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Best Nightlife in Venice (2026)

Nightlife in Venice is relaxed rather than wild, and it revolves around drinking well rather than dancing. The classic Venetian evening starts with a spritz or an ombra of wine and some cicchetti in a bacaro. Cantina Do Mori near the Rialto Market dates back to the fifteenth century and keeps market hours, so go early, while Al Timon on Fondamenta degli Ormesini in Cannaregio stays busy late, with seating on a boat moored in the canal.

For cocktails, Harry's Bar near San Marco is where the Bellini was invented in a room that has barely changed since the 1930s, though prices are high. Il Mercante, facing the Frari in San Polo, mixes inventive drinks with homemade bases, and the Skyline Rooftop Bar on top of the Hilton Molino Stucky on Giudecca has the widest view in the city for a sunset drink. Music lovers should book a concert at the Venice Jazz Club by the Ponte dei Pugni in Dorsoduro, then continue to Campo Santa Margherita, where student bars stay open late. Remember that vaporetti run less frequently at night, so check your route back, and keep noise down in residential streets.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 nightlife in Venice

  1. Harry’s Bar Historic cocktail bar and restaurant, San MarcoGiuseppe Cipriani's bar near the San Marco waterfront, opened in 1931, where the Bellini and carpaccio were created, and a declared Italian national landmark.
  2. Skyline Rooftop Bar Rooftop cocktail bar, GiudeccaA rooftop cocktail bar on top of the Hilton Molino Stucky on Giudecca, with panoramic views across the Giudecca Canal to the domes and towers of Venice.
  3. Il Mercante Craft cocktail bar, San PoloA craft cocktail bar facing the Basilica dei Frari, known for inventive drinks made with fresh homemade bases and a focus on reducing waste.

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1. Harry’s Bar

Historic cocktail bar and restaurant$$$$San Marco

Giuseppe Cipriani's bar near the San Marco waterfront, opened in 1931, where the Bellini and carpaccio were created, and a declared Italian national landmark.

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3. Il Mercante

Craft cocktail bar$$$San Polo

A craft cocktail bar facing the Basilica dei Frari, known for inventive drinks made with fresh homemade bases and a focus on reducing waste.

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5. Al Timon

Canal-side bacaro and wine bar$$Cannaregio

A lively Cannaregio bacaro on Fondamenta degli Ormesini, with a boat moored on the canal for seating, cicchetti, meat platters and late hours.

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