Top Breweries in Italy

Archea Brewery ★ 4.8 · Florence

oltrarno · Via dei Serragli 44r, 50124 Firenze

Archea Brewery in Florence's Oltrarno is an independent craft pub on Via dei Serragli, leaning Italian and Tuscan on a rotating tap list that runs about.

Tip: Open daily from 18:00. The barman canners fresh take-home cans on request.

Ballarak Birrificio ★ 4.8 · Palermo

kalsa · Piazza Magione 28, 90133 Palermo

Ballarak on Piazza Magione in Palermo's Kalsa is the city's first craft brewery since 2016, four house taps with rotating IPAs, lager and stouts.

Tip: Tap list rotates monthly. The Suino Nero burger pairs with the IPA; piazza tables fill first in summer.

Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa ★ 4.8 · 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.

Tip: Open daily 11:00-02:00. Cash and card; the room holds 20; standing room only most nights.

Birrificio Torino ★ 4.8 · Turin

aurora · Via Parma 30, 10152 Torino

Birrificio Torino opened the city's first brewpub in 2001 inside an old candy factory near Piazza Castello. Mauro Mascarello and Claudia Fertino brew on site.

Be.Re. Craft Beer ★ 4.7 · 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.

Tip: Open daily 12:00 to midnight. The flight-with-trapizzino set is 18 euros for four taps plus a pocket.

Rione Brewpub Firenze ★ 4.6 · Florence

san-frediano · Via Pisana 1r, 50143 Firenze

Rione is San Frediano's brewpub, the only Florence pub brewing its own beer on the premises with visible fermentation tanks behind the bar, pouring.

Tip: Lunch service 12:00-15:00; reopens 17:30. Brewing tours run by request through the website's prenota form.

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. Located in Isola. At Via Adelchi 5. Booking recommended.

Ballarak Magione ★ 4.6 · Palermo

kalsa · Via Castrofilippo 20, 90133 Palermo

Ballarak Magione on Via Castrofilippo in Palermo's Kalsa is the city's first craft brewery, with 30 taps of house and Sicilian beers and gastropub plates.

Tip: Closed Monday. The saison and the Bittersweet Symphony IPA are the house pours; piazza Magione fills with regulars at golden hour.

Open Baladin Torino ★ 4.6 · Turin

centro-storico · Piazzale Valdo Fusi, 10123 Torino

Open Baladin Torino on Piazzale Valdo Fusi pours over 40 Italian craft taps led by Baladin (Teo Musso) and Piedmont partner brewers. Snacks and late hours.

Zapap Taproom ★ 4.5 · Bologna

Via Mascarella 34, 40126 Bologna BO

Zapap Taproom on Via Mascarella in Bologna's university quarter is the outlet for Birrificio Zapap, with six taps of the brewery's beers Tuesday to Sunday.

Tip: Walk-in works; the brewery is in Castello di Serravalle and the taproom rotates roughly six of their own beers.

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.

Tip: The weekend afternoon opening at 14:00 on Saturdays makes it the best pre-lunch beer stop in the Centro Storico.

Bruno Ribadi Birrificio ★ 4.5 · Palermo

borgo-vecchio · Via Ammiraglio Rizzo 10, 90142 Palermo

Bruno Ribadi Birrificio on Via Ammiraglio Rizzo in Palermo's Borgo Vecchio brews Belgian-style ales using Sicilian wheat and citrus from the Trapani-Marsala.

Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. The wheat beer with Sicilian lemon zest is the house signature.

Jungle Juice Brewing ★ 4.5 · Rome

pigneto · Via del Mandrione 109, 00181 Roma

Jungle Juice Brewing near Rome's Pigneto district is the city's largest craft brewery and taproom, founded 2016, with 12 in-house taps spanning IPA.

Tip: Open Wed-Sun from 18:00. The 4-tap house flight at 12 euros covers the brewery's core IPA and sour line.

Mostodolce ★ 4.4 · 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.

Tip: Open daily 18:00-02:00; closed for August holidays. Pizza programme runs until 23:30.

Birrificio Italiano Milano ★ 4.4 · Milan

centrale · Via Ferrante Aporti 12, 20125 Milano

Birrificio Italiano Milano on Via Ferrante Aporti a few steps from Stazione Centrale opened in 2017 as the city taproom of Agostino Arioli's Lurago Marinone.

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.

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 selected Italian craft beer including dark lagers.

Tip: Closed Monday. The owner pours tasters before you commit; ask for the Campanian tap if available.

Open Baladin Roma ★ 4.4 · 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.

Tip: Open daily 12:00-02:00. The 4+4 tasting flight at 12 euros covers four of the Baladin classics.

EDIT Brewery ★ 4.4 · Turin

aurora · Piazza Teresa Noce 15/A, 10155 Torino

EDIT Brewery in Turin's Aurora is the in-house craft beer side of the EDIT food hub. Urban brewery plus guest gypsy brewers, taproom from noon to morning.

Ballarak Maqueda ★ 4.3 · Palermo

loggia · Via Maqueda 290, 90134 Palermo

Ballarak's Via Maqueda branch in Palermo is the central-city tap room of the city's first craft brewery, four house taps with rotating IPAs alongside brewpub.

Tip: Open seven days, later than the Magione branch. The hazy pale is the easiest entry to the house lineup.

Treefolk's Public House ★ 4.3 · Rome

trastevere · Viale di Trastevere 192, 00153 Roma

Treefolk's Public House in Rome's Trastevere district is the British-leaning gastropub with 12 cask handpulls and 8 keg taps, the 60-bottle whisky cellar.

Tip: Open daily from 18:00. The cask flight of three handpulls at 14 euros is the order; book the Camino Room ten days ahead.

Il Santo Bevitore ★ 4.3 · Venice

Cannaregio 2393/A, 30121 Venezia VE

Il Santo Bevitore in Venice's Cannaregio, opened 2005, is the city's longest-running craft beer pub with 21 rotating draft lines, a canal-side terrace.

Tip: Open daily from late afternoon. The 21 taps rotate every few weeks; ask for the Italian craft pour to skip the imports. Canal-side seats fill from 18:30.

32 Via dei Birrai (tap) ★ 4.3 · Verona

Via Cal Lusent 41, 31040 Pederobba (TV)

32 Via dei Birrai is the Treviso-province Veneto craft brewery whose beers pour at Verona's working craft-beer bars. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.

Tip: Pederobba is 90 minutes northeast of Verona; ask at Berfis or Doppio Malto for the 32 Via dei Birrai pours on rotation.

Manifattura Birre Bologna (MFB) ★ 4.2 · Bologna

Via della Salute 85/10/i, 40132 Bologna BO

Manifattura Birre Bologna (MFB) in Borgo Panigale is Michele Cantaluppi's 2016 craft brewery, with its own brewing facility since 2019. Booking recommended.

Tip: Borgo Panigale is a tram ride from the centre. The Kappa Kolsch is the house flagship; the brewpub seats 40 and the kitchen runs craft-beer snacks.

Birreria Art. 17 ★ 4.2 · Florence

sant-ambrogio · Borgo la Croce 64/R, 50121 Firenze

Birreria Art. 17 sits just behind Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, a small craft beer tavern with a rotating tap line of Tuscan brewers like degli Archi.

Tip: Closed Sundays; doors 17:00-02:00. Weekend crowd builds from 21:00; outdoor seating spills onto Borgo la Croce.

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. At Ripa di Porta Ticinese 51.