30 breweries worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Italy guides.
Birrificio Lambrate ★ 4.6 · Milan
isola · Via Adelchi 5, 20131 Milano
Birrificio Lambrate on Via Adelchi pioneered Milan's craft-beer scene when it opened in 1996. The taproom pours Domm, Ghisa and Sant Ambroeus directly from the tank
OAK Napoli Wine and Craft Beer ★ 4.5 · Naples
centro-storico · Vico Quercia 10, 80134 Napoli
OAK in Naples' Centro Storico near Piazza del Gesu Nuovo is the city's best tap list for craft beer alongside a natural wine cellar, with a blackboard menu of dozens of rotating cans and bottles on a stylish Baroque street.
Tip: The weekend afternoon opening at 14:00 on Saturdays makes it the best pre-lunch beer stop in the Centro Storico.
Mosto Chiaia ★ 4.4 · Naples
chiaia · Vico II Alabardieri 28, 80121 Napoli
Mosto in Naples' Chiaia is the city's most-visited craft beer hub (opened 2015) with 10 rotating Italian taps, an extensive can fridge and a bar that runs to 02:00 on weekends across three city branches.
Tip: The Chiaia location is the original and busiest. Arrive before 20:00 for a stool; after that it is standing room. The Vomero branch has a kitchen.
Il Birraiuolo ★ 4.4 · Naples
centro-storico · Via Vincenzo Bellini 48, 80135 Napoli
Il Birraiuolo in Naples' Centro Storico is a bottle shop and bar with six taps, a cask and shelves of curated Italian craft beer including dark lagers from Kbirr, the city's strongest reference for sour ales and farmhouse styles.
Tip: Closed Monday. The owner pours tasters before you commit; ask for the Campanian tap if available.
Birra del Borgo Bancale ★ 4.4 · Rome
centro-storico · Via dei Banchi Vecchi 31, 00186 Roma
Birra del Borgo Bancale in Rome's Centro Storico is the city centre taproom of the famous Lazio craft brewery (founded 2005), with 20 taps of the brewery's catalogue plus rotating guest beers.
Tip: Open daily 17:00 to 02:00. The 5+5 flight tasting at 14 euros covers five of the brewery's classics.
Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa ★ 4.4 · Rome
trastevere · Via di Benedetta 25, 00153 Roma
Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa in Rome's Trastevere is the famous tiny-room craft beer bar (the Football Pub) with 16 rotating taps of Italian and Belgian craft and a 200-bottle import list.
Tip: Open daily 11:00 to 02:00. Cash and card; the room holds 20; standing room only most nights.
Be.Re. Craft Beer ★ 4.4 · Rome
prati · Via Vespasiano 2, 00192 Roma
Be.Re. in Rome's Prati district is Stefano Callegari's craft beer and trapizzino bar with 26 Italian craft taps and the namesake-format pizza-pocket pairing menu since 2016.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to midnight. The flight-with-trapizzino set is 18 euros for four taps plus a pocket.
Bunker Brewery ★ 4.3 · Bologna
Via del Lavoro 53/A, 40127 Bologna BO
Bunker in Bologna's industrial east is the city's modern craft brewery and taproom from 2014, with daily-rotating IPAs and stouts, plus a daily small-plates carte.
Tip: Walk-in works; the taproom is closed Monday and Tuesday. The IPA Bolognino is the house flagship.
Archea Brewery ★ 4.3 · Florence
sant-ambrogio · Via dei Servi 38r, 50122 Firenze
Archea Brewery in Florence is the city's first dedicated craft brewery, founded 2008, with a tasting room near Piazza Santissima Annunziata, six taps of Tuscan-style beers and a daily small-plates carte.
Tip: Closed Monday; dinner only. The 30-seat tap room books a fortnight ahead for weekend.
Baladin Milano ★ 4.3 · Milan
brera · Via Solferino 15, 20121 Milano
Baladin Milano on Via Solferino in Brera is the Milan outpost of Italy's most celebrated craft-beer brand. Thirty taps pour Teo Musso's lineup of ales, spiced beers
Open Baladin Roma ★ 4.3 · Rome
centro-storico · Via degli Specchi 6, 00186 Roma
Open Baladin in Rome's Campo de' Fiori district is the city flagship of the Baladin brewing group, with 40 taps including the brewery's classics, the burger carte and the rotating Italian guests.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to 02:00. The 4+4 tasting flight at 12 euros covers four of the Baladin classics.
Bir & Fud ★ 4.3 · Rome
trastevere · Via Benedetta 23, 00153 Roma
Bir & Fud in Rome's Trastevere is the sister-bar to Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa, with 20 craft taps, the Roman pizza pairing menu and the longest beer list in Trastevere.
Tip: Open 18:30 to midnight daily; closed Wednesdays in low season. The pizza-pairing set is 25 euros.
No.Au ★ 4.3 · Rome
centro-storico · Piazza di Montevecchio 16, 00186 Roma
No.Au in Rome's Centro Storico is the craft-and-natural drinks bar with 12 Italian craft beer taps and a 200-bottle natural-wine list since 2014.
Tip: Closed Monday. The Tuesday craft-beer flight tasting at 12 euros is the value entry.
Hopside Roma ★ 4.3 · Rome
ostiense · Via Ostiense 154, 00154 Roma
Hopside Roma in Rome's Ostiense district is the Italian craft beer multitap with 30 rotating taps, the IPA-heavy carte and the small kitchen running burgers and the late-night plates.
Tip: Open Tue-Sun 18:00 to 02:00. The 4-tap IPA flight tasting at 12 euros is the lead-order.
Il Santo Bevitore Pub ★ 4.3 · Venice
Cannaregio 2393/A, 30121 Venezia VE
Il Santo Bevitore in Venice's Cannaregio is the city's craft beer pub with 21 rotating taps, leaning hard on Italian microbreweries and the wider European craft scene.
Tip: Walk-in. Tap list rotates weekly; ask for the Italian-only flight. Late close (02:00) makes it a useful spot after the bacari.
Birra Vecchia Orsa ★ 4.2 · Bologna
Via Quarto di Sopra 7, 40139 Bologna BO
Birra Vecchia Orsa in Bologna's Quarto di Sopra is the craft brewery and farm-to-glass taproom from 2014, with social-cooperative ownership, daily-rotating beers and a small organic carte.
Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday evenings only; the agricola license means the beer is brewed from on-site malt.
Birra del Borgo ★ 4.2 · Florence
centro-storico · Borgo Santi Apostoli 21r, 50123 Firenze
Birra del Borgo in Florence is the Florence outpost of the Reanense Lazio brewery, with 16 taps of Italian-craft beers, the house Re Ale and ducale and a small-plates carte built around Italian salumi.
Tip: Open daily 18:00 to 01:00. The Reanense flagship has eight more rotating taps than here.
Tap House ★ 4.2 · Milan
navigli · Ripa di Porta Ticinese 51, 20143 Milano
Tap House on Ripa di Porta Ticinese along the Naviglio Grande pours 40 rotating lines from Italian and European craft producers. The Sunday-afternoon sessions with L
Kbirr Taproom ★ 4.2 · Naples
giugliano · Via Salvatore Piccolo 133/135, 80014 Giugliano in Campania
Kbirr is Naples' flagship craft brewery (based in Giugliano), producing the Cap 'e Fierro lager and Natavota pale ale that appear on tap across the city's best beer bars, including a partnership brew with da Michele.
Tip: The taproom runs open-day events; check birrakbirr.com for dates. Products are also widely available at Il Birraiuolo and Mosto across the city.
Hoppy Ending ★ 4.2 · Naples
vomero · Via Santa Maria della Libera 30, 80127 Napoli
Hoppy Ending in Naples' Vomero is the fashionable neighbourhood's craft beer specialist with six rotating taps of Italian ales and a curated fridge of international labels, a quieter alternative to the Chiaia beer crawl.
Tip: The Vomero location draws a local 25-35 crowd rather than tourists; ask the bar team for the Campanian tap recommendation.
Birrificio Antoniana ★ 4.1 · Bologna
Via Polese 5, 40121 Bologna BO
Birrificio Antoniana in Bologna's Centro Storico near the central station is the city-centre craft brewery and taproom from 2013, with the Bolognese-style amber lager and a small pizza carte.
Tip: Walk-in works; the taproom is closed Monday and Tuesday. The Bolognese amber lager is the order to make.
Open Baladin Bologna ★ 4.1 · Bologna
Via San Felice 27, 40122 Bologna BO
Open Baladin Bologna on Via San Felice is the Bolognese branch of the Piedmontese Baladin group, with 50 taps of Italian craft beer, a burger carte and the long late-night standing crowd.
Tip: Walk-in works; the 50-tap board rotates daily and the burger carte runs 12:00 to 01:00. Cash and card both fine.
Mostodolce ★ 4.1 · Florence
san-lorenzo · Via Nazionale 114r, 50123 Firenze
Mostodolce in Florence's San Lorenzo is the brewpub-and-pizzeria for the Tuscan craft-beer scene, brewing eight house Tuscan-style lagers and ales since 2010, with a pizza programme alongside.
Tip: Open daily 18:00 to 02:00; closed for August holidays. Pizza programme runs until 23:30.
Birra Rathaus ★ 4.1 · Milan
navigli · Viale Cassala 4, 20143 Milano
Birra Rathaus at Viale Cassala has brewed German-style lagers and weizen on-site since 1999. The copper brew-kit dominates the room; a half-litre of Pilsner Rathaus
Versa ★ 4.1 · Naples
centro-storico · Via Mezzocannone 103, 80134 Napoli
Versa on Via Mezzocannone in Naples' Centro Storico is the university-district beer bar with 18 taps and two casks across three floors, the city's largest tap count and a DJ programme running Thursday to Saturday.
Tip: Happy hour runs 15:00 to 19:00 with reduced tap prices. The upper floors have seating when the ground floor is standing-room only.
Birrificio del Doge ★ 4.1 · Venice
Via Don Pietro Camporese 9, 31059 Zero Branco TV
Birrificio del Doge in Zero Branco is the 2014-founded craft brewery between Venice and Treviso, run by the Giuman brothers, with Weizen, Marzen, Blanche and Pale Ale.
Tip: Shop hours weekdays only. Take the SS13 from Venice (45 minutes by car). Their beers are also poured at Venice craft bars like Il Santo Bevitore.
Labadia Brewery ★ 4.0 · Bologna
Via Stalingrado 39, 40128 Bologna BO
Labadia Brewery in Bologna's Bolognina is the post-industrial-quarter craft brewery and taproom from 2018, with daily-rotating IPAs, saison and stout, plus a small smokehouse carte.
Tip: Walk-in works; the kitchen runs smoked-meat dishes only. The saison is the daily-rotating order and the IPA flight is 12 euros.
Birrificio Il Monte ★ 4.0 · Bologna
Via Marsala 5/A, 40126 Bologna BO
Birrificio Il Monte in Bologna's Centro Storico is the small-batch craft brewery and taproom on Via Marsala with the daily-rotating lager and pilsner carte, plus a small daily-changing snacks carte.
Tip: Walk-in works; the taproom seats 30 and the kitchen runs only snacks. The pilsner Bolognese is the house flagship.
Baladin Firenze ★ 4.0 · Florence
centro-storico · Piazza dei Cimatori 13r, 50122 Firenze
Baladin Firenze in Florence is the Florence outpost of Teo Musso's Piedmont brewery, with 22 taps of Baladin beers including the Nora, the Isaac and the Wayan, plus a hamburger-and-pizza carte.
Tip: Open daily 18:30 to 01:00. The Cimatori square location is the smaller of two Florence Baladin rooms.
BrewDog Firenze ★ 4.0 · Florence
centro-storico · Via Roma 11r, 50123 Firenze
BrewDog Firenze in Florence's Piazza della Repubblica is the Italian outpost of the Scottish craft chain, with 24 taps including Punk IPA and Hazy Jane, plus rotating Italian-craft collaborations.
Tip: Open daily 16:00 to 01:00. The terrace fronts the piazza; busy from 19:00 for aperitivo.