5 rooftop bars in Venice, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Venice nightlife.
Skyline Rooftop Bar ★ 4.7
Giudecca · Giudecca 810, 30133 Venezia
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 list built around the in house Stucky 1975 Venice Gardens gin and a panorama that runs across the lagoon to St Mark's.
Tip: The 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
Giudecca · Isola delle Rose, Laguna di San Marco, 30133 Venezia
Sagra crowns the fourth floor of the JW Marriott Venice on Isola delle Rose with a 360 degree panorama over the lagoon, an open kitchen running modern Italian and a bar terrace that opens for sunset cocktails before the dinner service takes over.
Tip: The 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
San Polo · Riva del Vin 744, 30125 Venezia
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 that opens straight onto the Grand Canal traffic between the Pescheria and the Rialto.
Tip: The 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
Dorsoduro · Dorsoduro 878C, 30123 Venezia
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 Canal turn at the Salute and a steady flow of vaporetti past the rail.
Tip: Not 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
Cannaregio · Fondamenta Nuove 5039, 30121 Venezia
Algiubagio runs a centuries old bar at Fondamenta Nuove 5039 in Cannaregio, with a wide lagoon facing terrace inaugurated in 2009, chef Daniele Zennaro on a seasonal menu and a sunset view straight across to Murano and the cemetery island.
Tip: The 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.