Experts' Choice Award Harry's Bar
What the experts agree on
Venice's legendary 1931 watering hole invented both the Bellini and carpaccio. Food is pricey and conventional, but the historic glamour—where Hemingway once worked—remains the main draw for well-heeled tourists seeking a hallowed Venetian ritual.
“Well-heeled tourists and visiting celebrities have been coming to Harry's Bar, a Venice institution, since Giuseppe Cipriani opened it right on the St. Mark's waterfront in 1931.”
– Travel + Leisure
Fodor's "Lunch or dinner at Harry's Bar is as indispensable to a visit to Venice as a walk across the Piazza San Marco or a vaporetto ride down the Grand Canal." Full review
Zagat3.5
"Famed as the birthplace of the Bellini and still "hopping" with "tourists" and others imagining they see "Hemingway at the next table"." Full review
Gayot "Try the signature Bellini, a fresh peach nectar and prosecco aperitivo, and the carpaccio, which was also invented here." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Known the world over as Ernest Hemingway’s favourite watering hole in Venice, Harry’s Bar is a hallowed institution as well as a cosy café."
Time Out "This historic watering hole, founded by Giuseppe Cipriani in 1931, has changed little since the days when Ernest Hemingway came here to work on his next hangover." Full review
Rough Guide "Sometimes described as the most reliable of the city’s gourmet restaurants... though the place’s reputation perhaps has more to do with glamour than with cuisine."
Fodor's "The food, while outrageously expensive and conventional, is nevertheless quite good." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "If any bar knows how to do a bellini right, it's this classic 1930s establishment—the drink was invented here." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Bellini was born in Venice at Harry's Bar, which has been hopping since 1931. Declared a National Historic Monument by the Italian government in 2001, this San Marco bar and..."
CNN "To learn more, Tucci grabbed a drink at Harry's Bar, once a favorite of the late author Ernest Hemingway, and chatted with Andrea de Robilac, a Venetian historian with a passion for ducks and hunting"
