Where to drink well in Venice by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Venice. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Vino Vero in Venice's Cannaregio on Fondamenta della Misericordia opened 2014 and runs one of Italy's deepest natural-wine lists, the canonical late-night.
PourFriulian orange wines by the glass
WineItalian natural and biodynamic wines
FoodCicchetti, charcuterie boards
TipCanal-side outside seating fills up by 19:00 in summer. Ask the staff for the orange-wine flight; the Friulian pours are the move.
Estro Vino e Cucina in Venice's Dorsoduro is the Spezzamonte brothers' wine-bar and bistro with 700 sustainable wines, a Michelin Guide listing for good.
PourVeneto natural wines by the glass
WineSustainable wines, 700 labels
FoodModern Venetian small plates
TipCounter cicchetti are walk-in; book the dining room ahead. The wine flight is the move; the staff curate it to what you order.
Enoteca Mascareta in Venice's Castello is the late-running enoteca run by Mauro Lorenzon, with a daily-changing chalkboard list and one of the city's rare.
PourMauro Lorenzon's daily chalkboard pours
WineOrganic and northeast Italian wines
FoodCold plates, cicchetti, cheese boards
TipOpens at 19:00 and runs to 02:00; the late-night wine room is a Venice rarity. Ask Mauro for a flight, not a single glass.
Al Timon in Venice's Cannaregio on Fondamenta degli Ormesini is the canal-side wine bar with a wooden barge for outdoor seating, the canonical Misericordia.
PourSoave by the carafe on the canal barge
WineVeneto and Friuli pours
FoodCicchetti, grilled meat skewers
TipThe moored barge in the canal is the seat to claim. Grilled meat skewers and the wine carafes run late, beyond bacari hours.
Cantinone Gia Schiavi in Venice's Dorsoduro at the foot of Ponte San Trovaso is the De Rossi family bacaro since 1944, with house-made crostini and the canal.
PourSoave Classico and Recioto pours
WineVeneto whites, traditional ombre
FoodHouse-made crostini, polpette
TipEat your crostini standing on the bridge; the bar inside is tiny. Closed Sunday afternoons. Family-run since 1944.
Bacaro Jazz near the Rialto Bridge in San Marco is the bras-hanging-from-the-ceiling bar with cicchetti, jazz nights and one of the longest late hours in San.
PourProsecco di Valdobbiadene and spritz
WineItalian wines, classic and natural
FoodCicchetti and tapas, jazz nights
TipTouristy but reliable. The 02:00 close means it's one of the few wine rooms open past the Castello close-out.
All'Amarone in Venice's San Polo is the small enoteca specialising in Valpolicella, Amarone and Recioto pours, with a focused 80-label list of Veneto reds.
PourAllegrini Amarone by the glass
WineValpolicella and Amarone DOC
FoodCold plates, cured meats
TipThe Amarone flight is the move; runs roughly €25 for three pours. Closed Sundays.
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