Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE
SKYLINE ROOFTOP BAR
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( 041 272 33 11;
www.molinostuckyhilton.com
; Fondamenta San Biagio 810, Giudecca; noon-3.30pm &
6pm-1am, closed Mon Nov-Feb; Palanca)
From white-sneaker cruise passengers to the
€1000-sunglasses set, the rooftop bar at the Hilton Molino Stucky wows everyone with its
vast panorama over Venice and the lagoon, with drink prices to match. From May to
September, the bar offers a lunch buffet from noon to 3pm.
LION'S BAR
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( 041 887 66 42;
www.cafecentralevenezia.com
;
Lungomare Marconi 31, Lido; sandwiches €2-7, salads €8-12;
8am-3am Aug & Sep; Lido)
With its sexy baroque curves, stately porticos and exuberant sun-
burst demilune above the front door, the Lion's Bar is the Lido's most prestigious drinking
den, although sadly it's only open during the Film Festival (
Click here
). Designed by Gio-
vanni Sicher in the 1920s, it's a classic art nouveau extravagance with a sweeping staircase,
mullioned windows and a large terrace ideal for late-night DJ sets.
Inside, festival glitterati and journalists neck an endless supply of coffee and lunch on
spartan salads beneath an enormous glitter ball.
B.EACH
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BEACH BAR, CLUB
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(Lungomare D'Annunzio 20, Lido; 9am-9pm Mon-Tue, Thu & Sun, to 2am Wed & Fri-Sat May-mid-Sep; Lido)
After a taxing day on a Lido lounge chair, there's nothing better than unwinding on a four-
poster beach bed. At this bold venue, days flow into nights with a parade of diversions: free
library books, designated beach sport, massage, live-music sets, open-air cinema and week-
end DJ sets that will keep you dancing until you face-plant on the sand.
JEROBOAM
(Piazzetta Lepanto 1l; sandwiches & salads €2.50-5; 7.30-2am Wed-Mon; Lido)
With its gleaming
wooden bar lined with multicoloured booze bottles, this bustling place in Piazzetta Lepanto
is a year-round favourite. Come for coffee in the morning, generous sandwiches and salads
at lunchtime and the best Manhattan and
aperitivo
bar on the Lido in the early evening.
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