulted wine bar is the perfect antidote to sightseeing overload. Join the mellow crowd to
sip on wine (choose from about 15 wines by the glass) and chat over piano tunes or live
jazz. There's also lunch and a daily aperitif from 6pm.
WINE BAR
COMING OUT
(
www.comingout.it
;
Via di San Giovanni in Laterano 8; 10.30am-2am; Colosseo)
On warm evenings,
with lively crowds on the street and the Colosseum as a backdrop, there are few finer
places to sip than this friendly, gay bar. It's open all day but at its best in the evening when
the the atmosphere warms up courtesy of regular DJ acts.
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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
GAY STREET
The bottom end of Via di San Giovanni di Laterano, the sloping street that runs from the Basilica di San Giovanni
in Laterano to near the Colosseum is a favourite haunt of Rome's gay community. Not so much during the day but
in the evening bars such as
Coming Out
and
My Bar
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(Via di San Giovanni in Laterano 12;
9am-2am;
Colosseo) burst into life, attracting large crowds of mainly gay men.
Testaccio
L'OASI DELLA BIRRA
( 06 574 61 22; Piazza Testaccio 41; 5pm-1am Mon-Thu & Sun, to 2am Fri & Sat; Via Marmorata)
Un-
derneath the Palombi bottle shop, this popular cellar bar is exactly what it says it is - an
Oasis of Beer. With everything from Teutonic heavyweights to boutique brews, as well as
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