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Cafés with Wi-Fi in Rome

Wi-Fi cafés in Prati and the centro storico, and the city’s free ROMACAPITALE_WIFI on squares such as Piazza Santiago del Cile.

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For years, Wi-Fi in an Italian bar came with paperwork. From 2006 an anti-terrorism rule known as the decreto Pisanu required anyone going online in a public place, such as an internet point, a bar or a library, to show an identity document, which had to be photocopied.1 In June 2013 the government’s Decreto del Fare set out to drop the need to establish the user’s identity, keeping connections traceable to the device instead.2

Prati and the Vatican now have the most cafés with Wi-Fi, ahead of the centro storico. Rome also runs a free network of its own in public squares, which helps at an outdoor table on a covered piazza.

Local tip: If a café’s own network is slow, check for ROMACAPITALE_WIFI: one email login carries over between the covered squares, such as Piazza Santiago del Cile and Piazza dell’Esquilino, for 14 days.3

Where these cafés are: Prati & Vatican (7), Centro Storico (6), Monteverde & Portuense (4), Salario & Nomentano (4), Monti & Celio (4), Spagna & Trevi (3), Pigneto & Torpignattara (2), Esquilino & Termini (2), Trastevere (2), Flaminio & Parioli (2), Ostiense & Garbatella (2), San Lorenzo (1), Testaccio & Aventino (1).

At a glance

40Cafés listed
13With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Caffè Berardo, from 05:00 (Daily 05:00–23:00).
  • Closes latest: The Public House, until 02:00 (Daily 12:00–02:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (43%), indoor seating (15%), open late (13%).

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ROMACAPITALE_WIFI in the piazzas

Under the Roma 5G project, free public Wi-Fi named ROMACAPITALE_WIFI was live in 26 squares by September 2025, with 22 more wired and awaiting activation. You log in with an email address, the session carries over between squares for 14 days, and speeds reach 300 Mbps.3

The covered squares include Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Farnese, Largo di Torre Argentina, Piazza Trilussa, Piazza Mazzini and Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.3 Some have cafés on them: Caffé Mimosa on Piazza Santiago del Cile, Bar Tea Room at Piazza dell’Esquilino 35 and il grottino di san Bernardo on Piazza San Bernardo. Metro line A has 4G and 5G coverage across its 27 stations and tunnels.3

Prati and the Vatican

Prati’s Wi-Fi cafés include CaFé MéMé at Via degli Scipioni 107, with air conditioning and brunch, Caffè delle Commari at Via Santamaura 22, Antico Café Ruschena at Via Vittoria Colonna 1 and Ago e Lillo on Via del Mascherino. Caffé Falombini on Via Ottaviano pairs its connection with a pastry counter, and Al Mio Caffè is on Piazza della Città Leonina.

Centro storico, Salario and San Lorenzo

In the centro storico, Barnum cafe at Via del Pellegrino 87 opens daily from 08:00 to 15:30, Domi Cafe is on Via del Vantaggio and Caffetteria al Parlamento on Piazza del Parlamento. Bar del Fico is on Piazza del Fico, and Gran Caffè Rinascimento is on Corso del Rinascimento.

Farther out, Biopolis Cafè on Via Dire Daua serves from 09:00 to 21:00 every day, Bologna Lounge Café is on Piazza Bologna and Bakery House on Corso Trieste. Latteria San Lorenzo on Via Tiburtina and Burro Cream & Coffee on Circonvallazione Casilina both open from 07:00 to 20:00, Monday to Saturday. Faro, on Via Piave, closes at 16:00 on weekdays and 16:30 at weekends.

Wi-Fi before 07:00 and after 23:00

Outside office hours the choice narrows. Caffè Berardo on Via Prenestina is open from 05:00 to 23:00 every day, Friends Bar on Via del Vascello opens at 05:15 from Monday to Saturday, and Bar Carbonetti on Via Vincenzo Brunacci at 06:00 daily. At the other end, Baylon Cafè in Trastevere serves until 02:00, The Public House on Via delle Tre Cannelle from 12:00 to 02:00, and Giolitti on Via degli Uffici del Vicario until 01:30.

Luna, on Via delle Quattro Fontane, is a bakery café with Wi-Fi that closes at 16:00 from Monday to Wednesday and stays open until 23:00 from Thursday to Sunday.

Sources

  1. Che fare della legge Pisanu, Il Post (October 23, 2010), accessed October 2026
  2. Il Decreto del fare promuove il Wi-Fi libero, 01net (June 17, 2013), accessed October 2026
  3. Free public Wi-Fi arrives in Rome’s squares, Turismo Roma (Roma Capitale, September 2025), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Wi-Fi in Rome: questions

Is there free public Wi-Fi near cafés in Rome’s squares?

Yes. Rome’s ROMACAPITALE_WIFI network was live in 26 squares by September 2025, including Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Farnese and Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. You log in with an email address, the session carries between squares for 14 days, and speeds reach 300 Mbps. Caffé Mimosa on Piazza Santiago del Cile sits on a covered square.

Which Rome neighborhood has the most cafés with Wi-Fi?

Prati and the Vatican, ahead of the centro storico. In Prati, try CaFé MéMé on Via degli Scipioni, Caffè delle Commari on Via Santamaura or Antico Café Ruschena on Via Vittoria Colonna. In the centro storico, Barnum cafe on Via del Pellegrino opens daily from 08:00 to 15:30.

Do you need ID to use café Wi-Fi in Rome?

From 2006 the decreto Pisanu, an anti-terrorism rule, required showing an identity document, which was photocopied, to go online in public places such as bars. In 2013 the Decreto del Fare set out to remove the identity check, keeping connections traceable to the device. Rome’s own ROMACAPITALE_WIFI asks only for an email address.

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