Enoteca Il Piccolo

We stopped here for coffee and water and watched the people walk by. A nice little (piccolo) place to relax during our mid-​afternoon sight-​seeing. The staff was friendly and, in the typical way of Rome, didn’t rush us at all. We sat and read through our Rick Steves’ guide book and just enjoyed a good hour of conversation and taking in the sights and sounds around us. You have to walk past a small gauntlet of eateries with waiters or hosts outside encouraging you to come to their restaurant, as is typical in areas where there are many tourists. When we came upon this Enoteca Piccolo no one was doing that here, and no one did during our entire stay. It was quaint and charming and quickly filled up with other Italian-​speaking patrons. Since I’ve now read other reviews about their good wine selection, I’d like to go back to try that, too.

[from Spotted by Locals Rome]
The name of the place says it all: it is small, piccolo. But it is cute and cozy. Not by chance that an Italian saying goes like this: Good wine is in the small barrel. You can pick from a menu by the glass which changes regularly. The wines rotate weekly. The by the bottle menu is rich of good wines from all the 20 Italian regions.
My favorites are Falanghina and Greco di Tufo. It is in a good spot, by a road near piazza Navona, the hot spot usually beaten by Romans and non Romans. There is also a barman outdoors who prepares cocktails at a stall to take away, and in the winter during Christmas time, there’s a waitress dressed up as the famous old woman who brings toys to children on January 6^th, day of the Epiphany. She is called the Befana and she will be serving you vin brulé.
It is a perfect place where to hang out, drink and have a bite: tarts, cheeses, artichokes, dried tomatoes and champignon mushrooms make my day, and my night. And when I need to be sweetened up I go for the homemade cakes.

bar à vins sympathique
A deux pas du Cul de Sac, ce petit bar à vins est beaucoup plus modeste (notamment le choix est beaucoup plus limité, avec quelques plats du jour) mais peut constituer un arrêt agréable, surtout en terrasse.