La Licata

Part bar, part café, and part tabacchi shop, La Licata basically has something for everyone in Rome.
La Licata starts off the day with their breakfast menu. This includes traditional pastries like cornets or croissants, espresso, and even some american style options. At night though, their bar is a great place to start the night. In what seems to be popular in this neighborhood, La Licata serves a complementary buffet if you purchase a mixed drink off their menu. Choices include a lot of the classics. On a group visit I chose a spritz and my wife chose a negroni. The spritz was much sweeter than I expected. When the negroni was made they were not shy on the alcohol.
The complementary buffet is full of some really good tapas. On our visit, standouts included mini focaccia pizza bites, eggplant, and potatoes. If the free food isn’t your style, you can still order off their standard menu at night. The food menu includes a lot of vegan food as choices. Beer and wine bottles can also be purchased to take home with you.
Avoid some of the tourist traps nearby and stop in to La Licata for good drinks, good food, and a good value.

Este es el típico bar de Roma con estanco en su interior, pero con un remoce para intentar hacerlo más agradable. No lo consiguen, particularmente porque sus formas son suficientemente bruscas como para que se te quiten las ganas de repetir.
La carta es muy amplia e incluso tienen opciones veganas, pero la calidad es bastante mediocre y acabas consumiendo un desayuno de batalla en un entorno ruidoso mientras ves las noticias en la tele como harías cualquier día en tu cafetería de cerca del curro. Experiencia mundana y cotidiana sin excesivo interés cuando estás de vacaciones.
Quizá su único atractivo es que debe ser el último bar en esa calle antes de llegar al Coliseo, por lo que es una opción adecuada para repostar antes de echar un buen rato en el interior del monumento.

Funky little bar, great people, great food and beers. The appetivi are fresh and homemade and they have a good range of gluten-​free, vegan and vegetarian dishes. On the corner of via dei Serpenti and Leonina — window seats make for great people watching.