5 speakeasies in Venice our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Venice nightlife.
Harry's Bar ★ 4.7
san-marco · Calle Vallaresso 1323, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
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.
Tip: Stand 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.
Experimental Cocktail Club Venice ★ 4.6
Dorsoduro · Sestiere Dorsoduro 1411, 30123 Venezia
Experimental Cocktail Club hides behind a Cristina Celestino designed lobby door inside Il Palazzo Experimental on the Zattere, with the Paris and London.
Tip: Walk ins only, no reservations; the hotel desk can hold a table for guests. The Tuesday and Wednesday close is non negotiable and the room shuts for two weeks in January.
Il Mercante ★ 4.5
San Polo · Fondamenta dei Frari 2564, 30125 Venezia
Il Mercante runs an 1870s former cafe a few steps from the Frari basilica as one of Venice's serious cocktail rooms, with a Magellan inspired list themed.
Tip: Order the Captain's Death if you like bitter and dry; the bar staff also build off menu. The room sits maybe thirty so reservations on Friday and Saturday avoid the queue.
Bar Longhi ★ 4.5
San Marco · Campo Santa Maria del Giglio 2467, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
Bar Longhi is the social hub of The Gritti Palace on Campo Santa Maria del Giglio, with mirrored walls of Murano crystal, eighteenth century paintings.
Tip: Cocktails are nineteen euros, bar bites from twenty two; the terrace seats a handful so book ahead for sunset. Afternoon tea is the calmer slot if the bar feels too formal.
The Bar at Aman Venice ★ 4.6
San Polo · Calle Tiepolo 1364, 30125 Venezia
The Bar at Aman sits in the piano nobile of Palazzo Papadopoli overlooking the hotel's Grand Canal garden, with bar manager Antonio Ferrara on a seasonal.
Tip: The garden opens for cocktails from midday in warm months; the indoor salon takes over October through April. The Venice Cocktail Week and Architecture Biennale slots fill weeks ahead.