Blackmarket Hall, restaurant and concerts in Monti

Blackmarket Hall is a restaurant, mixology bar and concert space at Via dei Ciancaleoni 31, in Rione Monti in Rome, set in a building that the official website calls the "former Overlook Hotel". You get in without a ticket: live music is free to attend, and the venue recommends booking a table online, by phone or by email.

The venue spreads over two floors with four rooms and two gardens, opens every day from 18:00 to 02:00 and keeps the kitchen open until midnight. Information checked on October 19, 2026 on the website and official channels of Blackmarket Hall.

The format is a restaurant with live music: the music program, which ranges from swing to jazz, from Dixieland to soul, from blues to pop, runs alongside the kitchen and the bar, and according to the official calendar it changes from night to night.

At a glance: address, nights, admission

• Address: Via dei Ciancaleoni 31, 00184 Rome, Rione Monti.
• What it is: restaurant, mixology bar and concert space, on two floors with four rooms and two gardens.
• Nights and program: open every day from 18:00 to 02:00, kitchen until midnight. Live concerts with a start time of 21:30 in the official posts.
• Admission: free for concerts. Booking recommended through the online form, by phone or by email.
• Getting there: public transportation and accessibility information is not published by the management.
• Official contacts: blackmarkethall.com, Instagram blackmarkethall, phone +39 349 199 5295.

What Blackmarket Hall is and what you'll hear

The website introduces itself with three sections: appetizer, food and mixology. The cuisine, according to the venue's page on Turismo Roma, is fusion. Another page of the website says it combines Italian tradition with Eastern flavors. On the Instagram profile the bio talks about a "tapas bar and restaurant", with aperitivo, tapas and a fried pizza called "Monticiane". The bar relies on mixologists who, according to the website, trained at top schools and worked in well-known venues, and on a wine list you can download along with the drinks list.

For the music, the management states a precise goal: to recreate the atmosphere of the first clubs of the 1920s, the ones where swing was born. The calendar published on the website confirms it. The bands listed include Three Blind Mice, with the 1930s jazz of Fats Waller, Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong, the Miraldo Vidal Trio with its tribute to Django Reinhardt, ArCoreDuo with a new soul sound that goes from Erykah Badu to Amy Winehouse and Radiohead, the Viero Menapace Trio, devoted to jazz violin, the Giulia Lorenzoni Trio with Porter, Ellington, Gershwin and Monk, and the VaudeVille Nouveau show, inspired by vaudeville and the Charleston.

For the week of October 22-24, 2026, the official post announces three nights starting at 21:30 with free entry: on Thursday Daniele Corvasce Quartet with gypsy jazz, on Friday Nio Quartet with funk, R&B and neo soul, on Saturday Joshua Jack with funk, soul and R&B.

A useful detail if you're choosing a night: the concerts are not an add-on to dinner but a section of the website on par with the kitchen and mixology. The online calendar lists a series of nights with the name of the band and a short description of the repertoire, and points to the social channels for the time and details of each date.

A curious fact about Blackmarket Hall

The name of the building is a movie joke. The website explains that the venue was born inside a building that used to be a hotel, and calls it the "former Overlook Hotel", like the hotel in the Stanley Kubrick film. What the hotel's real name was and the year the venue opened are not published: the management gives no opening date.

The second curious fact is the location: the website says the venue sits in a hidden spot of Rione Monti, "the oldest in Rome". In the numbering of the rioni, Monti is the first, R. I.

Something nobody tells you about Blackmarket Hall

The contact details don't match from one source to another. The website and the Turismo Roma page list the email blackmarketmonti@gmail.com, while the Instagram post of October 19 gives blackmarkethall@gmail.com. The phone number, +39 349 199 5295, is the same everywhere, and it's the safest way to book.

A second practical point: concert entry is free, but a table is not guaranteed on its own. Since there are four rooms, if you want to hear the concert up close you'd better book ahead and mention that you're coming for the music.

Upcoming events at Blackmarket Hall

At the moment there are no ER event listings for this venue. The updated program is in the posts on the official Instagram profile and on the Event page of the website, which links each night to its details on Facebook. We don't publish dates the venue hasn't announced.

How do you get to Blackmarket Hall?

The management doesn't publish public transportation directions. The address to enter in the ATAC journey planner is Via dei Ciancaleoni 31, Rome. The coordinates given by Turismo Roma are 41.896746 north and 12.493469 east. The venue's accessibility isn't stated either: with two floors and gardens, it's worth calling before you go.

My tip for Blackmarket Hall

My advice is to book for dinner time and arrive before the concert starts: the official posts set it at 21:30, and the kitchen closes at midnight. If you only want to listen to the music, you can go for the aperitivo, from 18:00. To choose the night, look at the genre: Thursday's gypsy jazz and the weekend soul sound very different.

The neighborhood around it: Rione Monti

Monti is the first rione of Rome and its name dates back to the Middle Ages, when "li monti" meant a sparsely inhabited area that included the Esquiline, the Viminal and part of the Quirinal. In Roman times the valley floor was the Subura, a working-class district of taverns. Between 1924 and 1936 part of the rione was demolished to open Via dei Fori Imperiali. The social heart is the small square of the Madonna dei Monti, in front of the church of Santa Maria dei Monti. The full guide is what to see in Rione Monti. Not far away are the Colosseum and the Mercato Monti.

Frequently asked questions about Blackmarket Hall

Do you need a ticket for the concerts?

No. The official posts say "free entry" for the Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights announced for October 22, 23 and 24. The venue still recommends booking a table, because you listen to the music during dinner.

What time do the kitchen and bar open?

According to the website, the venue is open every day from 18:00 to 02:00, while the kitchen closes at midnight. The concert start time given in the official posts is 21:30, with free entry.

What kind of music do they play?

The website mentions swing, jazz, Dixieland, soul, blues and pop. Turismo Roma adds cover bands, English indie rock and experimental instruments. The calendar stands out for 1930s jazz, gypsy jazz, new soul and jazz violin.

How do you book?

The website offers a request form and an online booking widget. You can also call +39 349 199 5295 or send an email. The two mailboxes published by the venue don't match.

How big is the venue?

The website and the Turismo Roma page describe two floors with four rooms and two gardens. Turismo Roma adds that the outdoor spaces suit a candlelight dinner, and that concerts are also held in the bar room.

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