Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Verona for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Verona for grown-ups.
The Soda Jerk in Veronetta runs a vintage-inspired cocktail program with classic builds and house-made syrups. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Signature drink: Old Fashioned with house syrup
Food: Snacks only
Tip: Arrive by 22:00; the room seats 22 and turns once. Order an Old Fashioned or the bartender's negroni variation.
Altro? in Verona is the unmarked speakeasy off Via San Mamaso, dim lighting and plush seating with a cocktail programme of original house builds.
Signature drink: Bartender's-choice signature builds
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: The unmarked door is at the alley end; ring the bell and wait. Cocktails €12 to 16; cash and card both work.
Caffe Filippini in Verona invented the Spritz Filippini and runs the Piazza delle Erbe terrace. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Signature drink: Spritz Filippini
Food: Cicchetti boards
Tip: Spritz Filippini at the counter €4, on the terrace €8; cicchetti board is the snack to pair.
Il Bivacco in Veronetta runs the Via XX Settembre aperitivo crawl with a long bar, terrace seats and a small kitchen for cured-meat boards every evening.
Signature drink: Hugo spritz with elderflower
Food: Cured-meat boards and small plates
Tip: Aperitivo from 18:00-20:30; spritz plus snacks runs €10. Terrace seats fill from 18:30 in summer.
Wine Not? in Verona runs a tight 80-label natural-wine list on Vicolo Ghiaia, the side-alley bar pouring small Italian producers with daily cicchetti.
Signature drink: Natural wine by the glass
Food: Cicchetti and small plates
Tip: Ask for the off-list flight of three pours (€18); the room only seats 18 so 19:30 books fill from 19:00.
Osteria del Bugiardo in Verona doubles as a wine-and-cicchetti bar on Corso Porta Borsari, the Buglioni winery's tavern pouring Valpolicella and Amarone.
Signature drink: Buglioni Ripasso by the glass
Food: Cicchetti, salumi, lasagna
Tip: Standing counter for the ombra circuit; book the back tables for full dinner with cicchetti boards.
Ramo Vivaldi in Verona's Borgo Venezia runs an aperitivo and cocktail terrace away from the historic-centre crush. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Signature drink: Negroni sbagliato
Food: Aperitivo plates
Tip: Borgo Venezia trams 15 minutes from Piazza Bra; the negroni sbagliato at €8 is the move.
Caffe Borsari has run a tiny standing-counter espresso bar in Verona since 1969. TableJourney editor pick with address and booking notes inside the entry.
Signature drink: Spritz Aperol on Corso Porta Borsari
Food: Tramezzini and crostini
Tip: Stand at the counter for €4 spritz; the brioche and tramezzini are sold individually until they run out.
Antica Bottega del Vino has run Verona's reference wine-only standing counter since 1890, with 4,500 labels on the back bar. A 2026 editor pick.
Signature drink: Ombra of Amarone Classico
Food: Cicchetti, salumi, full menu
Tip: Stand at the marble bar for the €3 to 8 ombra circuit; sit for the full dinner kitchen with Veronese plates.
Tapasotto in Verona runs the modern small-plates bar off Via Mazzini, natural wines from small Italian producers paired with daily-changing cicchetti.
Signature drink: Orange wine flight
Food: Italian small plates
Tip: Walk in by 19:00 for terrace seats; ask for the orange wine flight from the Carso.
Ostregheteria Sottoriva 23 in Verona sits under the medieval Sottoriva arcades, the Amarone-by-the-glass terrace with the small Adige river-view seats.
Signature drink: Amarone by the glass with Adige river view
Food: Veronese plates and Amarone-braised pork
Tip: Terrace seats are 4 tables; walk in by 18:30 to claim one in summer.
Signorvino in Verona runs the 1,500-label wine shop on Corso Porta Nuova with an aperitivo bar at the back. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Signature drink: Soave Classico Coffele by the glass
Food: Salumi-and-cheese boards, focaccia
Tip: Aperitivo with one tasting board and a glass runs €18; ask for the Lugana Cà Lojera by the glass.
Campo Marzio on Piazza Bra in Verona runs an aperitivo terrace facing the Arena. TableJourney editor pick with address and booking notes inside the entry.
Signature drink: Negroni with Verona vermouth
Food: Cicchetti and pizza al taglio
Tip: Terrace prices Piazza Bra-rate (€10 cocktail); the cicchetti board is the cheapest way to occupy a seat for 90 minutes.
The Bar at Hotel Due Torri in Verona is the historic 14th-century palazzo-hotel cocktail bar across from Sant'Anastasia. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick.
Signature drink: Champagne cocktail and aperitivo
Food: Hotel bar snacks
Tip: Hotel-bar prices (€16 cocktails); the room is the city's most discrete late-evening option.
Il Cappello in Verona runs a cocktail bar near Castelvecchio. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick with address, hours and what to order inside the entry.
Signature drink: Aperitivo Cappello with Bardolino
Food: Aperitivo plates
Tip: Aperitivo with snacks €9 at the counter; the Bardolino-based house cocktail is the move on summer nights.
Antica Osteria al Duomo in Verona runs the traditional standing-counter osteria near the cathedral. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick with hours and dishes.
Signature drink: Ombra of Valpolicella Classico
Food: Cicchetti and traditional plates
Tip: Ombra €2.50, cicchetti €1.80 to 3; lunchtime fills the standing counter from 12:00-13:30.
Caffe Mazzini in Verona is the long-running Via Mazzini terrace cafe, the daytime espresso and evening spritz stop on the city's main pedestrian street.
Signature drink: Spritz Aperol on the Verona pedestrian strip
Food: Cicchetti boards
Tip: Terrace charges €5 for an espresso for the street view; counter prices are half.
La Prosciutteria in Verona runs a fixed-formula aperitivo bar on Piazza delle Erbe. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Signature drink: Tagliere with regional Italian salumi
Food: Cured-meat-and-cheese boards
Tip: The tagliere-for-two with two glasses runs €28; sized for sharing, not a full meal.
Berfis Pub in Verona runs an Italian craft-beer rotation by the Adige in Veronetta. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Signature drink: Italian craft beer rotation
Food: Pub food, burgers
Tip: Eight rotating Italian craft taps (€5 to 7 the pint); ask the bar for the seasonal Veneto picks.
Antica Bottega del Vino's marble standing counter in Verona pours the city's reference ombra circuit since 1890, 4,500 labels on the back-bar.
Signature drink: Ombra of Recioto della Valpolicella
Food: Cicchetti, panini al musso, full Veronese menu
Tip: Stand at the marble bar for the €3 to €8 ombra circuit; sit for the full dinner kitchen later in the evening.