A much-loved spot not only for scrumptious panini and nibbles, but also for the tranquillity of sitting outside along the Giudecca Canal with a sweeping view from industrial...

Prosecco - whether sparkling or still (aka spento) - is second only to spritz in terms of daily Venetian consumption, and (as the name suggests) this bar is a good place for...

Owned by siblings Andrea and Giorgia, Angiò is the finest stopping point along one of Venice's most tourist-trafficked spots - the lagoon-front riva degli Schiavoni. Tables...

Ardidos's owner Beatrice used to be an interior designer, based in Milan - and it shows: this recently opened café-bar with its glass, brick, ceramic and wood detailing manages...

This bar, which is much loved by Venice's student population, has expanded its already impressive repertoire of sandwich combinations. You'll need to summon all of your...

Secure a table outside and watch the locals saunter through the campo as you enjoy a coffee or spritz. Inside, you have your choice of standing at the usually crowded bar or...

A cosy bar with an even cosier mezzanine, which is often packed with students and lawyers. The walls feature art nouveau interpretations of 18th-century Venice. Sit back and...

Florian sweeps you back to 18th-century Venice with its mirrored, stuccoed and frescoed interior. Founded in 1720 as 'Venezia Trionfante', its present appearance dates from an...

Take a page from the locals and squeeze into this popular, standing-room-only bar for a delicious cup of coffee, mid-afternoon snack or one of the best spritz in town. Service...

With its ornate stucco mouldings, 18th-century murals, huge mirrors and polished wooden furniture, Quadri is every inch the caffè storico. People have been drinking here since...

This historic watering hole, founded by Giuseppe Cipriani in 1931, has changed little since the days when Ernest Hemingway came here to work on his next hangover… except for...

Stylish Muro is generally packed with throngs of sophisticated but thirsty spritz-seekers. There's something for pretty much everyone here - - from aperitivi and cicheti at...

It's a hike across to the new Hilton Hotel in the former Molino Stucky flour mill - and the bar is an expensive extravagance - but sit out on the rooftop terrace and survey...

Sant'Elena is surely the only place in Venice you'll find more residents, trees and grassy expanses than tourists, churches and galleries. Grab a seat - and a drink - outside...