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DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
WINE BAR
AL PROSECCO
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( 041 524 02 22;
www.alprosecco.com
; Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio, Santa Croce 1503; 9am-10.30pm Mon-
Sat, to 8pm winter; San Stae)
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The urge to toast sunsets in Venice's loveliest
campo
is only
natural - and so is the wine at Al Prosecco. This forward-thinking bar specialises in
vini
naturi
(natural-process wines) - organic, biodynamic, wild yeast fermented - from the
€3.50 unfiltered 'cloudy'
prosecco
to the silky €5 Veneto Venegazzú that trails across the
tongue and lingers in the imagination.
AL MERCÀ
( 393 992 47 81; Campo Cesare Battisti 213, San Polo; 9.30am-2.30pm & 6-9pm Mon-Sat; Rialto)
Dis-
cerning drinkers throng this cupboard-sized bar crammed with
cicheti
and 60 different
wines, including top-notch
prosecco
and DOC wines by the glass (€2 to €3.50). Arrive by
6.30pm for meatballs and mini-
panini
(€1 to €2) and easy bar access, or mingle with
crowds stretching to the Grand Canal docks - there's no seating, and it's elbow room only
at Venice's friendliest bar counter.
WINE BAR
OSTERIA DA FILO
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CAFE, BAR
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(Hosteria alla Poppa; 041 524 65 54; Calle delle Oche, Santa Croce; 11am-midnight Wed-Sun, from 5pm Mon &
Tue; ; Riva de Biasio)
A living room where drinks are served, Hosteria alla Poppa comes
complete with creaky sofas, free wi-fi, abandoned novels, and board games for marathon
sessions mastering the Italian version of Risk. Service is brusque, but drinks are cheap and
Mediterranean tapas tasty. Wednesday is live-music night starting around 8pm - usually it's
jazz, with the owner on the drums.
CAFFÈ DEI FRARI
( 041 524 18 77; Fondamenta dei Frari 2564, San Polo; 8am-9pm Mon-Sat; San Tomà)
Take your es-
presso with a heaping of history at this century-old carved wooden bar, or recover from the
sensory overload of I Frari with a sandwich, a glass of wine and easy conversation at the
dinky indoor cafe tables downstairs or on the Liberty-style wrought-iron balcony upstairs.
CAFE, BAR
MURO VINO E CUCINA
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