My wife and I were on a ten day trip to Italy and we wanted to slip in a place and grab a beer and…read moresome wi-fi. This place had both. I ordered a beer and they brought over a free appetizer with bread and tomatoes and olive oil. So good. As an aside, the olive oil in Italy is flippin' amazing! I had a second beer and we relaxed some more before another 10 miles of walking around. The service was awesome and a cool bar!

Look this is mostly my fault for not spot checking the menu harder, but this place is a totally…read moretourist trap. Food was meh, drinks were bad, oddly our table sucked, we sat half in a bush right next to the street. Service was okay, sometimes we'd see our waiter twice in 10 minutes, but after our food was delivered we didn't see him for around a half-hour at which point we were so disappointed by the meal that we were desperate to get out. If you're in search of some familiarity and love the Olive Garden this place might actually rock. (I'm not even joking it's legit cute and you might enjoy it) But if you're in Rome for the food this is an easy skip.

We stopped in here one night while visiting Rome. It's a bit hard to find, but worth the stop…read more There was a cover charge (10-15 Euros, can't remember). From the entrance you walk down a staircase lined with posters for various cover bands like Bob Dylan and the Beatles. The space downstairs is large but broken into 4 or 5 rooms. The night we were in an Italian blues band was playing and it seemed like everyone seated had gotten there early enough for spots. It's hard to see the band from the side rooms so we stood in front of the bar. This place got packed and if we had moved we would have definitely lost our spot. Drinks are on the pricey side and it got super hot with all the people but this was a great time. Everyone was having lots of fun and it gives you a glimpse into an underground Italian live music venue!

This place is absolutely fantastic. After paying a one time cover charge that is good for a year,…read moreyou can savor the music! I have been there for Beatles v. Stones cover band night, Jimi Hendrix cover night, and others. I would highly suggest a visit to this underground spot. A word to the wise, if you want a place to sit/a table, arrive early. This is one of highlights of the time I lived in Rome. (The drinks are band-themed and tasty. They can be a bit pricy, but the general vibe and experience of the place makes it all worth it.) Enjoy your time there (and your time in the eternal city)!

Our last night in Rome and we were looking to go out with a bang. We hopped in a cab and told the…read moredriver to take us to a strip of bars near the Colosseum. Got there around 11pm and the bouncers said things don't liven up til around 2am! WTH! I'm usually asleep by then. So we wander off to a neighboring bar for some drinks and return a little later. From the outside you'd hardly think anyone was inside but boy was that an illusion. It was packed! We were there on a Thursday night and the music was primarily US hip hop. There were bboys on the dance floor and people were dancing their asses off! Personally, it was way too crowded. This is the type of place where you'll accidentally get elbowed or get a drink spilled on you. Oh and don't even think of having to go to the bathroom. There is ONE bathroom and the line was ridic....if you have to go, FYL! On a good note, the crowd was very diverse and everyone was friendly for the most part. Entry was 5 euros and it comes with one free drink.

This is definitely a place to stop at first on your night of adventures. My friend and I showed up…read morearound 11pm to pregame a bit before checking out the other clubs in Testaccio. The bartender was very nice and got us pretty lit before we went out for the night. The drinks are VERY cheap (by American standards) and we even got hooked up with free shots. Great place to relax before going out on the town, they have couches and a really nice outdoor seating area.

A jazz club for American tourists…read more Okay, there was one Australian lady and a few Chinese. Everyone else was American. Prices are sky-high because this is a soak the tourist situation. Alexanderplatz which is the premiere jazz club in Rome charges $18 euros for a month membership - no cover after that - and $12 per drink. So once you have paid your monthly cover charge, you can hear all the jazz you want for free - or if need be for $12 euros a drink At Alexanderplatz, the performances are legendary with some of the most innovative and technically amazing musicians in Rome. We dropped over $150 euros at Gregory's. We got a perfectly reasonable yeoman guitarist. But nothing like the artistic lions that routinely perform over at Alexanderplatz. Now to be fair, we had dinner at Gregory's and we never eat at Alexanderplatz. The standard "sushi dinner" was perfectly reasonable yeoman sushi. There was so little of it that we both had to order a la carte dishes afterwards. The extra extras seriously expanded the final tab. * * * One argument in Gregory's favor: their bar is extraordinary. The bar at Alexanderplatz is mediocre. Gregory's charges top dollar for its bar offerings, but what they mix and what is in their bottles is worth every single euro they ask for. I would be perfectly happy to just go to the bar, and order a few premium beverages. I would hear my wallet cry. But I would know that I was drinking supremely well in return for my investment. Fortunately, the bar is downstairs from the club. I would not have to put up with the shenanigans in the club. * * * The problem with the club is the crowd. At most, one third of the customers are actually there to listen to jazz. The room is filled with tourists taking selfies. There are also hot-daters playing snuggle-buns. Many of them will leave mid-set so they can go back to the hotel. Gregory's is less about the music and more about selling happy memories of Rome. * * * Alexanderplatz gets a mostly Italian crowd. You are looking as musicians, music critics, academics, and all purpose artsy types - as well as normal Italian human beings who just want to hear fine music. The music is taken very very seriously. Yeah, there are usually two or three tables with good time Charlies who are doing the phone recording, party hearty thing. But this is 8% of the audience at Alexanderplatz as opposed to 70% of the audience at Gregory's. To be fair to the crowd at Gregory's, the music at Alexanderplatz is simply better. The jazz at Alexanderplatz is capable of transfixing even philistines with tin ears. Gregory's jazz doesn't put that much on the table. But the crowd at Alexanderplatz sets me up for listening to mystic, complex music with the highest level of attention and aesthetic receptiveness. The crowd at Gregory's just gets me irritated. * * * If you are in Rome with a hot date, go to Gregory's. Be prepared to shell out the bucks. * * * If you are in Rome with someone who can truly appreciate once-in-a-lifetime musical experiences, take them to Alexanderplatz. After you talk about the music for half an hour after the concert, You can still go back to the hotel. Just figure that the hotel will be the second best part of the night.

Quite little jazz place in Rome! There is a cover fee, but definitely worth it. Drinks along with…read moresushi is such a random pair but worked pretty well. It is a vibe. You have to go upstairs to go see the jazz musicians. We got lucky that we didn't reserve for anything like that and we still got to see them.

Best appertivo in Rome! We had Apperol here on our last night after two weeks of touring Italy and…read moreI have to say it was the best we've had! Large cute glasses, lots of drink, not filled with too much ice with a whole slice of orange. The size definitely justified the price. Other places were cheaper but had very little drink with to much ice.. Service was great and the host was friendly. I definitely recommend giving this place a try! You can stop by have an appertivo and maybe good and continue your way up the street for gelato..

Bruno's signature cocktails are spectacular! We ordered two off the menu and afterwards he asked us…read moreabout our drink preferences and made us tailored drinks based on what we said. We stayed until closing time; the conversation with Bruno was lively and fun. He gave us lots of great tips on places to see before we left the city. He also recommended an excellent restaurant which is now my absolute favorite in Rome.

Still my favorite bar in the world, the class and service here is the best! I love the interesting…read moresetting and seating position for guests to feel unique and private. On this recent, I had the famed blue blaze which shutdown the lights in the bar as they meticulously prepared this specialty. This was special and I enjoyed many penicillins on this trip! The main bar and staff were excellent!

service was spectacular, drink quality was next level. They are so dialed. Really make you feel…read morelike family as soon as you sit down. Could not have had a better experience.

The major classical music venue for Rome…read more The music that is booked there is a mix. Much of it is outstanding. We have heard magic. We have heard "leave-while-you-cans". * * * Architectually, the complex is an epic fail. Italy has tremendous architecture. The Citta Della Musica most assuredly does not make the A list. * * * The Auditorium Complex was meant to be a cross between London's South Bank and London's Barbican. It is like the South Bank because there are many concert halls involved in related buildings. It is like the Barbican because the complex is Brutalist. Make that failed Brutalist. Brutalism when it works combines two fascinating aspects. 1) An exterior profile that is striking and powerful. You can't get the basic shape out of your mind. 2. Complex interweaving interiors that are non-linear, difficult to manoever, but expose interlinkages of space in non-trivial surprising ways. Rome's Citta della Musica flunks majorly on both counts. 1 Elaborated) The profiles are three egg concrete egg shapes. They look like every basketball stadium you have seen in the United States. Nothing new or exciting in the shape. The architect did not allow for what water would do to the concrete. So what was once new and resplendent and white is now gray and dingy. On a powerful form such as Boston City Hall or the Barbican, Vertical sharp ridges on the walls or other parallel forms draw water away from the concrete allowing the concrete to maintain its original color. Plus the form is bold enough to be interesting regardless of the color of the concrete. Here you just get Cleveland blah. 2 Elaborated) There is no real twisting or turning of forms. Just inconvenience with no spatial discovery. The snack bars for all of the many halls is on the far right of the complex. So for many shows, refreshments are simply too far away to get. There is no great discovery in having to walk through three identical lobbies to get to water when you are thirsty. Most of the halls involve mandatory climbing of endless stairs. And I do mean endless. And I do mean mandatory. Anyone who has been to an old school concert hall like Carnegie Hall and has bought the cheap seats knows all about climbing endless stairs to get to your seat. Nothing new or innovative here. 3) The two plusses - credit where credit is due. 3a) The lobbies are in beautiful red brick. They are high, deep, and expansive. Those are wonderful public spaces. 3b) The acoustics are outstanding. Most of the great European symphony concert halls have great acoustics. So this is not so distinctive. Still, there are some surprisingly dead concert halls in the United States. * * * For the right performance of a Haydn symphony, a Strauss tone poem or a Szymanowski concerto, none of the failed Brutalism will matter. Music assuages the imperfections of architecture.

WOW. This place is just so stunning. What a beautiful hall to listen to music in. I actually had…read morethe honour of performing here once and was wowed by the acoustics. It is probably one of the best concert halls I have ever been in. The architecture is simply amazing. Do take the time to explore around here as there are cafes, stores, etc. that you can look around in prior to the event/concert you are attending. I wish I had more time to stay in the hall and fully soak in how great it was. Do not pass on an opportunity to come here if one comes up.

Well known amoung the alternative crowd of rome, the rock castle is a premier gigging venue and…read morebar. Lack of your ussual more forward italian men make this a far more relaxed place with cheap drinks and cool bartenders. the lay out is equally impressive, with a main in the first room, but lots of little sitting area almost dug out of the walls to shelter you from the live music if thats not your thing

It isn't propoerly right. Rockcastle is attendend mostly by erasmus crowd, music is mainstream rock…read more(not alternative) and also live shows. Drinks are ok.

My wife and I were on holiday in Rome and took the oppurtunity to see a production of La Traviata…read moreat the Teatro Salone Margherita. They are located just off the Piazza Spagna, on the Via del Due Macelli. The theater is very intimate, seating only several hundred patrons. The production couldn't have been better! All the principal singers were wonderful. The scenes were filled with very talented auxileries, and the dancers were great. I couldn't believe how many musicians they fit into orchestra, and the sound was equal to any other I've heard. The Teatro Salone Margherita was apparently opened around 1890 to be a dinner theater. For those willing to pay, they offer table service in the boxes and upstairs. Downstairs, the tickets included a buffet of pasta and rice salad that wasn't fancy, but was very filling. They also offer a full bar, and gellato at intermission. The drinks were reasonable, the gellato wildly overpriced. There are 3 classes of downstairs tickets, depending on how close you want to be to the stage. We paid for the center section, but found that in the front part of the back section, on either side are seats that have a small table and unobstructed view of the stage. The next time we go, I'll save the price of my drinks by paying for the cheaper seats and sitting there again.

If you're looking for a glorified dinner theater, then this is the place for you. It would be a fun…read moredinner date. The show is split up and courses of the meal are eaten in between acts. I am both a self taught chef and a trained singer/actor- If you're looking here for good food or a super talented cast, you're going to be disappointed. The food was just okay. I had the balcony seats (which put us the farthest away from the stage you can get) and those tickets come with a fixed menu. There was nothing memorable or spectacular about the food and my pasta was dry. One of the most annoying things is that to get from one side of the stage to the other, the cast has to walk behind those on the balcony. I found the ensemble to be lacking vocally and often distracting. The live orchestra was good except sometimes some didn't keep tempo. The tenor I saw was fantastic and carried the whole show. (La Traviata) His soprano was just okay vocally but paled in comparison.

There is a reason this place is packed by so many, it's a great vibe, the cheapest drinks in…read moreTrastevere, get this , at night it's a full fledged bar packed outside with so many locals enjoying their time, you can also get ice cream!! During the early morning, you can get pastries & many coffee drinks, the pastries are awesome they have their own version of the Maritozzo , so good be careful they are so delicious & addictive, this will also be hard to believe but true, we bought 3 Cappuccino's for $3.60 Euros , for 3 !! That's not happening anywhere, the staff is hilarious and helpful, this is a wonderful location in Trastevere,

This place is a popular hangout spot for the locals - not much space to sit but a lot of room to…read morestand and drink right outside by the tables. The bartenders were fun and chatty. If you want to experience the local "dive" scene, this place is a must!