Patroc Rome Gay Guide 2024

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Accommodation Tips

B&B Second Floor

Bed & Breakfast. From 120 €

Reviews, Photos & Reservation

Air-conditioned rooms with private baths and free Wi-Fi, mainly aimed at gay couples. Situated only a few steps away from the Colosseum, directly above Rome's renowned gay and lesbian cafe-bar Coming Out.

@ Via di San Giovanni in Laterano 10
Rome 00184

Metro: Colosseo

JO&JOE Roma

Hostel, gay-friendly. From 40 €

Reviews, Photos & Reservation

LGBT-friendly design hostel in the center of Rome with air-conditioned double rooms, quadruple rooms and dormitory rooms as well as bar, restaurant and outdoor courtyard.

@ Via delle Quattro Fontane 113
Rome 00184

Metro: Repubblica

Mercure Roma Centro Colosseo

Hotel. ****, from 130 €

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Modern hotel, close to the Colosseum and to some of the gay venues in Rome. During the summer season with rooftop terrace and pool.

@ Via Labicana 144
Rome 00184

Metro: Colosseo; Tram, Bus: Labicana

Cafes

Coming Out

Daily 08:00 – 02:00

Gay bistro-cafe and cocktail lounge. Its street 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 young and middle-aged crowd.
During the day mixed clientele, mainly tourists.
Upmarket gay-friendly Bed & Breakfast on the second floor.

comingout.it

@ Via di San Giovanni in Laterano 8
Rome 00184

Metro: Colosseo

+39 06 700 9871, +39 351 955 7072 (mobile)

Restaurants

Bonario

LGBT-friendly restaurant and cafe-bar in the San Lorenzo quarter.
Mediterranean cuisine, vegan, vegetarian and fish dishes. Local produce.

instagram.com/bonario_buono_e_sano

@ Via dei Volsci 121
Rome 00185

+39 06 5528 3353

Bars & Pubs

Coming Out

Daily 08:00 – 02:00

comingout.it

@ Via di San Giovanni in Laterano 8
Rome 00184

Metro: Colosseo

+39 06 700 9871, +39 351 955 7072 (mobile)

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101 Club

Tuesday-Thursday 23:00 – 04:00; Friday, Saturday 23:00 – 05:00; Sunday 23:00 – 04:00

Small LGBTQ bar in the center of Rome with friendly, multi-lingual staff and international clientele.
ARCO/Anddos membership card required (can be acquired at the entrance).

101roma.club

@ Via Panisperna 101
Rome 00184

Metro: Cavour, Termini; Bus: Panisperna

+39 320 349 1860 (mobile)

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Company Roma

Thursday 21:00 – 03:00; Friday 21:00 – 04:00; Saturday 21:00 – 05:00; Sunday 21:00 – 03:00

Rome's bear's den near the central station Termini.
With basement bar, music and smoking room.
ARCO/Anddos membership card required (can be acquired at the entrance).

instagram.com/company_roma

@ Piazza Manfredo Fanti 40
Rome 00185

Metro, Bus, Tram: Termini, Vittorio Emanuele

+39 06 5422 3873

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Magnebevo e sto al Pigneto

Daily 18:00 – 02:00

LGBT-friendly cocktail bar in the Pigneto neighbourhood.

magnebevo.com

@ Via Macerata 3 / Via del Pigneto 93
Rome 00176

Metro: Pigneto

+39 370 158 8778 (mobile)

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Malo Glitter Bar

Wednesday-Sunday 19:00 – 02:00

Cocktail lounge bar for queers and friends in the Pigneto quarter.
With snack kitchen and a separate room for shows, music, talks and other events.

maloglitterbar.com

@ Via Fanfulla da Lodi 3
Rome 00176

+39 06 9879 5693

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My Bar

Daily 08:00/09:00 – 02:00

Next to the cafe-bar Coming Out near the Colosseum.
With popular street terrace.
Cafe and restaurant with mostly tourists during the day, bar with a rather gay clientele in the evening and at night.

@ Via di San Giovanni in Laterano 12
Rome 00184

Metro: Colosseo

+39 06 700 4425, +39 339 179 2567 (mobile)

Clubs & Parties

See also our overview of upcoming Irregular Parties and Events in Rome.

Frutta e Verdura

alternating Saturday night from 23:30 / Sunday morning from 02:30

Weekly party with bar, dancefloor, cruising area and outdoor terrace.
Music: from House to Techno.
Mixed gay, transsexual and straight crowd.
Far away from the city center and difficult to get there without a car or taxi.
Admission: 15-25 €, incl. 1 drink (+ membership card)

facebook.com/fruttaeverduraClubLgbt

@ Via di Santa Passera 27
Rome 00146

+39 347 879 7063 (mobile)

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Glamorize

(Usually) Wednesday 19:00/21:00 – 02:00

Weekly lesbian-gay-mixed evening, popular in the local LGBTQ community for socializing with friends.
Check the website or Facebook page of Glamorize for next date, venue and address.

eventiglamorize.it

@ Rome

+39 379 219 1650 (mobile)

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Latte Fresco

Friday from ≈ 21:00

Weekly queer-friendly event in the east of Rome.
From 23:00/23:30 party with Pop, House and Hip-hop.
Mixed clientele.

largovenue.com/latte-fresco

@ LARGO Via Biordo Michelotti 2
Rome 00176

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Muccassassina

Friday 23:30 – 05:00 (October-May)

Big dance palace, off the city center of Rome, with several dancefloors, bars and lounge nooks spread over 3 floors. Music mainly Pop, Commercial, remixes.
Muccassassina started as a gay party, but soon became very popular with both gay and straight young and trendy party people. Hence, often long queue at the entrance already from 23:00 (and later at the coat checks as well).

muccassassina.com

@ Qube Via di Portonaccio 212
Rome 00159

+39 351 931 8143 (mobile)

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Poppe

Saturday from 22:30/23:00 (end of September – May)

Bi-monthly LGBTQ-friendly Pop party with mixed clientele.
Admission: from 10 €

facebook.com/POPPEparty

@ Monk Via Giuseppe Mirri 35 (difficult to get there without a car or taxi)
Rome 00159

Cruising & Fetish

Black Hole Club

Daily except Tuesday 22:30 – 02:00/04:00

Cruisy gay bar and labyrinth with cabins.
(The ex Skyline Club.)

instagram.com/black_hole_clubrome

@ Via Pontremoli 36
Rome 00182

Metro: San Giovanni

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Censured

Monday, Tuesday 22:00 – 03:00; Wednesday 22:00 – 05:00; Thursday 22:00 – 03:00; Friday, Saturday 22:00 – 05:00; Sunday 16:00/21:00 – 03:00

Small gay cruise bar in the center of Rome.
Admission: ~ 16 €

censuredclubroma.it

@ Via dei Quattro Cantoni 5
Rome 00184

Metro: Cavour

+39 06 4568 2976

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K Men Club

Tuesday-Thursday 22:30 – 03:00; Friday, Saturday 22:30 – 04:00; Sunday 22:30 – 03:00

Gay cruise club with playrooms and cabins.
Clientele mainly in their thirties and forties.

kmenclub.com

@ Via Amato Amati 6-8
Rome 00176

Bus 105, Night bus N11: Casilina/Filarete; Metro C: Malatesta

+39 06 2170 1268, +39 349 587 6731 (mobile)

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Leather Club Roma

Gay leather club association, organizing or supporting various special events (check their website), for instance the annual leather and fetish event Fetish Pride Italy in December.

lcroma.com

@ Rome

Saunas

Adam Sauna

Monday-Thursday 13:00 – 24:00; Friday 13:00 – 05:00; Saturday 13:00 – Sunday 24:00 nonstop

Gay sauna with cruising area, private cabins and pool.
Admission: 15-20 € (+ Entes membership card)

adamsauna.it

@ Via Pontremoli 28
Rome 00182

Metro: San Giovanni

+39 06 241 5078

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Apollion Sauna

Daily 14:00 – 23:00

Gay sauna near the Colosseum.
With an adequately sized and arranged cruising area, while the wet area is very small and rather gloomy.
There is no bar for drinks and snacks, only a vending machine at the entrance.
Mixed ages.
Admission: 15 € (+ ARCO membership card)

apollionsauna.it

@ Via Mecenate 59/A
Rome 00184

+39 06 482 5389, +39 338 243 3416 (mobile)

Shops

Libreria Antigone

Monday-Saturday 10:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 21:00

Small bookstore in the San Lorenzo quarter, specialized in LGBT+ topics, feminism, gender studies and queer art and theory.

libreriantigone.com

@ Via dei Piceni 1 / Via degli Ausoni 45
Rome 00185

+39 06 270 481