Wine Not? is a bar in Verona.
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.
Food program: 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.
Address: Vicolo Ghiaia 4, 37121 Verona
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.
