Best bars in Venice

Cocktail rooms, rooftops and unmarked doors — where to start a night and where to end one.

TypeAreaExperiencePrice

Cicchetti Bar • $

A Cannaregio canal-side bacaro where crowds spill onto moored boats with cicchetti and cheap wine.

Best for: Casual Drinks

Historic Bar • $$$$

The Cipriani-family bar credited with inventing the Bellini, largely unchanged since 1931.

Best for: Classic Cocktails

Cicchetti Bar • $

A no-frills Castello bacaro on the Riva popular with gondoliers between shifts and locals after work.

Best for: Local Favourite

Rooftop Bar • $$$

The Hilton Molino Stucky's Giudecca rooftop, the only bar in the city looking back at the skyline.

Best for: Sunset Drinks

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