Drink Kong
Patrick Pistolesi rebuilds the whole card in Monti around a new theme every year.
Why go
Drink Kong came 21st in the world in 2023, 33rd in 2024 and 40th in 2025, on the body's own rosters.
Roma Capitale's own listing names the maker and the method: one of the most awarded cocktail bars around, born from Patrick Pistolesi's creativity
, with a list that changes its theme from year to year
(Roma Capitale). The room is dark, the menu behind the drinks is short and leans fusion. Katie Parla names it among five Rome cocktail rooms she goes to. She sells paid walking tours in Rome.
Order this / avoid
- Order: off this year's list, whatever it is built around.
- Avoid: asking for a classic that is not on the card. The card is rebuilt each year and the bar works to it.
What locals & experts say
- Roma Capitale (2025):
The drink list is highly conceptual and changes its theme from year to year.
5 - The World's 50 Best Bars: 21st in 2023, 33rd in 2024, 40th in 2025.3
Good to know
- Where: Piazza di San Martino ai Monti 8, in Monti.
- Booking: worth doing at a weekend.
- Reviews: I have not found a critic's account of a drink here, only the standings.
Verdict
should-visit — Patrick Pistolesi's bar has been on The World's 50 Best Bars three years running, at 21, then 33, then 40. The card is built to a theme that is thrown out and rebuilt each year, so what you drink depends on when you go. Katie Parla drinks here. It stops short of must-visit because the evidence is a standing rather than anybody's account of a drink, and because the placing has moved one way for three years.