Criminal Candy at Riva Club is a nightlife spot in Mergellina, Naples.
Criminal Candy has run Naples' most famous queer night since 2009, currently held at the seafront Riva Club on Via Coroglio in Bagnoli, with drag hosts.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Saturday-only programme through the dance season; pre-book through the Criminal Candy Facebook page. The Cumana train to Bagnoli then a short walk.
Address: Via Coroglio 154, 80124 Napoli, Naples
Lento Hi-Fi opened in November 2024 on Via Giovanni Paladino as the first listening bar in central Naples, with a custom-built sound system.
Tip: The room is built around the speakers; reserve a sofa seat for the seven o'clock sets rather than a stand at the bar. The kitchen runs through the night.
Audioteca opened in October 2021 in San Giorgio a Cremano on Naples' eastern edge as Italy's first audiophile bar, with a custom-built Finnish birch column.
Tip: The room is built around the speakers; the sweet spot is centre stage in front of the columns. Open Wednesday through Sunday, programme is vinyl all night.
Spazio Nea runs an art-gallery cafe and cocktail bar on Via Santa Maria di Costantinopoli at Piazza Bellini, opened in 2011 by Luigi Solito.
Tip: The terrace on Piazza Bellini is the seat in the warm months; the gallery rotates roughly monthly. Cocktails run a smoky old fashioned and house signatures.
Perditempo runs an eclectic bookshop, record store and bar on Via San Pietro a Maiella near Piazza Bellini, with two scuffed inside rooms, sidewalk tables.
Tip: Cash works best; the cocktails are cheap and pour heavy. Closed Mondays. The university crowd takes the piazza outside past 23:00.
Cammarota Spritz has anchored Vico Lungo Teatro Nuovo in the Quartieri Spagnoli as the city's canonical one-euro Aperol spritz counter, with a tiny inside.
Tip: Cash only and queues build past 19:00; the alley is the room. The base spritz is one euro and the bar shuts when the Aperol runs out.
Libreria Berisio has run Via Port'Alba's second-hand bookshop quarter since 1956 and has doubled as a cocktail bar since 2014, with worn armchairs.
Tip: Drinks at the back armchairs are the seats to get; the front window opens onto Port'Alba on warm nights. The kitchen runs short snacks only.
