The Great Beauty
From the morning, Guenda opens up to the city of Rome, to its rhythms, to its passengers thanks to a place where the great Italian tradition of the coffee bar marries the most diverse tastes of the tourists who liven up the Circus Maximus.
Breakfast
like once upon a time...
Imagine enjoying breakfast in a timeless setting, sipping a moka pot of coffee or savoring a homemade dessert while the sun shines on the Circus Maximus, and in the meantime, you can calmly contemplate the day ahead. The enviable location of our coffee bar in Rome allows all guests to enjoy a delightful breakfast featuring authentic products, fresh pastries, and aromas sure to delight every palate. Take a break to savor the Eternal City in all its facets and colors.
For Lunch and Dinner
Many culinary souls, thanks to the talent of our chefs, create wonderful dishes, offering our guests a surprising fusion of perspectives, flavors, and traditions. Here, Romans feel at home, while tourists feel a little more Roman. Our restaurant represents something unique in Rome, and it does so not only through our delicious menus but also through our refined, meticulously designed spaces, allowing you to dine and socialize in complete relaxation, overlooking the enchanting backdrop of the Circus Maximus.
Sit down comfortably
At our tables, you can breathe in, taste, and eat the finest dishes of Italian cuisine. Typical products come together to create a wealth of recipes, the result of a gastronomic choice and a constant pursuit of flavor perfection—the most appreciated aspect of lunches and dinners at our restaurant at the Circo Massimo. Too often, tourists visiting Rome struggle to find authentic dishes: we want to educate them about food, respect for seasonality, and wines and cocktails with their own identity and story to tell.
Good Food
A wide variety of pinsa and warm focaccias, vegetables, sauces, fruit, cured meats, and cheeses, all strictly homemade. An aperitivo at Circo Massimo, designed specifically for a happy hour dedicated to quality and freshness, enjoyed comfortably seated, ensuring it's more than just a Sunday ritual. We like to exceed expectations; it's not enough to source and showcase seasonal ingredients: we want to leave a distinctive mark on every dish and help you rediscover the authentic conviviality of enjoying food and drinks together.
The Aperitif You Don't Expect
The only aperitif at the Circus Maximus that gets top marks is Guenda's.
From €15.00: 3 steamed bao buns with a soft and irresistible texture filled with: mortadella, burrata, chopped pistachios; tuna and tomato; vegetable caponata; 1 drink of your choice included.
From €25.00: A platter of cured meats (mortadella, salami, Bassiano ham) and cheeses (aged pecorino, grana, cow's milk cheese) served with forest honeydew. A white focaccia with rosemary, and a drink of your choice are included.
Happiness
A wide variety of pinsa and warm focaccias, vegetables, sauces, fruit, cured meats, and cheeses, all strictly homemade. An aperitivo at Circo Massimo, designed specifically for a happy hour dedicated to quality and freshness, enjoyed comfortably seated, ensuring it's more than just a Sunday ritual. We like to exceed expectations; it's not enough to source and showcase seasonal ingredients: we want to leave a distinctive mark on every dish and help you rediscover the authentic conviviality of enjoying food and drinks together.
Cocktail Bar
A strategic meeting point in front of the Circus Maximus, a lively melting pot, our cocktail bar will accompany you during your aperitif with excellent music, a wide variety of pinsa, cured meats, cheeses, and vegetables for a "happy hour" full of goodness. Here you will find a range of recipes with and without alcohol, dedicated to those who appreciate the ability to propose a
Mixology far from stereotypes, contemporary, elegant and above all to be shared and enjoyed late at night with friends, before going to sleep.
A unique experience...truly!
A relaxing drink should convey powerful emotions and sensations so intense that they envelop all the senses and leave the inherent pleasure of a glass etched in the memory. Our cocktail bar at the Circus Maximus combines fun, events, and inspiration; all accompanied by a wide selection of beers, soft drinks, wines, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails. Extraordinary, rejuvenating, relaxing, fun, and stimulating events in unique atmospheres: lounge, relaxed, groovy, glamorous, cool, and crazy, fostering encounters and interpersonal connections.
