Travel Reference
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DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
WINE BAR
AL TIMON
( 041 524 60 66; Fondamenta degli Ormesini 2754; 11am-1am Thu-Tue & 6pm-1am Wed; Guglie)
Find a
spot on the boat moored out front along the canal and watch the motley parade of drinkers
and dreamers arrive for seafood
crostini
(open-face sandwiches) and quality organic and
DOC wines by the
ombra
(half-glass) or carafe. Folk singers play sets canalside when the
weather obliges; when it's cold, regulars scoot over to make room for newcomers at indoor
tables.
TORREFAZIONE MARCHI
CAFE
( 041 71 63 71;
www.torrefazionemarchi.it
;
Rio Terà San Leonardo 1337; 7am-7pm; Guglie)
Venetians
can't catch a train without a pit stop at this aromatic shopfront lined with brass-knobbed
coffee bins. Since 1930, Venice's Marchi family has been importing speciality beans, roas-
ted fresh daily in a washtub-size roaster behind the marble bar and ground to order. Con-
noisseurs who disdain flavoured brews: try
noxea
, espresso made with coffee beans roas-
ted with fresh hazelnuts.
AL PARLAMENTO
MAP
CAFE, BAR
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 244 02 14; Fondamenta Savorgnan 511; 8am-midnight Mon-Fri, 6pm- midnight Sat & Sun; Crea)
Entire university careers and international romances are owed to Al Parlamento's powerful
espresso, 6pm-to-9pm happy-hour cocktails and excellent overstuffed
tramezzini
. When
they warn you the ham, chicory and pepper- spread
tramezzino
is
picante
(spicy), you'd
best pre-order that mojito. Thursday brings live music at 9pm, and weekends you'll be talk-
ing over DJ sets unless you claim canalside seating early.
IL SANTO BEVITORE
MAP
PUB
GOOGLE MAP
( 335 841 57 71;
www.ilsantobevitorepub.com
;
Calle Zancani 2393a; 8am-midnight Mon-Sat; Ca' d'Oro)
San Marco has its glittering cathedral, but beer lovers prefer pilgrimages to this shrine of
the 'Holy Drinker' for 14 brews on tap, including Trappist ales and seasonal stouts. The
faithful receive canalside seating, footy matches on TV, free afternoon internet access, a
