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The best wine bars in Rome often hide behind restaurant doors rather than a sign. Among these 29 venues, Imàgo looks out above the Spanish Steps and pours from the Hassler's 1,500-label cellar, more than 60 of them by the glass; Niko Romito's terrace at the Bulgari faces the Mausoleum of Augustus; and Il Convivio Troiani, tucked behind Piazza Navona, keeps vintages back to the 1950s. Beyond the centre, Testaccio and Trastevere pour natural and amphora-aged whites, Borgo Pio sets family-run tables near St Peter's, and Trattoria Morgana holds a corner close to the Colosseum. The lists run from Barolo and Barbaresco to Etna reds, Lazio's own grapes, Burgundy and grower Champagne, and a glass here is the surest way through a Roman evening.
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Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma
Restaurant · Il Ristorante - Niko Romito Roma, Via di Ripetta, 73 Roma
On the fifth floor of the Bvlgari hotel on Via di Ripetta, Niko Romito's Rome dining room opens on to a broad terrace facing the Mausoleum of Augustus, with mahogany panelling and pieces from the jeweller's own collection inside. Romito's contemporary Italian cooking keeps classic dishes light and precise, and the wine programme matches that ambition: more than 60 wines are poured by the glass, rare older vintages among them, across an Italian and international list. Fabrizio Gismondi, director of the restaurant and hotel sommelier, steers the pours, which recently took in Giulio Ferrari's Founder's Reserve, San Leonardo from the Trentino Dolomites and Gravner's amphora-fermented Ribolla Gialla. Champagne, organic growers and Super Tuscans all feature, making this one of the deepest by-the-glass offerings in central Rome and a natural first stop for anyone who wants to drink widely without committing to a bottle.
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Imàgo - Hassler Roma
Restaurant · Piazza della Trinità dei Monti, 6, 00187 Roma RM
High above the Spanish Steps at the Hassler, Imàgo was rebuilt so that kitchen and dining room flow into a single open space, with the bell towers of Trinità dei Monti framed in the windows. Chef Andrea Antonini cooks refined contemporary Italian food, but the cellar is what truly sets Imàgo apart. Head sommelier Alessio Bricoli, at the hotel since 2017, oversees more than 1,500 labels and opens over 60 of them by the glass, with Barolo, Barbaresco, Bordeaux, Burgundy and biodynamic producers all represented. Recent pours have ranged from Cotarella's Ferentano, a Lazio white, to Tignanello. Sommelier Roman Popovych completes the team, and the service is attentive without fuss. For anyone wanting to taste serious bottles with a view across the rooftops of Rome, few rooms in the city do it better.
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Acquolina Ristorante
Restaurant · Via del Vantaggio, 14, 00186 Roma RM
Acquolina sits inside The First Roma hotel on Via del Vantaggio, a short walk from Piazza del Popolo, and takes the whole Mediterranean as its larder. The kitchen sources produce from every shore of that sea and reworks it with a modern hand, and the wine list follows the same compass. Around 40 wines are open by the glass, weighted towards native Italian and Mediterranean grapes, with room for grand names alongside small growers. A typical line-up might run from Bollinger Grande Année to Cenatiempo's Kalimera from Ischia and a Margelina from Zambartas in Cyprus, while Barolo, Barbaresco, Bordeaux and Burgundy anchor the cellar. Sommelier Francesco Aldieri and his team pair with real curiosity, making this a rewarding table for anyone keen to taste unfamiliar island whites and Mediterranean reds next to the classics.
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Antico Caffè del Moro
Restaurant · Via della Pelliccia, 25, 00153 Roma RM
Tucked between two of Trastevere's oldest lanes on Via della Pelliccia, Antico Caffè del Moro is a family-run restaurant and wine bar with roots among the longest-standing in Rome. The kitchen sticks to honest, carefully made Roman cooking, and the glass list is built to travel the length of Italy beside it. More than 40 wines are poured by the glass, from Piedmont's Barolo to Friulian whites, with Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay keeping an international thread. Reguta's Pignolo and its Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Ribolla blend have featured recently. Sommelier Marcello, trained with the Italian Sommelier Foundation, and cellar manager Mariangela are happy to talk through the options, and tasting boards make it easy to compare several regions in one sitting. It is a relaxed neighbourhood address where the depth of the pouring list rivals far grander rooms.
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Il Convivio Troiani
Restaurant · Vicolo dei Soldati, 31, 00186 Roma RM
Il Convivio Troiani has been a fixture on Vicolo dei Soldati, a few streets from Piazza Navona, since 1990, when the Troiani brothers set it up. Chef Angelo Troiani cooks Italian food rooted in its regions and in tradition, but the cellar is the headline: more than 3,600 labels, with bottles stretching back decades, from a 1956 Alto Adige white to Solaia 1978. Head sommelier Giacomo Scatolini, in post since 2017, works alongside Massimo Troiani and opens more than 40 wines by the glass, which have included mature treasures such as Ornellaia 1999 and Gaja's Sperss 1996. Barolo, Barbaresco and Super Tuscans lead the Italian side, and six wine pairings are always on offer. It is a rare chance to taste genuinely aged Italian icons by the glass in a calm, classic room.
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Trattoria Morgana
Restaurant · Via Mecenate, 21, 00184 Roma RM
A family trattoria since 1935, Morgana stands on Via Mecenate, a short stroll from the Colosseum and the Domus Aurea, and pairs Roman tradition with a surprisingly ambitious cellar. Ingredients come from traceable supply chains, the trattoria made the 2015 edition of 101 Osterias to Eat at Least Once in Your Life, and Anthony Bourdain filmed an episode of Parts Unknown here in 2016. For a quarter of a century the house philosophy has been to help younger drinkers drink less but better, opening bottles they might never otherwise afford. More than 40 wines are poured by the glass, Champagne and international labels included, from Ornellaia to Pomorosso, a Barbera. Wine team Daniele Bonfrisco and Ozlem Uzundal, both diploma-qualified sommeliers, keep the list moving, with Alsace, Argentina, Barolo and biodynamic producers all in the mix.
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Ai Piani
Restaurant · Via del Sacro Cuore di Maria, 22, 00197 Roma RM
Ai Piani has been one of the Parioli district's go-to seafood restaurants since 1982, with a bright main dining room, the more intimate Sala Oro, an outdoor terrace and a private garden. The kitchen, led by Matteo Nava and Patrick Moise, builds its menus around the daily catch from the Lazio coast, and the cellar is shaped to match. More than 600 references are overseen by head sommelier Gabriele Naso, a Roman with a particular love of Champagne and Burgundy, and 27 wines are poured by the glass. The range runs from Champagne and traditional-method sparkling through Burgundy reds such as Pommard to Barolo, Sauternes and tawny Port. Recent glasses have included Jean Jimonnet's 2014 Blanc de Blancs and G.D. Vajra's Barolo Albe, making this a polished choice for fish and fine white Burgundy alike.
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Anima
Restaurant · Salita di S. Nicola da Tolentino, 14, 00187 Roma RM
Anima sits inside The Rome EDITION hotel, on the slope of Salita di San Nicola da Tolentino near Via Veneto, and draws its identity from a conversation between Rome and Naples. Chef Antonio Gentile cooks contemporary dishes that move between the two cities' food traditions, in a room that is polished but never stiff. The wine side is run by restaurant manager Benito Colonna, a Chevalier of the Champagne Coteaux order with a background at the Hassler, and sommelier Aires Da Silva, formerly of Il Pagliaccio. Around 20 wines are available by the glass, and the tasting menus come with tailored pairings. Recent highlights have included Ceretto's Barbaresco Asili, vintage Dom Pérignon and Louis Jadot's Montrachet Grand Cru, with Alsace, Argentina, Barolo and biodynamic bottles broadening the list well beyond Italy.
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Antéla
Restaurant · Via dei Gracchi, 330, 00192 Roma RM, Italia
Antéla is chef Natale Giunta's Roman restaurant on Via dei Gracchi in Prati, set around a contemporary garden a short walk from the Vatican. Giunta brings his Sicilian background to the plate, and the wine list follows the same thread. Sommelier Davide Oliviero, with more than fifteen years in Rome's dining rooms, has built a cellar that covers the great classics of Piedmont and Tuscany and a strong showing of Champagne, all tied together by a sunny Sicilian accent. Around 23 wines are poured by the glass, including sparkling, rare sweet wines and native Italian varieties. Recent pours have run from Montenisa's Franciacorta Blanc de Noirs to a Biancolella from the island of Ponza and Tasca d'Almerita's Rosso del Conte, a blend of Perricone and Nero d'Avola. Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon add an international edge.
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Cielo Bar
Restaurant · Via Sistina, 69, 00187 Roma RM
Cielo Bar is the relaxed sixth-floor terrace of Hotel de la Ville on Via Sistina, one level below the hotel's rooftop restaurant, with a 360-degree panorama stretching over the city to the dome of St Peter's. It is open daily from lunch until midnight, and the mood is easy: aperitivo, signature cocktails and small Venetian-style cicchetti plates to share. Wine is taken seriously all the same, with more than 20 labels open by the glass across reds, whites and rosés, plus Franciacorta, Trento DOC and Champagne for the sunset hour. Barolo from Azelia and Bollinger's rosé have both featured recently. Antonio Festa, assistant food and beverage manager and a long-serving member of the Rocco Forte team, oversees the list and hosts tastings in the hotel cellar. Few places in Rome make a glass of sparkling feel quite so well placed.
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Cielo Restaurant
Restaurant · Via Sistina, 69, 00187 Roma RM
Cielo Restaurant crowns the Hotel de la Ville, the Rocco Forte property on Via Sistina just above the Spanish Steps, with sweeping views over the rooftops of Rome. Chef Fulvio Pierangelini oversees a Mediterranean menu built on seasonal produce, best enjoyed as the sun sets behind the domes. The wine programme, run by Antonio Festa, offers more than 20 labels by the glass, spanning reds, whites, rosés, Franciacorta, Champagne and dessert wines, and it reaches higher than most rooftop lists. Sassicaia and Gaja's Barbaresco have both been poured by the glass recently, alongside Burgundy and traditional-method sparkling. Where the bar on the floor below leans towards aperitivo and small plates, the restaurant is the place for a proper dinner with serious Italian reds, making it a fine choice for a special evening in the centre.
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Gigi Rigolatto Roma
Restaurant · Piazza della Minerva, 69, 00186 Roma RM
Gigi Rigolatto, the Mediterranean restaurant that began in Saint-Tropez in 2019, has its Roman outpost on the seventh-floor rooftop of Orient Express La Minerva, overlooking the Pantheon from every side. The room plays on Art Deco lines and vintage Roman glamour, with a knowing nod to the Dolce Vita years, and the menu runs from aperitivo and inventive cocktails to sunny Mediterranean plates. Wine expert Benedetta Pratesi looks after a list of 24 wines by the glass, with Champagne, Chardonnay, Burgundy, Barbaresco and German bottles all represented. One recent pour stood out: Giulio Ferrari's Founder's Reserve 2015, a Trento DOC sparkling wine that spent close to a decade on its lees. It is a glamorous perch for an evening glass, and the view across the Pantheon's dome is hard to beat anywhere in the centre.
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Idylio by Apreda
Restaurant · Piazza dei Caprettari, 56/60, 00186 Roma RM
Idylio by Apreda is the fine-dining restaurant of The Pantheon Hotel on Piazza dei Caprettari, between the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Chef Francesco Apreda's Mediterranean cooking draws its savour from fish and vegetables, sharpened by precise technique and a confident, often Asian-inflected use of spice. Restaurant manager and head sommelier Patrizio Pizzi matches that cooking with a list that blends established names, small growers and lesser-known finds, chosen to work dish by dish. More than 20 wines are poured by the glass, and the reach is wide: Alsace, Jura, Burgundy, Barolo, Barossa, Rioja, Sherry and Lazio itself all feature. Recent glasses have included Ceretto's Barolo and Umani Ronchi's Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Riserva. For anyone who likes their pairings adventurous, it is one of the most rewarding tables in the historic centre.
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La Minerva Bar
Restaurant · Piazza della Minerva, 69, 00186 Roma RM
La Minerva Bar occupies the lobby of Orient Express La Minerva, a seventeenth-century palazzo on Piazza della Minerva behind the Pantheon. Guests sit beneath a historic skylight of glass and iron, around a statue of Minerva by Rinaldo Rinaldi, a pupil of Canova, and the room runs from breakfast through lunch and afternoon tea to aperitivo. Mediterranean dishes with a Roman touch keep things light, while the wine list, overseen by Benedetta Pratesi, shifts with the seasons and borrows bottles from the hotel's other restaurants, so more than 20 wines are open by the glass at any time. Burgundy, Barbaresco, Champagne and Chardonnay feature strongly, and a recent highlight was Château de Tracy's Pouilly-Fumé Mademoiselle de T. It is a calm, handsome retreat for a glass of something fine just a few steps from the crowds.
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Nomos Ante
Restaurant · Via di S. Paolo alla Regola, 3, 00186 Roma RM, Italia
Nomos Ante is the fine-dining restaurant of a recently opened hotel on Via di San Paolo alla Regola, between Campo de' Fiori and the Tiber. Chef Giulio Zoli's contemporary cooking has a Roman accent, and the wine side is led by restaurant manager and sommelier Antonio Cannoniero, whose career includes Il Pagliaccio and Patrick Guilbaud in Dublin, with sommelier Federica Bilucaglia. The cellar holds more than 500 labels, and around 20 are open by the glass, changing often. Barolo, Barbaresco, Burgundy, Champagne and Chardonnay give the list its backbone, but there is plenty of curiosity too: recent glasses have included Lunarossa's Quartara, a Fiano aged in amphora and made in tiny quantities, and Ronco Calino's zero-dosage Franciacorta. The room is intimate and elegant, well suited to a long dinner built around pairings.
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Oro Bistrot
Restaurant · VIALE CARSO 23
Oro Bistrot is a rooftop restaurant with one of the most dramatic outlooks in Rome, taking in the Vittoriano, Trajan's Column and the Imperial Forums. That view has set the bar for the rest of the experience, and wine gets particular attention. The menu tells an Italian story with Rome and Sicily at its heart, Sicily being the chef's home island, and the glass list follows suit. Sommelier Giorgia Capriotti, who studied oenology at the University of Tuscia, pours around 22 wines by the glass, with Lazio and Sicily to the fore and a focus on small growers and lesser-known areas. Barolo, Burgundy, Champagne and both Cabernets round things out. Tasca d'Almerita's Pianodario, a Nerello Mascalese from Etna, is a recent highlight, and a glass of it at sunset over the Forums is quintessential Rome.
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Ristorante Il Pagliaccio
Restaurant · Via dei Banchi Vecchi, 129/a, 00186 Roma RM
Il Pagliaccio sits on Via dei Banchi Vecchi, close to Via Giulia, and has long been one of Rome's most ambitious tables. Chef-patron Anthony Genovese's creative tasting menus, which draw on Italian and Japanese influences, are served in an intimate, refined room. Luca Belleggia, who joined in 2016 and has led the restaurant and wine programme since 2025, holds AIS and WSET qualifications, is a trained sake sommelier and was made a Chevalier of the Champagne Coteaux order in 2019. The cellar holds more than a thousand labels, from small producers to notable vintages and rarities, and around 30 are poured by the glass on a rotating basis. Barbaresco, Barolo, Bordeaux, Burgundy and biodynamic wines all feature, and recent glasses have included Gravner's 2013 amphora Ribolla Gialla and Baron de Brane's 2010 Margaux, both rare finds to see poured by the glass.
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SantoPalato
Restaurant · Via Gallia, 28, 00183 Roma RM
SantoPalato, on Via Gallia in the San Giovanni neighbourhood, is a temple to Roman comfort food: pasta, offal and generous portions, cooked without shortcuts or frills. It is a lively, sociable room, and the wine list is just as characterful. Head sommelier Valerio Preziosi, who worked in the UK before returning to Italy in 2019, runs the cellar with Tommaso Viggiani and Francesco Magna, and their approach looks to tradition while staying open to new ideas. Italian, low-intervention and off-the-beaten-track bottles are the specialities, with more than 20 wines open by the glass. Recent highlights have included Soki Soki, a Zibibbo from Tanca Nica on Pantelleria, and John Benda's Rosso di Montalcino. It is a terrific place to pair a plate of trippa or carbonara with something unexpected, well away from the tourist trail.
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Seu Pizza
Restaurant · Via Angelo Bargoni, 10 - 18, 00153 Roma RM
Seu Pizza Illuminati sits in the Porta Portese area, a short walk from Trastevere, and was opened in 2018 by Pier Daniele Seu and his wife Valeria Zuppardo. The pizzas marry a soft Neapolitan-style crust with Roman crunch, topped with creative, seasonal combinations, and the modern, stylish room puts as much thought into the drinks as the dough. Wine selection is overseen by Daniele Campagna with Valeria Zuppardo, and some 25 wines are poured by the glass across sparkling, white, skin-contact, red and rosé, with natural producers well represented. Recent glasses have included Sorì Paitin's Barbaresco Serraboella, pure Nebbiolo, and Louis Latour's Chablis La Chanfleure. Cocktails share the billing, but the pairing of a serious Nebbiolo with a slice of pizza is the best reason to visit, and few pizzerias in Rome offer anything like this range.
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Sottobanco
Restaurant · Via Paolo Frisi, 1, 00197 Roma RM
Sottobanco is the late-night bistro and wine bar spun off from Ai Piani, the long-established Parioli seafood restaurant, and has become one of the neighbourhood's favourite aperitivo stops. Raw fish and crudi lead a sea-focused menu from Matteo Nava and Luca Paradiso, while bar manager Giacomo Colamarino handles the cocktails. The wine comes from the same cellar of more than 600 references, so head sommelier Gabriele Naso, a Champagne and Burgundy enthusiast, has plenty to draw on: 27 wines are poured by the glass, from Champagne and traditional-method sparkling to Pommard, Barolo, Sauternes and tawny Port. Recent glasses have included Castello Bonomi's Franciacorta Brut Cuvée and a fresh Chablis from Bégue Mathiot. Open in the evenings until late, it is a smart, relaxed choice when a full dinner would be too much.
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Taverna Angelica
Restaurant · Piazza Americo Capponi, 6, 00193 Roma RM, Italia
Taverna Angelica is a modern family-run tavern on Piazza Americo Capponi in Borgo Pio, a few minutes from St Peter's. The kitchen tells the story of Rome and the surrounding countryside through creative, constantly changing dishes, and the small, intimate room makes a welcome retreat from the Vatican crowds. Sommelier and head waiter Francesco Amore leans towards small producers, native grapes and lesser-known names, and around 20 to 25 wines are poured by the glass, with the line-up changing regularly. The range is broad: Barolo, Barbaresco, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne sit beside English sparkling, natural, orange and sweet wines and Super Tuscans. Recent glasses have included Terre Nere's Etna Bianco, Giuseppe Rinaldi's Barolo and a Cesanese di Affile from Damiano Ciolli, a Lazio red well worth seeking out while in the city.
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Triodinamico
Restaurant · Via Properzio, 23, 00193 Roma RM
Triodinamico is an independent, modern wine bar on Via Properzio, just a few streets from the Vatican in Prati, that runs on curiosity. The focus is on artisanal wines, small growers and hard-to-find bottles, chosen as much for the stories behind them as for what is in the glass, and the bar has the feel of a small community of enthusiasts. Around 30 wines are on the list at any time, many of them poured by the glass and rotated often, and wine expert Mark, who holds AIS and WSET Level 3 qualifications, is happy to guide. Natural, organic and biodynamic producers dominate, with Jura, Loire, Champagne and Spain all in the mix. Recent glasses have included Werlitsch's Ex Vero I from Styria, an Arneis from Bricco Ernesto and Ponka from Paraschos, typical of a list built for discovery.
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VINIFICIO
Restaurant · Piazza dell'Emporio, 1, 00153 Roma RM
Vinificio is a Testaccio wine bar on Piazza dell'Emporio, close to the Tiber, built around wine, food and good company. Pan pizzas are the star of the menu, backed by sharing plates, and the room comes alive each week when visiting winemakers, chefs and DJs drop in for tastings, dinners and music. Wine expert Alessandro, who has spent more than ten years in natural wine, looks after a list of natural and artisanal bottles from Italy and beyond, with around 24 wines open by the glass and the selection changing weekly. Alsace, Barolo, Bordeaux, Loire Chenin and Cabernet Franc all appear, and biodynamic producers feature heavily. Recent pours have included Elisabetta Foradori's Granato, a Teroldego from Trentino, and Nicolas Joly's Coulée de Serrant, a rare chance to taste one of the Loire's legendary Chenins by the glass.
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Vineria Risorgimento
Restaurant · Piazza del Risorgimento, 7, 00192 Roma RM
Vineria Risorgimento is a small, intimate wine bar on Piazza del Risorgimento, a few steps from the Vatican walls. Shelves of more than 400 labels frame the room, with stock changing over time, and 23 wines are poured by the glass to encourage exploration. The focus is on artisanal French and Italian producers who farm with minimal chemical intervention, so the list leans towards Burgundy, Loire, Jura, Rhône and Champagne, with Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc, orange wine and pét-nat among the specialities. Sommelier Sirio Di Francesco, a graduate of the Italian Sommelier Foundation who also trained on BIBENDA's executive wine programme, keeps the service informal and personal, and the small kitchen is designed to match each glass. A recent highlight was Thierry Germain's French Pied, a Saumur-Champigny Cabernet Franc. It is a relaxed, honest address that rewards anyone curious about artisan wine.
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Zia Restaurant
Restaurant · Via Goffredo Mameli, 45, 00153 Roma RM
Zia is chef Antonio Ziantoni's restaurant on Via Goffredo Mameli in Trastevere, and its name nods to his own. The cooking pairs solid Italian foundations with a personal, contemporary vision and close attention to seasonal produce, and wine is treated as part of the meal rather than an add-on. Sommelier Valentina Bivona has looked after the list since 2019, mixing well-known names with small, research-driven producers and roaming widely through Italy's regions. Around 20 wines are poured by the glass, with orange wine and traditional-method sparkling among the strengths. Recent glasses have shown the range well, from Giacomo Conterno's Barolo Francia to Karamolegos's Mystirio, an orange wine from Santorini. Pairings are built carefully to suit each course, which makes Zia a fine choice for a tasting menu with a wine flight in one of Rome's most characterful neighbourhoods.
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Alfredo alla Scrofa
Restaurant · Via della Scrofa, 104/a, 00186 Roma RM
Alfredo alla Scrofa has been serving on Via della Scrofa, between Piazza Navona and the Pantheon, since 1914, and is famous as the birthplace of Fettuccine Alfredo. The rooms celebrate the restaurant's Dolce Vita heyday, and beneath them lies an atmospheric Roman cellar. What makes it a hidden gem for wine lovers is the work of head sommelier Alessandro Novelli, who arrived from London with WSET qualifications and a taste for food pairings and lesser-known regions. His list mixes Italian and international labels, and the by-the-glass selection has some real surprises: a private-label Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne, Monteriolo Chardonnay opened for its fortieth anniversary, and Roccapesta's single-vineyard Morellino di Scansano I Gaggioli. Fettuccine with a glass of fine Champagne may be the most Roman pairing in this guide, and it is far better than it sounds.
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La Dolce Vita Orient Express
Restaurant · Stazione Roma Ostiense, 00154 Roma RM
La Dolce Vita Orient Express is a luxury train rather than a restaurant, departing Rome's Ostiense station on routes across Italy, but its wine programme earns it a place among the city's hidden gems. The carriages were designed by Dimorestudio, and the dining is overseen by Heinz Beck, best known in Rome for La Pergola. Sommelier Federico Talucci, on board since the launch, matches wines to the regions each journey passes through and adds an international selection called Beyond Borders. Recent glasses read like a tour of Italy's great cellars: Frescobaldi's Gorgona Bianco, Valentini's Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Ceretto's Barbaresco Gallina, Montevertine's Le Pergole Torte, Biondi Santi's Brunello and Damilano's Barolo Cannubi Riserva. Barolo and Pinot Noir are specialities, and drinking such bottles by the glass while the countryside rolls past is a uniquely Italian pleasure.
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La Zanzara
Restaurant · Via Crescenzio, 00193 Roma RM, Italia
La Zanzara is a modern bistro on Via Crescenzio in Prati, a short walk from Castel Sant'Angelo, with a setting that manages to be both smart and informal. It works at every hour, from lunch through aperitivo to dinner or a late drink at the bar, and the kitchen and wine list evolve constantly. Sommelier Federico Maione, who started out as a waiter, draws on a love of regional stories and traditions, choosing more than 20 dry and sweet wines each week from small producers as well as major Italian and foreign houses. Burgundy and Champagne are specialities, sitting beside a strong Italian selection. Recent glasses have included Ruggeri's Prosecco Superiore Quartese and PiuBello's Soave. The list may be compact, but its weekly rotation and the warmth of the service make La Zanzara a rewarding find in a neighbourhood often overlooked by visitors.
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Per Me Giulio Terrinoni
Restaurant · Vicolo del Malpasso, 9, 00186 Roma RM
Per Me Giulio Terrinoni sits on Vicolo del Malpasso, in the historic quarter between Via Giulia and Via dei Banchi Vecchi. Terrinoni's seafood-led cooking holds a Michelin star, served across a series of small, minimal and elegant rooms. The cellar, built by maître sommelier Fabrizio Picano as a kind of travel diary in conversation with the kitchen, runs to more than 350 labels, with a rarities section of Grand Cru and benchmark bottles. Thirteen wines are poured by the glass: two sparkling, four white, six red and a German Spätburgunder, covering Liguria, Piedmont, Tuscany, Abruzzo, Lazio, the Marche and Sardinia, while Champagne is explored in depth. Recent glasses have included Enrico Gatti's 2018 Franciacorta Brut Nature and San Fereolo's 2016 Dolcetto, a mature pour rarely seen by the glass and a fine partner for fish.
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What are the best wine bars in Rome?
The Coravin Guide lists 29 venues in Rome. Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma and Imàgo - Hassler Roma are rated Exceptional (more than 60 wines by the glass); Acquolina Ristorante, Antico Caffè del Moro, Il Convivio Troiani and Trattoria Morgana are rated Outstanding (41 to 60); 19 venues are rated Excellent (20 to 40), among them Ai Piani, Anima, Antéla and Cielo Bar; Alfredo alla Scrofa, La Dolce Vita Orient Express, La Zanzara and Per Me Giulio Terrinoni are Greg’s Hidden Gems, a small by-the-glass list chosen for inspiration rather than scale.
Which wine bar in Rome has the deepest by-the-glass list?
Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma pours 60 wines by the glass, the deepest list in this guide, followed by Imàgo - Hassler Roma (60), Acquolina Ristorante (40) and Antico Caffè del Moro (40).
Which neighbourhoods in Rome have the best wine bars?
The venues on this page cluster in Italia (Antéla, Nomos Ante and Taverna Angelica) and Via di Ripetta (Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma). Use the map above to plan an evening by area.
Where can I drink natural and organic wine by the glass in Rome?
Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma, Imàgo - Hassler Roma, Trattoria Morgana and Anima are among the 10 venues here that give natural, organic or biodynamic bottles a place on their by-the-glass lists.
Which Rome wine bars pour Champagne by the glass?
Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma, Trattoria Morgana, Ai Piani and Anima are among the 19 venues here that keep Champagne or serious sparkling wine open by the glass.
Which wine bars in Rome have a terrace or outdoor seating?
Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma, Imàgo - Hassler Roma, Ai Piani and Antéla are among the 8 venues here that offer a terrace, courtyard or waterfront setting alongside their by-the-glass lists.
Which Rome wine bars have a sommelier on the floor?
Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma, Imàgo - Hassler Roma, Acquolina Ristorante and Antico Caffè del Moro are among the 22 venues here that have a named sommelier or wine team guiding the pours.
Which hotel bars and restaurants in Rome are in the guide?
Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma, Imàgo - Hassler Roma, Acquolina Ristorante and Anima are among the 9 venues here that sit inside hotels and are listed here on the strength of their by-the-glass programmes.
How We Select Venues
The Coravin Guide selects venues based on the quality and ambition and depth of their wine-by-the-glass programme.
Each venue is rated on how many wines it keeps open by the glass: Exceptional for more than 60, Outstanding for 41 to 60, Excellent for 20 to 40, and Greg’s Hidden Gems for small lists chosen for inspiration rather than scale. In Rome that gives two Exceptional, four Outstanding, nineteen Excellent and four Hidden Gems. The deepest list is at Il Ristorante, Niko Romito Roma, with 60 wines open at any one time.
No venue pays to be included. Ratings reflect the overall standard of the wine-by-the-glass experience, not the broader dining or hospitality offering.
Wine by the glass turns a single evening into a tasting flight, and the wine bars in Rome above show how far a thoughtful by-the-glass programme can travel — from grower Champagne to bio-dynamic reds. Use the map to plan a crawl by neighbourhood, and open each venue for opening hours, the current pour list, and booking details.