Spirits Boutique is a bar in Marina, Cagliari.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A cocktail built on Sardinian myrtle or mirto.
Food program: Snacks
Tip: The 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.
Address: Via Giovanni Maria Dettori 7, 09124 Cagliari
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.
Signature drink: Vermentino by the glass
Food: Taglieri
Order: The large tagliere of Sardinian cheese and salumi.
Tip: Two board sizes, small and large, and both come with wine by the glass; the shop shelves are the souvenir run.
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.
Signature drink: Cannonau by the glass
Food: Sardinian boards
Order: Lardo with myrtle on warm bruschetta.
Tip: The boards are customisable, so ask for Sardinian cheeses only and let them pour a Cannonau or a Vermentino against them.
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.
Signature drink: Vermentino by the glass
Food: Taglieri
Order: The large tagliere of Sardinian cheese and salumi.
Tip: Two board sizes, small and large, and both come with wine by the glass; the shop shelves are the souvenir run.
Babeuf pairs tea, wine and slow reading on Via Giardini in Cagliari, a small Villanova room of cheese boards, tartare and shelves of magazines.
Signature drink: Natural wine by the glass
Food: Tartare and boards
Order: A tartare and a glass off the natural list.
Tip: It works better as a long early evening than a quick drink; the reading material on the shelves is there to be used.
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.
Signature drink: Cannonau by the glass
Food: Cheese counter
Order: Su Cheese, the sushi-and-cheese play off the counter.
Tip: The Gambero Rosso 2026 guide lists it among the city's informal rooms; buy the cheese you liked on the way out.
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.
Signature drink: Wine at shop price
Food: Cheese and salumi
Order: A Cannonau by the glass with a cheese board.
Tip: Closed Sunday and shut by 21:30 even at the weekend, so treat it as an early-evening stop rather than a late one.
Brinkhoff's grills late on Via del Pozzetto in Cagliari, a German beer hall of pretzels, steaks and grappa whose kitchen runs on until 02:00.
Signature drink: German beer and grappa
Food: Grill and pretzels
Order: A grilled steak with a stein of German beer.
Tip: The kitchen stays on until 02:00, which covers the gap after concerts and late films; there is an outdoor space for the warm months.
