16 bars in Venice that should be on your must-visit list

Venice is, hands down, one of my favourite places to raise a glass. Here, the idea of “the aperitivo” exists on its own terms, ingrained in the daily rhythm rather than confined to a narrow pre-dinner window. By 10am, locals gather shoulder-to-shoulder in and around the bacari, the city’s standing-room-only taverns, with an ombra di vino (a small pour of wine) in hand as they nibble on cicchetti, the bite-sized snacks that turn grazing your way through Venice into one of life’s great…