Caffe Borsari is a bar in Verona.
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.
Food program: Tramezzini and crostini
Tip: Stand at the counter for €4 spritz; the brioche and tramezzini are sold individually until they run out.
Address: Corso Porta Borsari 15/D, 37121 Verona
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.
