Bacaro Jazz is a bar in Venice.
Bacaro Jazz near the Rialto Bridge in San Marco is the late-running jazz bar with cicchetti, bra-collection ceiling and one of the few 02:00 closes.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Cicchetti, cured meats and tapas
Tip: Walk-in. 02:00 close. Touristy ambience but useful for late drinks; tonight's jazz set is on the chalkboard at the door.
Address: Salizada del Fontego dei Tedeschi 5546, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Venice
Skyline Rooftop Bar atop Hilton Molino Stucky on Giudecca is the city's rare rooftop bar, with a 360-degree view across the lagoon, San Marco basin.
Signature drink: Spritz with a Giudecca Canal view
Food: Bar snacks, hotel kitchen menu
Tip: Take the free Hilton shuttle boat from San Marco. Best at sunset (book by 19:30 in summer). Spritz around €18.
Do Leoni Cocktail Bar inside Hotel Londra Palace on the Riva degli Schiavoni is the elegant bar overlooking the San Marco basin and the Bacino di San Marco.
Signature drink: Negroni Sbagliato, classic Venetian cocktails
Food: Light dining carte, bar snacks
Tip: Spring-autumn outdoor seating on the Riva is the move. Cocktails from €18. Lunch carte runs noon to 14:30.
Venice Jazz Club in Dorsoduro near Ponte dei Pugni is the city's live-jazz room with two sets nightly, the canonical Venetian jazz-and-cocktail venue.
Signature drink: Negroni and live-set whisky cocktails
Food: Tapas and aperitivo plates
Tip: Two sets at 21:00 and 22:15; ticket €20 includes one drink. Book online ahead, the room seats 50.
Harry's Bar on Calle Vallaresso has run since 1931, the Cipriani family room where the Bellini was invented, the canonical historic-bar stop near San Marco.
Signature drink: Bellini (white peach puree + Prosecco)
Food: Classic Cipriani plates and snacks
Tip: Ground-floor bar is the value play; the Bellini at €22 is the canonical pour. Upstairs is the dining room with separate booking.
Experimental Cocktail Club in Il Palazzo Experimental in Venice's Dorsoduro on the Zattere is the modern cocktail room with Cristina Celestino interiors.
Signature drink: Italian-ingredient cocktails by the resident bartender
Food: Bar snacks from Adriatica next door
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The signature menu refresh hit June 2025; ask for the seasonal flight. The back garden bar runs in summer.
Bar Longhi inside The Gritti Palace on Campo Santa Maria del Giglio is the Murano-lamp bar with the Pietro Longhi 18th-century paintings, the canonical Grand.
Signature drink: Bellini Longhi, Negroni at the Gritti
Food: Bar snacks, the Gritti's afternoon tea
Tip: The patio with the Grand Canal view runs spring through autumn. Cocktails start around €22; the Longhi Bellini variant is the move.
