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Restaurants and Cafes in Rome
7. The team, mostly volunteers, are doing amazing work for the community, offering free, anonymous, and rapid testing in a welcoming, non-judgmental environment. Rome is a destination that appears on nearly every traveler’s bucket list and nowhere else does the modern so seamlessly coexist with the historical.

As a major metropolitan city, Rome is also home to a large LGBTQ+ population, as well as being visited by countless queer travelers.

Rome Gay Bars and Clubs
8. Some of these are open on the regular, and some of these are a bit more infrequent. The address is Mecenate 59a.

Shopping

Close to Piazza da Spagna are many of the luxury Italian brand name shops such as Gucci, Prada etc. Located close to both The Colosseum and “gay street”.

Budget

B&B First Floor – First Floor and Second Floor are two boutique hotels near the Colosseum, right in the heart of Rome’s gay life on Gay Street.

You will need an ARCO card to enter, which you can get at the entrance.

• Area Roma: An open-air summer festival for LGBTQ+ and friends in the south of Rome, featuring bars, parties, and shows.

• Frutta e Verdura: A weekly party with a bar, dance floor, cruising area, and outdoor terrace, with music ranging from House to Techno.

  When you hit the bar/beach, go left for a few minutes and follow the gays to heaven.

• The bonus of this one is that you don't have to pay any additional money for transportation. The address is Via di Portonaccio 212.

  Gloss @ L’Alibi is a Thursday night gay party. Book tour →

  Piazza di Spagna – Located at the base of the Spanish Steps, Piazza di Spagna is one of Rome’s most famous squares.

  Maybe it is the leisurely pace of life (particularly in the summer when we were there), the morning routine of getting a pastry and espresso lungo on the daily from the local pasticerria, the commonplace evening aperitivo, the evening walks (that were often accompanied by gelato), the fact that Rome is literally like an open-air museum with ancient Roman artifacts at every corner, or, let's be real, maybe it's the charming and romantic Roman boys.

  No matter how we put it, this city has something special.

  The journey takes approximately 1 hour. A taxi ride at fixed prices is available for €30 from Ciampino and €40 from Fiumicino taking between 45 minutes to 1 hour. 

  Places to stay

  There are as yet no exclusively gay hotels in Rome but a number of gay friendly hotels several of which are close to the Colosseum and street called gay street.

  

  Massages are available as well, and it’s open seven days a week, year-round.
  

  Censured Club Roma Gay Cruising – A shadowy playground that successfully straddles the line between club and cruising bar. Book tour →

  The Maxxi – Roman architecture and art come together to showcase their bold, contemporary sides in this impressive collection of spacious galleries.

  Skip-the-line tickets are a lifesaver here, letting you explore into this gladiatorial playground without losing precious time. We recommend Genki. Open until 5am and located at Via di Monte Testaccio 44.

  Frutta e Verdura is a late after-hours gay dance party that starts at 4:30am in the Bunker Club which is a large cruising club.

  You can purchase the membership onsite at any of the bars which costs between 8€ to 15€ depending on if it’s a one-time pass or year-long membership. Here are a few of our recommendations:

  • Trattoria Luzzi: Although I mentioned that a lot of restaurants near the Colosseum are a bit tourist-trappy, this one is an exception and recommended fondly by local Italian friends for both flavors and reasonable prices.
  • Trattoria da Teo: This is a staple of the Roman restaurant scene.