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Hang Out Via Ostiense, 131 (06 578 3146) Metro Garbatella/bus to Via Ostiense. Open 9pm-2am Tue-Sun. Admission L10,000-L15,000. No credit cards. Wheelchair access. Discobar serving food in the evening; it gets funky later with DJs playing 'black', R'n'B and house. Qube Via di Portonaccio, 212 (06 438 1005) Metro Tiburtina/bus to Via Tiburtina or Via di Portonaccio. Open 11pm-4am Thur-Sun. Admission L10,000-L20,000. No credit cards. Hugely successful club with classic disco lights and three bars, plus second-floor chill-out room with sofas and pool tables. Thursday is student night. Forte Prenestino Via Delpino (06 2180 7855). Bus/tram to Via Prenestina. Open virtually always; call first. Admission donation expected (L5,000). No credit cards. If you're looking for something different then this centro sociale in a nineteenth-century fortress simply has to be seen. From the dry moat and the maze of tunnels to the underground 'cathedral', it's a part of Rome rarely seen by tourists. Try Friday and Saturday for dancing, when you'll probably hear reggae, dub and/or drum'n'bass. Concerts are often held in the two courtyards in summer. There's an international arts festival in spring, and a Festa del Non-Lavoro (Non-Labour Day) celebration each 1 May. Alien Via Velletri, 13-19 (06 841 2212) Bus to Piazza Fiume. Open Sept-May 11pm-4am Tue-Sat; June-July 11pm-4am Fri, Sat. Admission L20,000-30,000. Credit AmEx, DC, EC, MC, V. This big, flashy disco comes with all the trimmings: strobes, scantily-clad dancers on the bar, two rooms with different DJs ... but music tends to be uninspired house, trance and garage. There are sometimes experimental evenings, when musicians play along with the DJ. The crowd are mainly under-25s; there's also a cringeworthy 'VIP room', a serious turn-off. B-Side Via degli Stradivari (06 588 3842) Bus to Piazza Ponte Testaccio or Via Ettore Rolli. Open 11pm-3am Thur-Sat. Admission L20,000. No credit cards. A new location for this once-trendy club. The music remains the same, however: 'black', house and funky. Cave Via di Monte Testaccio, 68 (06 578 2390) Bus to Via Marmorata or Via Galvani. Open Oct-June 10pm-3am Mon-Sat. July-Sept 10pm-3am Wed-Sat Admission L15,000 Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat; L10,000 Thur. No credit cards Beneath Akab, this offers a cool cave downstairs, a big bar upstairs and interesting music ranging from hip hop to ethno-jazz. A venue that's worth a visit. Dome Rock Cafe Via D Fontana, 18 (06 7045 2436). Bus or tram to Piazza San Giovanni. Open Sept-June 10pm-3am daily. Admission free. No credit cards. In the shadow of San Giovanni in Laterano, this new and trendy discobar has built a good reputation in a short time. Live acts every week: music ranges from hip hop to indie via acid jazz - pot luck, really, but a good selection of beer and a lively atmosphere. Dub Club Via dei Funari, 21A (06 6880 5024) Bus to Piazza Venezia or Via del Teatro di Marcello. Open 11.30pm-4am. Admission L10,000-L20,000. No credit cards. Wheelchair access. Formerly occupied by B-Side and formerly very trendy, this small, smoky, sweaty discobar plays mainly funk, 'black', R&B, house and of course, dub. The air conditioning helps in summer. Gilda Via Mario de' Fiori, 97 (06 678 4838) Metro Spagna/bus to Piazza San Silvestro. Open Sept-June 11pm-4am Tue-Sun. Admission L40,000 (incl one drink). Credit AmEx, DC, EC, MC, V. Don't even think about it unless you are (1) an ageing film star, (2) a politician of the deeply slimy variety or (3) very rich/drunk/stupid. All silicone and no soul, Gilda is a dame no one should touch even with a pair of sterilized tongs. Goa Via Libetta, 13 (06 574 8277) Metro Garbatella/bus to Via Ostiense. Open 11pm-4am Tue-Sat. Admission L15,000-L30,000. Credit AmEx, DC, EC, MC, V Wheelchair access. Ethnically-inspired club - incense, exotic artefacts, slide projections and those things you plug yourself into to chill out. Currently among Rome's trendiest. Music is hip hop via tribal to house, courtesy of Rome's DJ star Giancarlino.