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City directory · Italy · 2026

Best bars in Venice

Explore 5 current listings in our 2026 awards-led global corpus. Arts Bar ranks #1 in Venice and #191 globally.

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Best global rank
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What this list covers. Kinda Decent follows bars with one or more meaningful signals from awards, peer lists, guest ratings, and editorial coverage. It is a ranked view of our sourced corpus, not a directory of every bar in Venice. Global ranks and stars stay consistent across the site. Read the published methodology.

2026 city ranking

Venice ranking

City rank is each venue's position among the 5 current listings shown here. Global rank is its position in the worldwide Kinda Decent ranking. Profiles with unverified operating status are labeled.

How to read the signal scores

Signal charts show scores out of 100 before weighting. Open a venue for sources.

Est. = proxy estimate · None = checked, none found · Out = outside the scoring window · — = unavailable.

  1. 1City

    Global #191

    Arts Bar

    Venice, ItalyProvisional Kinda Decent 2026 1-star — Kinda Decent

    The St. Regis Venice's art-led cocktail bar on the Grand Canal, twice named hotel bar of the year at Italy's Barawards.

    Luxury hotel art cocktail bar · site · IG

    47.7

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    59 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    70 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    70 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    27 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Social Vibes
    81 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  2. 2City

    Global #409

    Aman Bar

    Venice, Italy

    Palatial Grand Canal hotel bar in Venice's frescoed Palazzo Papadopoli, with Italian best-hotel-bar awards in 2024 and 2025.

    Palatial Grand Canal hotel cocktail bar · site · IG

    41.0

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    45 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    51 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    56 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    34 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Social Vibes
    80 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  3. 3City

    Global #767

    Cannaregio's canalside beer specialist, 21 taps on rotation, named Bar Birreria dell'anno at the 2024 Barawards by Bargiornale.

    Canalside craft-beer pub · site · IG

    35.0

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    68 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    44 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    76 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  4. 4City

    Global #785

    Il Mercante

    Venice, Italy

    A two-storey cocktail bar in a Venetian café dating from 1870, and the room by the Frari that guests seek out for serious mixology.

    Experimental cocktail bar in a historic Venetian café · site · IG

    34.9

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    85 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    19 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Serious press
    8 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Social Vibes
    85 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  5. 5City

    Global #1304

    The Cipriani's poolside bar overlooking the Venetian lagoon, best known for the Bellini and named Best Italian Hotel Bar at the 2026 Roma Bar Show Awards.

    Hotel poolside cocktail bar · site

    28.5

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    44 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    38 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    77 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores

Evidence key: — unavailable · Est. proxy estimate · None checked with no qualifying signal · Out outside the scoring window. Unavailable, none and outside-window signals contribute zero; estimates use their disclosed proxy score. The published weights stay fixed.

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