Best Cocktail Bars in Italy

The best cocktail bars in Italy run from aperitivo institutions to modernist labs. Moebius Milano ranks second on The 50 Best Bars 2026, its concrete back bar holding over 300 bottles. Locale Firenze, No. 22 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2025, mixes low-waste drinks in a Florence building from the 1200s. Freni e Frizioni, a former mechanic's workshop in Rome's Trastevere, was No. 33 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2023, the year L'Antiquario in Naples was No. 44. Harry's Bar in Venice, open since 1931 and the birthplace of the Bellini, was No. 3 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2010. Moebius seats just seven at its counter; call ahead. These are the bars we would start with.