Cool clubs and pubs in Rome
Saturday Night Fever

by Vassilissa Carangio

Ready to be amazed? Well, here in Rome everything is possible.
Nightlife starts early and ends late and if you are looking for old fashioned style bars, loud music and cool pubs don’t worry because Rome has it all!

You should definitely start from the Trastevere area (just a few steps away from the Tiber River), renowned for attracting a bohemian crowd of artists and young people looking for a good time with its eclectic mix of quality bars .( I.e. “Freni e Frizioni” is a good place in Via del Politeama – Piazza Trilussa – where you could find a good happy hour and if you’re lucky, you could find famous singers; otherwise in Via di San Francesco a Ripa there is “ Big mama” where you can enjoy a fine performance of blues music.)
There are also a lot of good bars around Campo de Fiori and Piazza Navona where you can sit in a cafè with a glass of italian white wine watching life go by. Additionally, in the summer time you can even go to the Isola Tiberina, the island in the Tiber, which becomes full of bars, market stalls and an outdoor cinema where people gather to enjoy the cushions and hammocks strung along the river.

Moreover you can choose to dance in one of the clubs in Testaccio, taking the Metro Line B and getting off at Piramide station. One of the most well known spots is “Akab Cave”, in Via di Monte Testaccio on 2 floors (the dance floor is located in a cave). It has a nice courtyard, with a Japanese style garden and the music here changes depending on the evening (black music, electronic, or house) so there should be something for everyone.
If you want to go where the university students spend their nights you should visit the University area of San Lorenzo and the location of Ostiense (e.g. “Goa” in Via Libetta 13 and “Il Barone rosso”). Over there it is full of pubs and clubs and on Saturday night the streets are crowded by people on pub crawls i.e. “Fiddler's Elbow, the oldest Irish pub in Rome; Also near Termini there is the “Micca Club”, in Via P. Micca 7/a, that offers a variety of cocktails with a music that ranges from vintage to funky. There you can also find a stage for live performances and a flea market on Sunday. Far from the main center there is the Pigneto, an urban area close to Via Casilina and Via Prenestina.
So ..start having a look around ! Come on! And as summer has arrived you can even visit Ostia, the beach town just 20 kilometers from Rome! You could have fun on “Faber Beach”, dancing along the waterline and meeting a lot of people.

All of Rome deserves to be lived! Have a go and you’ll not regret it!

www.freniefrizioni.com
www.akabcave.com
www.baronerosso.com
www.thefiddlerselbow.com
www.miccaclub.com