gay bars Rome

Gay bars Rome, a place for socializing

Just south of the Coliseum, in the very hearth of Rome Gay Street, there are two convenient gay refreshment spots, to relax after all the walking you'll be doing in the city centre, both open in the afternoons. Coming Out is one of the most famous gay bars in Rome, for both gay men and women. Open daily from 11am to 2am, it is the big meeting places for Rome's gay community; busiest on weekend evenings. All the local gay magazines are distributed here and they have cocktail specials every evening, if you need another excuse to come early. Anfiteatro, also located in Via di SanGiovanni in Laterano, is the gay bar next door to Coming Out, and together they sponsor the Gay Street Roma events. All summer this street is closed to traffic for events that include free movies, music performances, and art displays. In this extremely gay friendly neighbourhood you can find other Rome gay bars, such as the Hangar, Via in Selci 69, which started as a casual get-together for gay friends 20-some years ago, has proved to be one of Rome's most enduring gay institutions. John and partner Gianni open the place every night but Tuesday from 10:30pm until 2am, hosting one of the most international gay bars in Rome where conversation flows easily and you could also get some tips about places to visit. You can find gay bars in Rome also far from the Coliseum, such as for example, the Skyline Club located in Via Pontremoli 36, near San Giovanni metro. This gay bar in Rome has two darkrooms, porn videos, and pulls a generally younger crowd that likes the high-energy music they play. The third Saturday of each month here is devoted to bears. Co-owner Gian Carlo offers friendly tourist advice. Rome gay bars can also be more kinky, Il Diavolo Dentro, for example, located in Largo Itri 23, is a more extreme kind of venue, with darkrooms and cabins, labyrinth and sling, food, drinks, shows and hardcore movies and it opens only during the weekends. If you’re into leather, you should know that there is no real big leather scene in Rome, and leather men are often required to travel to Milan, England, France and Germany to meet with others sharing the same interest, and find a place with a different way to be gay. But fortunately a group of friends decide to found Leather Club Rome. This group now very famous and active in the European leather scene organizes a large numbers of events in many gay bars in Rome, such as Catacombs, the hottest leather/fetish event in Italy, attended by  many leather men from Italy and abroad.