Garibaldi Enoteca & Cucina ★ 4.4
Alto TirinoMon, Wed-Fri 19:30-01:00. Sat-Sun 11:30-15:00 and 19:30-01:00. Closed Tuesday.
A wine bar and kitchen on Via Garibaldi, the late street of L'Aquila's historic centre, opened in 1999 by the Stratta brothers. Steakhouse plates, pizza and filled panini until one in the morning.
The list: A bottle list the Stratta brothers describe as di primissima scelta, with sparkling wines and spirits from outside Italy alongside the Abruzzo range.
Tip: Via Garibaldi is where the city drinks late. Four more places on the same 200 metres stay open past one, so start here and walk.
Il Tavernacolo ★ 4.1
Alto TirinoLunch from 11:00 to 15:00 and evening service from 19:00.
A wine room on Piazza Santa Giusta pouring loose wine and bottles with panini, piadine, charcuterie and cheese boards and bruschette. It also hosts tastings and private events.
The list: The house describes ottimi vini sfusi e in bottiglia, wine by the carafe as well as by the bottle, with tastings run on request.
Tip: Wine by the carafe is close to extinct in Italian city centres. This is the cheapest way in L'Aquila to drink Montepulciano by the glass all evening.
Le Petit Clos ★ 4.0
Alto TirinoMon-Sat 18:00-01:00. Closed Sunday.
An evening-only wine room on Piazza Regina Margherita in the rebuilt centre of L'Aquila, open six days a week from six until one and closed on Sundays.
The list: A wine shop and bar that also keeps a beer list, pouring from six in the evening until one in the morning.
Tip: It is two minutes from Piazza Duomo, where the consortium sets up the Vinorum fair in May, so it makes the obvious nightcap during the festival.
Morrison Wine & Cocktails ★ 3.9
Alto TirinoWed-Sun 18:00-02:00.
A small wine and cocktail room on Via dei Sali in the L'Aquila centre, serving from six until two from Wednesday to Sunday. One of the latest addresses in the rebuilt old town.
The list: A bar that runs a wine list beside the cocktail list, open from six in the evening until two in the morning five nights a week.
Tip: It runs later than the enoteche on Via Garibaldi, so it is the place to move to after the kitchens there close at one.
Chiarino ★ 3.8
Alto TirinoMon-Fri 19:00-01:00. Sat 19:00-02:00.
An evening bar on Piazza Chiarino in the L'Aquila centre, open from seven until one on weekdays and until two on Saturday, running a wine list beside the beer taps.
The list: A bar that trades as an enoteca and birreria together, pouring wine and beer from seven in the evening.
Tip: The square is quieter than Via Garibaldi, which makes this the one to pick when you want to hear the person across the table.
La Cantina di Lara ★ 4.2
Terre dei VestiniMon-Sat 17:30-22:30. Closed Sunday.
An evening-only wine bar on Via Firenze in central Pescara, pouring regional bottles with charcuterie and cheese boards, cured meats, bruschetta and locally brewed agricultural beers.
The list: Whites, reds, rosati and barrel-aged bottlings, alongside Abruzzo amari and distillates including genziana, ratafia and amaro San Celestino.
Tip: Ratafia and genziana are the two Abruzzo bitters to ask for after the wine. Both are made from things that grow on the mountains behind the city.