Skyline Rooftop Bar ★ 4.7
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GiudeccaSun-Thu 16:00-24:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-01:00
Skyline crowns the Hilton Molino Stucky on Giudecca, a former flour mill turned hotel that hosts the city's highest rooftop bar, with a signature cocktail.
TipThe hotel runs a free shuttle boat from San Marco Giardinetti; book a sunset slot for the strongest light on the dome of the Salute. Cocktails sit around twenty five euros.
Sagra Rooftop Restaurant ★ 4.5
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GiudeccaDaily 12:00-15:00 and 18:30-22:30
Sagra crowns the fourth floor of the JW Marriott Venice on Isola delle Rose, with a 360-degree lagoon panorama, an open kitchen running modern Italian.
TipThe hotel runs a free shuttle from San Marco; arrive 18:30 for an aperitivo seat on the terrace edge before the dining tables claim the rail. Closed through the winter months.
La Terrazza Bar at H10 Palazzo Canova ★ 4.4
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San PoloDaily 12:00-24:00
La Terrazza sits on the top floor of the H10 Palazzo Canova a few steps from the Rialto Bridge, with a covered indoor bar and an open terrace section.
TipThe covered indoor section runs year round; the open terrace is the seat in warm months. A spritz or negroni runs around fifteen euros for the view of the Grand Canal turn at Rialto.
Bar Foscarini ★ 3.8
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DorsoduroDaily 09:00-24:00
Bar Foscarini tucks a terrace right under the wooden span of the Ponte dell'Accademia on the Dorsoduro side, a canal level deck that takes in the full Grand.
TipNot a rooftop in the literal sense; the deck sits at canal level under the bridge with the same payoff. Prices skew high for the view, so plan a single drink rather than a meal.
Algiubagio ★ 4.4
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CannaregioDaily 07:30-24:00
Algiubagio runs a centuries old bar at Fondamenta Nuove 5039 in Cannaregio, with a wide lagoon facing terrace inaugurated in 2009, chef Daniele Zennaro.
TipThe terrace is the seat in summer; the inside room takes over from November to March. Sit for a sunset spritz at 19:00 to catch the light on San Michele before the dinner crowd lands.
Harry's Bar ★ 4.7
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San MarcoDaily 11:00-23:00
Harry's Bar opened on Calle Vallaresso in 1931 under Giuseppe Cipriani and remains the city's most photographed cocktail room, the birthplace of the Bellini.
TipStand at the bar for the Bellini at half the table price; the dress code tightens after 19:00 and bookings are for the dining room, not the cocktail counter.