Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome’s hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance.

From the fuzzy, vintage TV screens displaying the rotating, craft beer taplist on hand-scrawled masking tape – to the aluminium-lined toilets charmingly labelled ‘cesso’ (bogs) – this is alternative Rome at its best.

Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance

The surprisingly good bar menu is printed on A5 booklets that recall early 1990s fanzines, and those matt black walls are every-club-you-danced-in-as-a-student.

Klang is an easy, understated step back in time, at a time when the 1990s are back in vogue, but there’s no pretension here.

Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance

Klang is about drinking, dancing and hanging out with your mates, while sipping a selection of 2019 craft beers and catching the latest electronic DJ set or live music happening in the artfully separated club room.

Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance

When the wall goes back, the main drinking and dining room remains a pleasant, open-space venue furnished with black cubes and sofas so you can huddle with your friends or make an infinitely extending group.

Expect local favourites on a regularly changing taplist, plus a handful of industrial beers and a fully stocked spirits cabinet.

Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance

The food is exactly what it should be – from laser pizzas to pulled pork sandwiches, with a range of satisfying deep-fried bar snacks in between, Klang understands your munchies.

Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance
Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance
Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance
Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance

The menu is made for sharing, but the portions are also spot on for late night snacks for one.

Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance

The pulled-pork sandwich hit the spot for me, and the pizzas were deep pan and satisfying.

Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance

Klang is one of those places which essentially rocked worlds 20 years ago, and is long overdue a comeback. So whether you’re 18 or 48, embrace your inner student and get down here for a few beers, like the old times.

Klang Roma, a new Berlin-style pub, eatery and music venue in Rome's hip Pigneto neighbourhood is a breath of fresh air in a city of understated elegance

Highly recommended.

Klang Roma | Via Stefano Colonna 9 | 00176 | Roma| Tel: +39 06 4368 9987

Testaccina was a guest of Klang