Wine bar€€€Tue-Sun 11:00-23:00, closed Mon
Osteria Sottoriva in Verona is the original Via Sottoriva cicchetti bar. TableJourney editor pick with address and booking notes inside the entry.
Signature pour: Valpolicella Classico Superiore by the glass
Wine focus: Local Veneto by the glass under medieval arcades
Food: Cicchetti and Veronese plates
Tip: Order three cicchetti and an ombra at the counter for €8; the polenta with schie (grey shrimp) is the lake-fish primer.
Wine bar€€€Daily 11:30-23:30
Ostregheteria Sottoriva 23 in Verona sits under the medieval arcades on Via Sottoriva. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Signature pour: Amarone della Valpolicella by the glass
Wine focus: Veneto labels with Amarone focus
Food: Veronese plates and pork cheek braised in Amarone
Tip: Walk in before 19:30 for the small terrace overlooking the Adige; pork cheek with Amarone reduction is the must-order.
Wine bar€€€Tue-Sun 18:00-24:00, closed Mon
Tapasotto in Verona is the modern Italian small-plates bar tucked into a side street off Via Mazzini. A 2026 TableJourney editor pick with hours and dishes.
Signature pour: Carso Vitovska orange wine by the glass
Wine focus: Natural wines and small Italian producers
Food: Italian small plates, salumi, seasonal pastas
Tip: Walk in by 19:00 for terrace seats; ask for the off-list orange wine from the Carso.
Wine bar€€€Wed-Sun 12:30-14:30 and 19:00-22:30, closed Mon, Tue
Enoteca della Valpolicella in Fumane outside Verona runs a 15th-century barn with primi casarecci and the most complete Valpolicella roster by the glass.
Signature pour: Vertical of Allegrini, Quintarelli, Bertani Amarone
Wine focus: All Valpolicella producers by the glass and bottle
Food: Veronese cucina tipica with primi casarecci
Tip: Twenty-minute drive from Verona; book the cellar table 10 days out for Vinitaly week and add the four-Amarone tasting flight.
Wine bar€€€Daily 08:00-24:00
Caffe Filippini in Verona invented the Spritz Filippini in the mid-20th century and still runs the Piazza delle Erbe terrace. A 2026 editor pick.
Signature pour: Spritz Filippini, the house recipe
Wine focus: Veronese roster with the original Spritz Filippini
Food: Cicchetti and aperitivo plates
Tip: Spritz Filippini at the counter €4, on the terrace €8; the cicchetti board is the snack to pair.
Wine bar€€€Tue-Sun 12:00-15:00 and 18:00-23:30, closed Mon
Enoteca Can Grande in Verona is the lived-in wine bar two blocks from Piazza Bra. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Signature pour: Recioto di Soave Pieropan Le Colombare
Wine focus: Veronese natural wines with food pairings
Food: Pasta, formaggi, salumi seasonal plates
Tip: Ask for the Soave Classico flight; the room is tiny so book 48 hours out for weekend dinner service.