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Cocktail barCocktail barMarina
Spirits Boutique opened on Via Dettori in Cagliari's Marina in December 2021, mixologist Emilio Rocchino's vintage room behind a wall of rum and gin.
OrderA cocktail built on Sardinian myrtle or mirto.
DrinkMyrtle-led cocktails
FoodSnacks
TipThe back bar is the draw, whisky, rum, gin and vermouth from everywhere; it opens from midday and runs late, with snacks rather than a kitchen.
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Wine barWine barStampace
INU Sardinian Wine Bar works Via Sassari in Cagliari as an island-only list, boards of pecorino and salumi built to whatever you are drinking.
OrderLardo with myrtle on warm bruschetta.
DrinkCannonau by the glass
FoodSardinian boards
TipThe boards are customisable, so ask for Sardinian cheeses only and let them pour a Cannonau or a Vermentino against them.
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Wine barWine barMarina
Sabores is a Marina bottega in Cagliari on Via Baylle, Sardinian cheese and cured meat sold by weight and cut into boards for the aperitivo.
OrderThe large tagliere of Sardinian cheese and salumi.
DrinkVermentino by the glass
FoodTaglieri
TipTwo board sizes, small and large, and both come with wine by the glass; the shop shelves are the souvenir run.
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Wine barWine barVillanova
Babeuf pairs tea, wine and slow reading on Via Giardini in Cagliari, a small Villanova room of cheese boards, tartare and shelves of magazines.
OrderA tartare and a glass off the natural list.
DrinkNatural wine by the glass
FoodTartare and boards
TipIt works better as a long early evening than a quick drink; the reading material on the shelves is there to be used.
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Wine barWine barVillanova
Salsamenteria is a Cagliari bottega with a kitchen on Via Sonnino, cutting Sardinian cheese and cured meat to order for the counter and the tables.
OrderSu Cheese, the sushi-and-cheese play off the counter.
DrinkCannonau by the glass
FoodCheese counter
TipThe Gambero Rosso 2026 guide lists it among the city's informal rooms; buy the cheese you liked on the way out.
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Wine barWine bar
Cronta Enoteca Winebar is a wine shop you can drink in on Viale Diaz in Cagliari, with boards of cheese and cured meat alongside the bottles.
OrderA Cannonau by the glass with a cheese board.
DrinkWine at shop price
FoodCheese and salumi
TipClosed Sunday and shut by 21:30 even at the weekend, so treat it as an early-evening stop rather than a late one.