22 Best Bars in Naples, Italy

Between 8 and 9 some evenings, it seems as though the whole upscale Chiaia neighborhood has descended into this tiny space for an aperitivo. The small tables and low stools can be awkward, but the cozy atmosphere, friendly staff, and the pleasure of being surrounded by glass-front cabinets full of wine bottles with beautiful labels more than makes up for it. Excellent local wines are available by the glass at great prices.

Some patrons frequent this chic place just for a simple aperitivo at one of the outside tables, perhaps accompanied by the snacks beautifully laid out on the bar; others, who look like they've just popped out of one of the area's designer-clothing shops, come here to dine or gather in one of the upstairs rooms.

This fourth-generation wineshop has a weekly evening aperitivo with local and international bands performing for the gathered masses. This is the place to be on Thursday.

At this cool backstreet hangout, which is open nightly till the small hours, you can listen to live or DJ-spun music while sipping your choice of a craft beer or cocktail from the lengthy drinks menu. A shorter food menu has a handful of burgers, panini, and desserts. On warm evenings, try to sit at one of the tables outside in the quiet piazzetta.

This small club in the historic district books jazz musicians and hosts jam sessions and live DJ sets. The cocktails are as good as the music.

The granddaddy of all the boho bars in Piazza Bellini was set up as a bookstore in the late 1980s and still has its own small publishing house and displays a variety of interesting titles, historic prints, and photos. Seats in the heated veranda are at a premium in winter, though many customers sit outside year-round.

Students and alternative revelers crowd the tiny street outside this hole-in-the-wall cantina, where a spritz costs just €1.

This onetime delicatessen now serves its own flavored rum. Be sure to try the cinnamon-honey mix. There are tables outside on the piazza.

By day, this is the city's best independent record store. By night, it's the place to hear eclectic tunes and mingle in Vomero. It serves decent bar snacks, pasta dishes, cakes, and drinks.

Inside, the cool chrome furnishings contrast with the old arched ceiling, but try to get a table out in the beautiful square in front of the Orientale University, where you can mingle with the city's students. A DJ spins tunes, and there's regular live music on the tiny stage.

Deep in the Centro Storico between the buzzy Piazza Bellini and edgy Piazza Mercato, you'll find this sophisticated spot opened in 2025 for fab cocktails and light stuzzichini bites. The area's first listening bar–cum–modern speakeasy is backdropped by stylish, design-lit interiors and a top sound system with resident and visiting DJs behind the altar-like console tweaking the knobs of the bespoke rotary mixer into the early hours.

On a street populated by other bookstores, this one is turned into a bar at night, serving wine and cocktails to the sound of live jazz or the DJ's chilled selections.

A beautiful café and contemporary art gallery, Nea is a highly atmospheric spot to just hang out on student-filled Piazza Bellini, especially in fine weather at the tables outside or on the steps of the gorgeous university library.

Favored by trendsetters, this concept store selling clothing and records also has a restaurant, as well as a bar where the cocktails are truly creative.

S'move is something between a bar and a club, filling around midnight with a young crowd that wears its clothes with the designer labels showing.

Via Cisterna dell'Olio hosts the tiny but agreeably funky Superfly, with classic jazz on the speakers and a huge collage of punters' favorite albums lining the wall.

This tiny bar is where trendy Vomeresi grab a predinner cocktail or postdinner cicchetto (shot).

Live jazz is the draw at this intimate and elegant bar–restaurant near the port, where artists, filmmakers, and gallery owners gather over drinks or upscale dinners.