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       give an alternative edge to   Near the Baths of Caracalla, the   rock concert is held in Piazza
       Rome’s vivacious nightlife    Angelo Mai Center regularly   San Giovanni in Laterano – it
       and cultural scene. While    organizes a multitude of cultural  also holds theater productions,
       some centers are run on a   events, including exhibitions and  film festivals, and club nights
       professional basis and are    showings of art house movies –   throughout the year for a young
       able to success fully compete   sometimes even in their original   but alternative crowd. Slightly
       with many of the capital’s   non-dubbed version. On week-  closer to the center, CSOA Ex
       swankier and established   ends, the venue dedicates its   Snia Viscosa, located in an
       venues, others have continued   space primarily to club nights,   unused factory on the edge of
       to maintain a staunch anti-  covering a spectrum of tastes   the edgy Pigneto district, offers
       establishment stance.  from underground and ethnic   a range of services. It regularly
         Top billing must go to   live bands to wild DJ sets. They   hosts concerts, and is extremely
       Brancaleone in north Rome,   also boast their own eatery.  proud of its green credentials:
       which regularly features     Farther away from downtown,   no cars, or even motorini, are
       progressive Italian and   the abandoned fort, Forte   allowed near the premises.
       international DJs for the    Prenestino, is a magical maze
       very best in electronic and   of spooky rooms and endless
       house tunes. This well-run   corridors and represents the   Jazz, Salsa, and
                                               African Sounds
       estab lishment is also home to    most bizarre of Rome’s social
       an organic café and store,   center venues. Famous for its   Rome offers countless venues
       superb art exhibitions, and    anti-establishment Labor Day   for jazz, from trad and swing
       a cinema club.      concert – the official and free   to modern fusion (see p350).
                               DIREC
                               DIRECTORYTORY
        Bars          Caffè della Scala  Mimì e Cocò  Elegance Café
                      Via della Scala 4.    Via del Governo    Via Veneto 93.
        33 Testaccio    Map 7 C1.    Vecchio 72.
        Lounge Bar                   Map 11 C3.     Map 5 B2.
        Via di Monte Testaccio 33.    Tel 06-580 3610.  Tel 06-4201 6745.
        Map 8 D4.     Duke’s         Tel 06-6821 0845.
        Tel 06-575 5142.  Viale Parioli 200.    Il Nolano  Gilda
                                                    Via Mario de’ Fiori 97.
        Angolo Divino  Map 2 D1.     Campo de’ Fiori 11/12.   Map 12 F1.
        Via dei Balestrari 12–14.   Tel 06-8066 2455.  Map 11 C4.
        Map 11 C4.                   Tel 06-687 9344.  Tel 06-678 4838.
        Tel 06-686 4413.  Eden                      Goa
                      Via Ludovisi 49.    Ombre Rosse
        Antica Enoteca    Map 5 B2.    Piazza Sant’Egidio 12.   Via Libetta 13.
        di Via della Croce  Tel 06-478 121.  Map 7 C1.    Tel 06-574 8277.
        Via della Croce 76B.         Tel 06-588 4155.
        Map 4 F2.     Ferrazza                      ‘Gusto
        Tel 06-679 0896.  Via dei Volsci 59.    Porto Fluviale  Via delle Frezza 23.
        Bar del Fico  Map 6 F4.      Via del Porto Fluviale, 22.   Map 4 F2.
                                     Map 8 D5.
        Piazza del Fico 26.   Tel 06-490 506.       Tel 06-322 6273.
        Map 11 C2.                   Tel 06-574 3199.
        Tel 06-6821 0425.  Fluid     Rec 23         Habana Café
                      Via del Governo               Via dei Pastini 120.
        Bar Necci     Vecchio 46/47.     Map 8 D2.
        Via Fanfulla da Lodi 68.    Map 11 C3.    Tel 06-8746 2147.  Map 12 D2.
        Map 10 F1.                   Vinaietto      Tel 06-678 1983.
        Tel 06-9760 1552.  Tel 06-683 2361.  Via Monte della Farina 37.    Jackie O
        Bar San Callisto  Freni e Frizioni  Map 6 F4.    Via Boncompagni 11.
        Piazza San Callisto 3–4.   Via del Politeama 4–6.    Tel 06-6880 6989.  Map 5 B2.
        Map 7 C1.     Map 4 E4.                     Tel 06-4288 5457.
        Tel 06-583 5869.  Tel 06-4549 7499.  Clubs
        Bar Zest      Friends Art Café  La Cabala   La. Vi.
        Radisson Blu es. hotel,    Piazza Trilussa 34.    Via Tomacelli 23.
        Via Filippo Turati 171.   Map 4 E5.    Via dei Soldati 25.    Map 12 D1.
        Map 6 D4.                    Map 8 D4.      Tel 06-4542 7760.
        Tel 06-444 841.  Tel 06-581 6111.  Tel 06-6830 1192.
        Caffè Propaganda  Giulio Passami l’Olio  Charro Café  Micca Club
        Via Claudia 15.    Via di Monte Giordano 28.   Via di Monte Testaccio 73.   Via degli Avignonesi 73.
        Map 9 A1.     Map 11 B2.     Map 8 D4.      Map 5 B3.
        Tel 06-9543 4255.  Tel 06-6880 3288.  Tel 06-578 3064.  Tel 392 22 43 672.





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