The Abbey Theatre, near Piazza Navona, is one of Rome's Irish pubs.Italian wine can be delicious and inexpensive, and one of the great pleasures of a holiday in Rome is sitting at a table outside a traditional Italian bar and watching the world go by. However, there are still times when only a pub will do. A cool, dark room, where the beer (preferrably Guinness) comes by the pint, there's football on the TV screen and the staff all come from Manchester. Fortunately, there are plenty of pubs in Rome that fit this description.
Recommended
Scholars Lounge
Via del Plebiscito, 101/b
Tel. 06 69202208.
Possibly the most central of the Irish bars, Scholars Lounge is just round the corner from Piazza Venezia, and almost next door to Berlusconi's Rome apartment. Billing itself as an 'Irish bar & club', it's open until 3.30am.
The Albert
Via del Traforo 132
Tel. 06 4818795.
Druid's Den
Via San Martino ai Monti 28
Tel. 06 48904781.
A popular pub with a familiar mascot on their sign. Just a few minutes' walk from Termini station, down Via Cavour.
The Abbey Theatre
Via del Governo Vecchio 51-53
Tel. 06 6861341.