10 Best Bars in Italy

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We've compiled the best of the best in Italy - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Barfly

Mergellina
On two levels, this disco pub is built into the tufo rock behind the car park Cava. The ground floor has a seating area, with food available, and a small dance floor, while revelers dance upstairs to the sounds selected by the resident DJ.
Via Mergellina 6, Naples, 80122, Italy
081-660023

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Ecstasy

Cocktails, snacks, and late-night dancing are on offer at this nightspot, which has an outdoor seating area and an indoor bar with a DJ.

Fauno Notte Club

Established in the 1950s, Sorrento's oldest nightclub hosts local DJs and has concerts between mid-April and October and every Saturday night in the winter.

Piazza Torquato Tasso 13, Sorrento, 80067, Italy
8781821

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La Cabala

Piazza Navona

Atop the medieval Hostaria dell'Orso, La Cabala is an after-dinner club and late-night dance party whose VIP room hosts wannabe models. Depending on the evening, the vibe can be chic, hipster, or clubby. Rome's version of a supper club, La Cabala is part of the Hostaria dell'Orso trio of restaurant, disco, and piano bar. The dress code is "stylish."

Via dei Soldati 25, Rome, 00186, Italy
06-68301192

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La Mela

Chiaia
This small dance club first opened its doors in 1967, and is a veritable institution in the city. Tables surround the dance floor where revellers groove to the latest beats until the early morning.
Via Dei Mille 40, Naples, 80121, Italy
081-44447666

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Music on the Rocks

The owners of the restaurants Chez Black and Le Terrazze run this popular bar/club (est.1972), which occasionally hosts live music. Set in a seaside cave off Spiaggia Grande, it's a grinning, cheese-fest of pop tunes, day-glo and strobe lighting, and loungy nooks frequented by giggling twenty-somethings, a few middle-age locals, and the occasional celebrity (think Lenny Kravitz, Kate Moss, and Denzel Washington). Special events aside, entrance is free.

Via Grotte dell'Incanto 56, Positano, 84017, Italy
089-875874
Nightlife Details
Closed Nov.–Mar.

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Piccolo Mondo

Dorsoduro

Piccolo Mondo is the city's only disco, still going strong since 1963 (it was renovated in 2018).

Dorsoduro 1056/A, Venice, 30123, Italy
39-041-5200371-Number active from 11:00 PM - 4:00 AM
Nightlife Details
Closed Sun.--Tues.

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Sharivari

Piazza Navona

Here, a labyrinth of rooms contains a bistro and champagnerie, which are stocked with delicious delicacies and sought-after vintages, and a nightclub with two dance floors featuring every genre of music—from electronic and underground, to hip-hop, lounge, and international.

Via di Torre Argentina, 78, Rome, 00186, Italy
06-68806936

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Teatro Posillipo

Posillipo
Perched on the hill of Posillipo, this one-time cinema now hosts cabaret dinner shows, followed by local and international DJs.

Valentino Club

In the center of Ischia Porto, this is the focal point for a clientele in its early twenties and above. Admission varies (€16–€25), depending on what's on offer.