A German-style beerhall in Rome

Birreria Peroni restaurant in Rome, Italy

Fans swirl overhead in the summer, when the huge windows are opened to give passers-by glimpses at the sepia-toned frescoes ringing the main room of this 1906 Italian beer hall owned by the country's leading brewery. The Art Deco wall paintings feature sportsmen-themed cherubs knocking back frosty mugs, and inscriptions of such brewery wisdom as "Beer makes you strong and healthy," and "Who drinks beer lives to be 100."

Elbow a spot at a tiny wooden table in between lunching businessmen to pack in lasagne, meatballs with potatoes, or roast chicken. The German-style arrosto misto platter is piled high with sausages, roast meats, sauerkraut, and goulasch with potatoes. Visit the buffet for goose salame, stuffed olives, beans with tuna, and marinated artichokes. To wash it all down, order a Peroni beer or the "blue ribbon" Nastro Azzurro label—they even offer beer by the 1.5-liter (1.6-qt.) carafe.

Via San Marcello 10 (north of Piazza SS. Apostoli, one block from the Piazza Venezia end of Via del Corso)
tel. 06-679-5310
www.anticabirreriaperoni.it
Closed Saturday at lunch, Sunday, and August

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