Ostregheteria Sottoriva 23 is a wine bar in Citta Antica, Verona.
Ostregheteria Sottoriva 23 in Verona sits under the medieval arcades on Via Sottoriva. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Food program: 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.
Address: Via Sottoriva 23, 37121 Verona
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. 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.
Enoteca Mastino in Verona pours a deep Veneto wine list near the Adige promenade. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
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.
Antica Bottega del Vino has poured Amarone in Verona since 1890 on a side alley off Via Mazzini. Editor pick on TableJourney with address and what to order.
Signature pour: Amarone della Valpolicella Classico by the glass
Wine focus: 4,500-label Italian list led by Amarone and Valpolicella
Food: Veronese plates plus 35-cured-meat cicchetti boards
Tip: Standing-counter ombra runs €3 to 8 per glass; the seated dining room is for full Veronese plates.
