30 late-night worth the trip across Italy, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Italy guides.
Locale Firenze ★ 4.6 · Florence
centro-storico · Via delle Seggiole 12, 50122 Firenze
Locale Firenze in Florence's Centro Storico runs its cocktail bar until 02:00, with small plates from the Michelin kitchen, the Smoked Negroni and a Renaissance loggia courtyard for late-night drinking.
Tip: Open daily 18:00 to 02:00. The cocktail menu changes seasonally.
Atrium Bar at Four Seasons ★ 4.6 · Florence
santa-maria-novella · Borgo Pinti 99, 50121 Firenze
Atrium Bar at Florence's Four Seasons keeps the cocktail-and-cloister programme running until midnight, with Edoardo Sandri's Negroni list and small plates served in the frescoed-courtyard terrace.
Tip: Open daily 11:00 to midnight. The 15th-century cloister courtyard seats 60 in summer.
Manifattura ★ 4.5 · Florence
centro-storico · Piazza di San Pancrazio 1, 50123 Firenze
Manifattura in Florence's San Pancrazio square is the all-Italian-spirits cocktail bar open until 02:00 every night, with every bottle from an Italian producer and Tuscan-botanical riffs on the classics.
Tip: Open 18:00 to 02:00 daily. The 30-seat counter books a fortnight ahead.
Pizzeria Spontini ★ 4.5 · Milan
centro-storico · Via Santa Radegonda 11, 20121 Milano
Pizzeria Spontini on Via Santa Radegonda stays open until 01:00 and has been the late-night pizza counter since 1953. The fat-base square slice is the same at midnig
Pizzeria Starita a Materdei ★ 4.5 · Naples
materdei · Via Materdei 27/28, 80136 Napoli
Starita in Naples' Materdei has fired the wood ovens since 1901 and runs the kitchen until midnight on weekdays and 02:00 on weekends, the original late-night fried pizza destination for the city's night workers.
Tip: Closed Monday lunch; open Tue-Sun 12:00 to 24:00 and Fri-Sat to 02:00. The montanara fried pizza 4 euros from the takeaway window.
Drink Kong Ramen Kitchen ★ 4.5 · Rome
monti · Piazza di San Martino ai Monti 8, 00184 Roma
Drink Kong in Rome's Monti district runs the city's latest cocktail-and-ramen kitchen to 04:00, with Patrick Pistolesi's Tokyo-style highballs and the after-midnight ramen carte.
Tip: Open daily 19:00 to 04:00. Ramen kitchen runs from 22:00; book the cocktail bar four days ahead.
Enoteca Mascareta ★ 4.5 · Venice
Calle lunga Santa Maria Formosa 5183, Castello, 30122 Venezia VE
Enoteca Mascareta in Castello is the late-running enoteca run by Mauro Lorenzon, one of the rare 02:00 closes in Venice, with cicchetti and the daily chalkboard wine list.
Tip: Opens 19:00. Runs to 02:00. Walk-in. Ask Mauro for a wine flight rather than a single glass.
Experimental Cocktail Club Venice ★ 4.5 · Venice
Dorsoduro 1411, 30123 Venezia VE
Experimental Cocktail Club in Il Palazzo Experimental in Dorsoduro is the late-running modern cocktail bar, open to 02:00 on Friday and Saturday with seasonal cocktail menus.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Fri-Sat 02:00 close is rare for Venice. Seasonal menu refreshes June each year.
Nu Lounge Bar ★ 4.4 · Bologna
Via de' Musei 6, 40124 Bologna BO
Nu Lounge Bar in Bologna's Centro Storico is the city's pioneering tiki cocktail bar from Daniele Dalla Pola, with a daily tiki carte, the late-night standing crowd and the kitchen to 01:00.
Tip: Walk-in works; the late-night standing crowd takes over after 22:30. The Mai Tai and the tiki carte are the order.
Moonbow ★ 4.4 · Bologna
Via dei Mille 25, 40121 Bologna BO
Moonbow in Bologna's Centro Storico is the Antonio Lai speakeasy cocktail bar, with a 12-seat bar standing crowd, smoked-and-aged classics and a no-walk-in policy after 23:00.
Tip: Book three days ahead online; the bar seats 12 and walk-ins are accepted only before 22:00.
Ditta Artigianale Oltrarno ★ 4.4 · Florence
oltrarno · Via dello Sprone 5r, 50125 Firenze
Ditta Artigianale Oltrarno in Florence's San Frediano runs its coffee-and-cocktail programme until midnight nightly, with espresso-martini riffs from Francesco Sanapo's team and small plates served late.
Tip: Open daily 08:00 to midnight. Cocktail programme runs from 19:00.
MAG Cafe ★ 4.4 · Milan
navigli · Ripa di Porta Ticinese 43, 20143 Milano
MAG Cafe on Ripa di Porta Ticinese is the late-night canalside bar that stays open until 02:00 on weekends. The Naviglio Grande backdrop, the natural-wine list and t
Pizzeria di Matteo ★ 4.4 · Naples
centro-storico · Via dei Tribunali 94, 80138 Napoli
Di Matteo on Via dei Tribunali in Naples runs the sit-down pizza room and the streetside fritta window to midnight daily, the Centro Storico's most reliable late-night pizza stop.
Tip: Open daily 10:00 to 24:00. The window closes at midnight; the sit-down room closes slightly earlier. Cash preferred at the window.
Trapizzino ★ 4.4 · Rome
trastevere · Piazza Trilussa 46, 00153 Roma
Stefano Callegari's Trapizzino in Rome's Trastevere runs the late-night counter to midnight with the namesake pizza-pocket sandwiches, suppli and Italian craft beer pairing.
Tip: Open 12:00 to 24:00 daily. The pollo alla cacciatora trapizzino and a glass of craft beer is the late-night order.
Pasticceria Innocenti ★ 4.4 · Rome
trastevere · Via della Luce 21, 00153 Roma
Pasticceria Innocenti in Rome's Trastevere stays open to 21:00 (late for a Roman pasticceria), with the evening maritozzo restock the late-night sweet ritual for Trastevere walks.
Tip: Open daily 06:30 to 21:00. The 19:00 maritozzo restock is the freshest of the day for 4 euros.
Al Timon ★ 4.4 · Venice
Fondamenta degli Ormesini 2754, Cannaregio, 30121 Venezia VE
Al Timon on Fondamenta degli Ormesini in Cannaregio is the canal-side late-night bacaro, with a moored wooden barge for outdoor seating and grilled meat skewers to 01:00.
Tip: The moored barge in the canal is the seat to claim. Grilled meat skewers and wine carafes run later than most bacari.
Le Stanze ★ 4.3 · Bologna
Via Borgo San Pietro 1, 40126 Bologna BO
Le Stanze in Bologna near Via Indipendenza is the cocktail bar built into a 16th-century chapel with the late-night cocktail carte to 02:00 Friday and Saturday and the small-plates kitchen.
Tip: Walk-in works for the bar; the late-night cocktail crowd takes over after 23:00. The dining room closes at 23:30.
Mercato Centrale food hall ★ 4.3 · Florence
san-lorenzo · Piazza del Mercato Centrale, 50123 Firenze
Mercato Centrale food hall's first floor stays open until midnight daily, with 18 artisan counters running lampredotto, fresh pasta, pizza and an espresso bar through the late-night service hours.
Tip: Counter format; €15 lunch with a glass of wine. Open daily 09:00 to midnight.
De Santis Paninoteca ★ 4.3 · Milan
centro-storico · Corso Magenta 9, 20123 Milano
De Santis on Corso Magenta is Milan's late-night institution, open until 04:00 with over 200 sandwich varieties on michetta and ciabatta. The prosciutto crudo with s
Backdoor 43 ★ 4.3 · Milan
brera · Via Pontaccio 11, 20121 Milano
Backdoor 43 on Via Pontaccio in Brera is the speakeasy that stays open until 02:00 nightly. The unmarked door behind a Corso Garibaldi dry-cleaner opens into a 30-se
Barril ★ 4.3 · Naples
chiaia · Via Giuseppe Fiorelli 11, 80121 Napoli
Barril in Naples' Chiaia is the cocktail-and-wine bar with a kitchen that runs to 01:00, a daily-changing small-plates carte and the Aperol-cetriolo spritz as house signature, the city's most-reliable late kitchen.
Tip: Open daily. The late kitchen is the advantage over most Chiaia bars; the last order for food is 00:45.
Scaturchio ★ 4.3 · Naples
centro-storico · Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 19, 80134 Napoli
Scaturchio in Naples' Piazza San Domenico Maggiore opens its evening aperitivo from 18:00 to 21:00, with the ministeriale (chocolate-rum disc) and babà au rhum available at the counter until closing.
Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 21:00. The aperitivo set runs 8 euros with a spritz and pasticcini from 18:00.
Mosto Chiaia ★ 4.3 · Naples
chiaia · Vico II Alabardieri 28, 80121 Napoli
Mosto in Naples' Chiaia is the city's most-visited craft beer bar, running to 02:00 on weekends with 10 rotating Italian taps and a spirits list that extends the evening well past the pizzeria hour.
Tip: Arrives full by 21:00 on Fridays; the best standing bar on the Vico Alabardieri strip.
Pizzeria Da Baffetto ★ 4.3 · Rome
centro-storico · Via del Governo Vecchio 114, 00186 Roma
Pizzeria Da Baffetto in Rome's Centro Storico has cooked the canonical paper-thin Roman pizza since 1962, with the late-night seatings running to 00:30 and a queue moving fast.
Tip: Cash only. No bookings; queue from 21:30 for the 22:00 seating. Closed Tuesday all day.
Necci dal 1924 ★ 4.3 · Rome
pigneto · Via Fanfulla da Lodi 68, 00176 Roma
Necci dal 1924 in Rome's Pigneto district runs the late-night terrace to 02:00 with aperitivo plates, pasta, the natural-wine list and the Pasolini-era piano corner.
Tip: Open daily 07:00 to 02:00. The kitchen runs to 24:00; aperitivo and bar to 02:00.
Open Baladin Roma ★ 4.3 · Rome
centro-storico · Via degli Specchi 6, 00186 Roma
Open Baladin in Rome's Campo de' Fiori district runs the kitchen and the 40 craft taps to 02:00 with burger plates, fries and Italian craft beer alongside late-night classes.
Tip: Open daily 12:00 to 02:00. The flight tasting at 12 euros for four taps is the late-night order.
Il Santo Bevitore Pub ★ 4.3 · Venice
Cannaregio 2393/A, 30121 Venezia VE
Il Santo Bevitore on Cannaregio is the craft beer pub with 21 taps and pub plates to 02:00, the canonical late-night Venetian craft beer room.
Tip: Walk-in. Tap list rotates weekly. The Italian-only flight is the move.
Tamburini self-service ★ 4.2 · Bologna
Via Caprarie 1, 40124 Bologna BO
Tamburini in Bologna's Quadrilatero runs the self-service food hall until 22:00 with salumi taglieri, the daily-changing pasta-by-weight tray and the aperitivo cocktail bar from 18:00.
Tip: Self-service runs 11:00 to 22:00; aperitivo starts at 18:00. The kitchen stops at 21:30.
Pizzeria Altero ★ 4.2 · Bologna
Via dell'Indipendenza 39, 40121 Bologna BO
Pizzeria Altero on Via dell'Indipendenza in Bologna is the 1957-founded pizza-al-taglio counter, an old-school Bolognese counter serving slabs of pizza rossa, pizza bianca and crescentine.
Tip: Take-away counter runs 11:00 to 22:00; the pizza rossa is 3 euros per slab and the queue thins after the lunch peak.
Acqua al 2 ★ 4.2 · Florence
santa-croce · Via della Vigna Vecchia 40r, 50122 Firenze
Acqua al 2 in Florence's Santa Croce district runs the kitchen until 00:30 every night, with the signature five-pasta assaggio di primi and the bistecca al mirtillo served to the after-theatre crowd.
Tip: Book a 22:00 seating a fortnight ahead. Open until 00:30 nightly; dinner only.