Updated November 2026

New Restaurants in Rome

Just opened

The last 30 days

Taverna delle Vacche

November 4, 2026Contemporary Roman taverna, wine by the glass · Piazza Navona, Rome
IDRA group (Caligola, Osteria della Parola, Terracotta)
An 80-seat Roman taverna a short walk from Piazza Navona from the group behind Caligola and Terracotta, with a long central bar and wine poured blind at three price tiers. The menu is Roman with personal twists, including pots brought to the table.

Lyve

October 27, 2026Contemporary Mediterranean · Piazza Venezia, Rome
Thompson Hotels (Hyatt)
The sixth-floor restaurant at Thompson Rome, Hyatt's first Thompson hotel in Italy, where executive chef Fabio Fioravanti, an Ostia native and Alain Ducasse group alumnus, cooks a seafood-led contemporary Mediterranean menu. A rooftop bar, LYVE Rooftop, sits one floor above.Inside Thompson Rome

San Baylon

October 15, 2026Contemporary Italian, tasting menus · Campo Marzio, Rome
Palazzo Ripetta (Relais & Chateaux)
The Palazzo Ripetta restaurant reopened on the hotel's fourth floor in a fully redesigned room, with chef Christian Spalvieri's a la carte menu, two tasting menus, bar seating and a wine cellar. Dinner only, Tuesday to Saturday.Inside Palazzo Ripetta

Akira Back

October 13, 2026Modern Japanese with Korean accents · Esquilino, Rome
Akira Back
A 72-seat modern Japanese restaurant from chef Akira Back inside The St. Regis Rome, his second room in Italy after Florence. Interiors by House of Black run as a series of linked dining rooms with an omakase counter.Inside The St. Regis Rome

Ludovisi e Cadore

October 2026Roman, quinto quarto · Ludovisi, Rome
Experimental Group
The restaurant of the new Experimental Roma hotel off Via Veneto, with about 100 covers. It is the first Rome menu from Giovanni Passerini, the Roman chef known for his Paris restaurant, built around Roman classics and the quinto quarto.Inside Experimental Roma

Experimental Cocktail Club Roma

October 2026Cocktail bar · Ludovisi, Rome
Experimental Group
The late-night classic cocktail bar inside the new Experimental Roma hotel off Via Veneto, the Paris group's first bar in Rome. It sits alongside Giovanni Passerini's Ludovisi e Cadore and the La Terrasse rooftop.Inside Experimental Roma

La Terrasse

October 2026Rooftop cocktail bar · Ludovisi, Via Veneto, Rome
Experimental Group
The rooftop pool bar of Experimental Roma, the Paris group's new 82-room hotel in a former bank building off Via Veneto. Cocktails are served all day on a terrace shaded by umbrella pines, looking toward Villa Borghese.Inside Experimental Roma

Ottavio

October 2026Roman seafood, crudo and shellfish · Salario / Parioli, Rome
Di Giacomo family (third generation)
Rome's seafood institution, founded in 1955 near Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, has reopened after a long pause in a new home on Via Savoia under the founders' grandson. Chef Vincenzo Loffredo, trained at Il Tino and with Pierluigi Gallo, pairs the house classics like the Gran Crudo with newer dishes.

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Questions about new restaurants in Rome

What new restaurants are opening in Rome?

The next openings in Rome are Niroma (December 1, 2026), Cara Roma (December 5, 2026), Mandarin Bar (2027) and Brach Restaurant (2027). We are tracking 4 in all.

What restaurants just opened in Rome?

Taverna delle Vacche, Lyve, San Baylon, Akira Back, Ludovisi e Cadore, Experimental Cocktail Club Roma, La Terrasse and Ottavio opened in the last 30 days.

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