5 late wine bars in Valpolicella, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All Valpolicella nightlife.
Maddalene Enoteca Naturale ★ 4.5
Veronetta, Verona · Via Cantarane 69, 37129 Verona, Italy
Veronetta natural wine room that opens at six and runs to midnight at the weekend, the late option on the university side of the Adige.
Tip: Closed Tuesday. Sunday is the early night, 17:00 to 21:00.
Hostaria La Vecchia Fontanina ★ 4.3
Piazzetta Chiavica, Verona centro storico · Piazzetta Chiavica 5, 37121 Verona, Italy
Rustic hostaria a few steps from Piazza delle Erbe whose kitchen and glass list both run to midnight seven days a week.
Tip: Closed on public holidays. The weekday lunch menu at EUR 20 is the cheapest sit-down meal in the centre.
Osteria del Bugiardo ★ 4.6
Portoni Borsari, Verona centro storico · Corso Portoni Borsari 17/A, 37121 Verona, Italy
The Buglioni cellar's Verona outpost since 2005, on Portoni Borsari, and the standing evening address for Valpolicella by the glass in the city.
Tip: Portoni Borsari fills from seven. Arrive before then or expect to drink standing on the street.
Osteria Sottoriva ★ 4.4
Sottoriva, Verona centro storico · Via Sottoriva 9/A, 37121 Verona, Italy
A long-established osteria under the Sottoriva arcades, where the evening service runs long and the wine board stays resolutely local.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday, which catches out visitors who walk past on a quiet afternoon and assume it has shut for good.
Darì Ristorante e Enoteca ★ 4.3
San Pietro Incarnario, Verona centro storico · Vicolo Cieco San Pietro Incarnario 5, 37121 Verona, Italy
Chef Corinna Darì's palazzo dining room and wine shop near the Arena, with a courtyard garden that comes into its own once the lights go down.
Tip: Ask for the dehor, the garden courtyard inside the palazzo, rather than the indoor rooms on a warm evening.