This smart, spacious cocktail bar and eatery is in one of my favourite districts in Rome: Garbatella. The sister district of Testaccio in many ways, it’s a traditional«quartiere populare» with stunning original architecture and plenty of unexplored spaces. Latteria Garbatella is fashioned from a old milk vending station, and the spacious interior is matched by an outstanding paved garden, which is just coming into its own with the warm weather. The cocktails are good, and the barstaff inventive: twice they have come up with original versions of my favourite tipple, the Negroni; one with a vermouth marinated with cloves and another called a White Negroni, with white vermouth and Biancosarti. They aren’t incredibly alcoholic but sometimes that’s a plus. The aperitivo consists of crudités with dipping oil and small dishes of couscous. I haven’t tried the food yet, so who knows, maybe I’ll be awarding that 5th star soon!