Gay bars in rome italy
Rome is iconic, bustling, shrouded in history with grand monuments, has incredible sustenance and interestingly, has a long standing history when it comes to homosexuality…
It’s quite apt that our first visit to Rome was during Rome Queer Pride!
As a gay traveller coming to Rome, it has a fair amount to offer, perhaps not as much as other large cities, but it is sure to store you entertained nevertheless.
We spent a week in ‘gay Rome’ investigating the same-sex attracted bars, upcoming events, the best things to undertake, top travel tips, where to eat and everything in-between to put together our Travel Guide to Gay Rome. We aspire you enjoy.
Let’s get started…
Gay Rome Travel Guide: Is Rome Gay Friendly?
Italy as a whole is considered to be gay kind with an increasingly liberal attitude from the public.
Of course, there are differences throughout the country and typically you will locate that the more touristy an area, the more accepting they are.
It is fair to say that as a touristic and bustling city, we start Rome to be very gay friendly indeed.
We encountered
Gay Bars in Rome
Maybe you wonder why this list of gay bars in Rome is so short. One reason is that pure bars just for drinking and socializing are less common in Italy. When Italians convene their friends, for instance, eating together plays a more important role.
If they go out to the male lover scene later on, it's rather to the parties or cruise clubs.
Some gay bars, partys and clubs in Rome need a membership card. Often that is the ARCO (Anddos) card. If you don't have an ARCO card yet, you can usually acquire it ( €) at the entrance of the venues that necessitate the card. When you acquire the card you demand to show your photo ID, after that you only need the membership card.
Coming Out
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Gay bistro-cafe and cocktail lounge. Its lane terrace – from which you can see a part of the nearby Colosseum – is very popular and busy in the late evenings, especially on Friday and Saturday. Rather new and middle-aged crowd.
During the night mixed clientele, mainly tourists.
Upmarket gay-friendly Bed & Breakfast on the second floor.
@ Via di San Giovanni
Rome Gay Travel Guide
Upcoming Events in Rome
Accommodation Tip
About Rome and its gay life
Rome is a controversial place for male lover men. Remember your gay fantasies when you watched those movies with Roman soldiers and gladiators? See the whole world admiring the sculptures of gorgeous men by gay artists in Rome's museums? Capital of Italy, a big, free and democratic country? Don't expect too much from all that regarding the queer scene. Be it for reasons of mentality or because of the power of the Vatican, Rome has by far not the open and colourful gender non-conforming life as other capitals in Europe.
But the situation has started to change with new generations of more expose and self-confident gay men and women. This is especially obvious at the big annual Pride manifestation in June and at the LGBT festivals in the summer. And, of course, there are also some good clubs and parties for gays in Rome.
As you can see on our Gay Rome Map, there are no particular gay areas in Rome, but a popular hotspot of the gay and lesbian community in the late evening and at night is the street in fron
There are a few tiny gay bars in Rome along Via di S Gionvanni in Laterano (next to the Colosseum).
If you are looking for larger venues, then it’s more often the case that you will find a gay club night hosted at a club (rather than that club existence an official gay club).
Here are some of the best gay bars in Rome to check out on your next visit!
Gay Bars in Rome
Coming Out Bar
We visited Coming Out bar during Roma Event and found that it was a great option to hang out during the day for drinks and food.
The food menu stood out with Paninis categorised into ‘Jock’, ‘Wolf’, ‘Daddy’, ‘Twink’ and so on. This put a smile on our meet. Of course, there are plenty of pasta and pizza options on present as well.
For drinks, this place is incredibly sensible for Rome (Rome is expensive!).
Drinks range from €5 for an Aperol Spritz, a must have, to €6 for standard cocktails and €8 for something a bit more fancy.
In comparison, head into the posh tourist bars and you are looking at € for an Aperol Spritz.
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