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Osteria Sottoriva is a wine bar in Citta Antica, Verona.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: 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.
Tour the vibrant local markets and immerse yourself in a private cooking class in a local home with a certified Italian home cook. You can learn local recipes before t...
Indulge in the deep flavors of Valpolicella wines (including Amarone) on a wine tasting tour departing from Verona.Visit San Giorgio di Valpolicella and try regional w...
This experience gives you what guidebooks can't: a real taste of Verona's extraordinary food & wine culture, insider knowledge of where locals eat and confidence to na...
Address: Via Sottoriva 9/A, 37121 Verona
Ostregheteria Sottoriva 23 in Verona sits under the medieval arcades on Via Sottoriva, open daily with a small Adige terrace and pork cheek in Amarone.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Enoteca Can Grande in Verona is the lived-in wine bar two blocks from Piazza Bra, pouring Soave Classico flights in a room small enough to fill quickly.
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.
Enoteca Mastino in Verona pours a deep Veneto wine list near the Adige promenade, with Bardolino Chiaretto from the Garda shore on the summer glass list.
Signature pour: Bardolino Classico Superiore by the glass
Wine focus: Veneto roster with regional cellars
Food: Cicchetti, salumi, small plates
Tip: Ask for the Bardolino Chiaretto in summer (the rosé from the Garda shore); €4 to 6 per glass.