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Trastevere is no longer the rough-around-the-edges neighborhood where visitors used to come to get a glimpse of "real" Rome. Years of gentrification have made this medieval "country within a town" a mecca for tourists and for Americans studying abroad. Its nightlife is a fun mix of overflowing piazzas filled with creative buskers, busy pubs, and great hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
Ercoli was founded as a specialized deli in Rome’s elegant northern neighborhood of Parioli. The Trastevere location is a warren of hidden rooms leading from a coffee bar to the open kitchen, but at the heart of the space is a cocktail bar with stadium seating. Built in what was once a theater, the seats face the on-stage bar, where expert mixologists craft drinks. The "Tini," a creative riff on the classic martini, is the specialty here.
