Rome
The eternal evening. 16 places, chosen and checked for 2026.
Rome is long lunches and longer evenings: a three-star restaurant above the city, palace hotels at the top of the Spanish Steps, and the Ryder Cup course of 2023 an hour away.
Hotel Hassler Roma
Family-run and crowning the Spanish Steps, with the starred Imàgo on its top floor and one of the finest views in Rome.
Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel
Between the Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, with a terraced secret garden and the Stravinskij Bar.
Bulgari Hotel Roma
Opened in 2023 in a 1930s rationalist building on the Piazza Augusto Imperatore, facing the restored Mausoleum of Augustus.
Hotel Eden
A Dorchester Collection hotel near the Villa Borghese gardens, opened in 1889, with a rooftop restaurant over the domes of Rome.
La Pergola
Heinz Beck's restaurant at the top of the Rome Cavalieri, with the whole city spread out below. Rome's only three-star table.
Enoteca La Torre
Domenico Stile's restaurant in the Art Nouveau Villa Laetitia on the Tiber.
Il Pagliaccio
A long-standing two-star restaurant on Via dei Banchi Vecchi, between Piazza Navona and the Tiber.
Acquolina
Daniele Lippi's seafood-led restaurant at The First Roma Arte hotel, near Piazza del Popolo.
Imàgo
Dinner on the sixth floor of the Hotel Hassler, at the top of the Spanish Steps, with a panoramic view over Rome's domes.
Drink Kong
Patrick Pistolesi's neon-lit bar in Monti, ranked 92nd in The 50 Best Bars 2026.
Jerry Thomas Speakeasy
Rome's original speakeasy near the Chiesa Nuova, with a password and a strict code of conduct. Ranked 98th in 2025.
Stravinskij Bar
The bar of the Hotel de Russie, opening onto the terraced secret garden: Rome's classic aperitivo address.
Freni e Frizioni
A cocktail bar in a former car-repair garage above Piazza Trilussa, open since 2005 and one of the bars that shaped Rome's modern aperitivo. Ranked 62nd in The 50 Best Bars 2026.
