23 Best Bars in Rome

"Just around the corner from Piazza del Popolo, the courtyard bar of Hotel Locarno has a strong aperitivo game. Actors and media types tend to come here for an evening; come weekends, the Sunday brunch is also popular. They do the Italian classics well—you know the deal: Negronis, Campari spritzes, ice-cold Martinis, that sort of thing. But it’s the location that really draws the crowds—a picture-perfect courtyard, with trickling fountains, shaded by wisteria trees. Come for a pre-dinner drink and sit in the courtyard with small bowls of olives and crisps before going on to dinner elsewhere. It'll be the kind of iconic Roman afternoon you've been dreaming of since you bought your flights." - Maresa Manara