Where to eat in Venice after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Venice after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Dal Moro's Fresh Pasta To Go in Venice's Castello is the takeaway pasta counter open to 22:00, the rare cheap-and-fast late dinner near San Marco when other rooms have shut.
Try: Fresh pasta in a box
Tip: Walk-in. Spaghetti carbonara and squid ink with vongole are the moves. EUR 7 to 10 per box.
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.
Try: Cicchetti, grilled meat skewers
Tip: The moored barge in the canal is the seat to claim. Grilled meat skewers and wine carafes run later than most bacari.
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.
Try: Cicchetti, cold plates, cheese boards
Tip: Opens 19:00. Runs to 02:00. Walk-in. Ask Mauro for a wine flight rather than a single glass.
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.
Try: Pub plates and craft beer
Tip: Walk-in. Tap list rotates weekly. The Italian-only flight is the move.
Devil's Forest Pub on Calle Stagneri near Rialto is one of the rare Irish-style late-night rooms in San Marco, open to 01:00 weeknights with pub plates and Guinness on tap.
Try: Pub burgers, nachos, late-night plates
Tip: Walk-in. One of the city's late closes; useful when the bacari have shut. Sports televised live.
Bacaro Jazz near the Rialto Bridge in San Marco is the late-running jazz bar open to 02:00 with cicchetti, the canonical post-midnight wine room in San Marco.
Try: Cicchetti and tapas
Tip: Walk-in. Tonight's jazz set is on the chalkboard at the door. Touristy but reliably late.
The Irish Pub Venezia in Cannaregio is the late-running Irish-style pub with a mixed Irish and craft tap list, one of the city's longer-hours rooms.
Try: Pub plates and Guinness
Tip: Walk-in. Late close (02:00). Italian craft selection rotates.
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.
Try: Bar snacks from Adriatica
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Fri-Sat 02:00 close is rare for Venice. Seasonal menu refreshes June each year.
Peak food season in Venice is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Venice rewards trust.