Hotel de Russie, Stravinskij Bar Rome: the courtyard, €26 cocktails and winter

Q: Do I have to stay at Hotel de Russie?

No: Romans and travellers alike1 have long come here. Ring for a table all the same, since a visitor in June 2025 found the empty tables kept for residents10.

Q: How much is an aperitivo?

Allow €26 a head2 for the drink, €24 if you are not drinking alcohol, and ask what arrives to eat with it and whether service goes on the bill.

Q: How should I dress for the Stravinskij Bar?

Match the hotel’s own guests1, who usually settle on smart casual.

Q: What happens on New Year’s Eve?

A 4-course dinner1, with lentils and zampone after midnight3. You book by email at the bar’s own address.

The Stravinskij Bar in Rome takes anyone, room or no room, in Hotel de Russie’s courtyard at Via del Babuino 9, any day from 10am to 1am. Almost every cocktail costs €26, the club sandwich €46.

Updated 1 November 20265 min readHow we write the guide

The Stravinskij Bar courtyard: black tables with pale blue cushions, cream parasols, small potted trees, the bar under its awning and the stair up to the garden

Who the Stravinskij Bar is for

Why go

An aperitivo outdoors in Hotel de Russie’s little piazza, the garden a few steps up.

The cocktails

When to look elsewhere

For Rome from above, the Cielo Bar at Hotel de la Ville, same group, opens from noon to midnight.

Other bars

Rome by the glass

The list is called “Rome in a Sip”¹, written by Maestro Salvatore Calabrese with Mattia Capezzuoli, and it runs by era: imperial Rome, the Baroque, La Dolce Vita. The Nerone² tastes of mezcal and friggitello pepper, the Cinema Paradiso of rum and grapefruit.

Among the house classics sits the Stravinskij Spritz², prosecco with red fruits and a homemade liqueur; among the Maestro’s signatures, the Negroni Svegliato, its red vermouth infused with coffee. If you are not drinking, there are Secret Whisper and Hidden Fountain.

Until 28 February 2025 the courtyard spent the winter as a chalet⁷, with hot punches, ponchos and cashmere blankets. Ask whether it is coming back this year.

The Stravinskij Bar from 10am to 1am

10am

Breakfast

Until noon the menu is breakfast²: viennoiserie €12, avocado toast €18, eggs Benedict €21.

Noon

The kitchen

From noon to 10.30pm come spaghetti with tomato at €31, lasagnetta at €33, a hamburger at €40², and tiramisù at €18.

10.30pm

The late menu

For an hour you can still have a Caesar salad at €29, a toastie at €28 or the hamburger². For a proper dinner there is Le Jardin⁹, the hotel’s restaurant.

Where to find the Stravinskij Bar

In the courtyard of Hotel de Russie, at Via del Babuino 9.

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What the Stravinskij Bar costs

On the menu

“Rome in a Sip” and signatures: €26
Caravaggio and Dolce Vita: €28
Alcohol-free: €24; Villa Sunset, low-alcohol, €25
Chicken Caesar salad: €34
Club sandwich: €46
De Russie salad with lobster: €58
New Year’s Eve dinner, 31 December: €320 a person, drinks excluded, half price from 3 to 12, discretionary 15% service

Before you go

Indoors	There is an indoor room as well as the courtyard
Address	Via del Babuino 9, 00187 Rome

Staying at Hotel de Russie

A Superior Room: a double bed with a yellow-striped throw and embroidered cushions, a floral bench at its foot, herringbone parquet and a window onto the rooftops

All the rooms at Hotel de Russie

Stravinskij Bar, Aquazzura, Cielo or Julep

Bar	Where	Hours	What
Stravinskij Bar	Hotel de Russie’s courtyard	Daily 10am–1am	Calabrese’s cocktails and food all day
Aquazzura Bar	Hotel de Russie’s garden	Daily 4.30–11pm; ask in winter	Tequila, mezcal and small bites by Fulvio Pierangelini
Cielo Bar	Via Sistina 69	Daily noon–midnight	The terrace over the rooftops, as far as St. Peter’s
Julep	Via Sistina 69	Daily 7pm–midnight	Herbal liqueurs and vermouth

Questions about the Stravinskij Bar

Do I have to stay at Hotel de Russie?

No: Romans and travellers alike¹ have long come here. Ring for a table all the same, since a visitor in June 2025 found the empty tables kept for residents¹⁰.

How much is an aperitivo?

Allow €26 a head² for the drink, €24 if you are not drinking alcohol, and ask what arrives to eat with it and whether service goes on the bill.

How should I dress for the Stravinskij Bar?

Match the hotel’s own guests¹, who usually settle on smart casual.

What happens on New Year’s Eve?

A 4-course dinner¹, with lentils and zampone after midnight³. You book by email at the bar’s own address.

Ring for a table and ask how the courtyard is set up that evening

The Stravinskij Bar’s page

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