Venice: Cocktails At Harry's Bar.
In total, I've lived in NYC four years of my like. Three years, when I was younger and had absolutely no money - it would scare the crap out of my fiance that I could survive on $20 in my bank about for two weeks. One year, when I was in my mid-30s, and could afford more than Taco Bell. (Though I often pretend I can't, because I love Taco Bell tacos.)
Anyway...
One of the "romantic" and "stylistic" draws to Venice (for me) was Harry's Bar.
I knew that if I was coming to Venice, I had to hunt this place down and have a Bellini. Surprisingly, it took no effort find. And have within two hours of landing at Marco Polo Airport, I was sipping a Bellini...
I followed it up with a Negroni, my favorite "aperativo." The Bellini was actually too sweet for me. I'm not a fan of Mimosas or Bellinis. But the Negroni, with it's awesome bitterness, was "perfezinone."
The bar itself was charming, but only because it is old. It is absolutely worth a pop into, for a Bellini or Negroni. It's really an "in and out" kind of place. It's old.Sure, the waiters and barmen are dressed charmingly... But the prices are high. And it is a wee bit "touristy."
But what else do you expect?
Plus, they take credit cards. So the 16-Euro you spend on a Bellini is easy to manage. Plus, you're able to capture some mood-specific photos in there. I enjoyed it.
Especially that bitter Negroni. Hmm....
Anyway...
One of the "romantic" and "stylistic" draws to Venice (for me) was Harry's Bar.
It is part of the "Cipriani" business, which has a few restaurants in NYC. I have always been too poor to eat at them. But being in Venice, it was a "bucket list" item to visit.
Tucked down a little street, just after a row of amazing luxury stores (Hello, Balenciaga! How are you?), behind two quiet doors (so quiet, I almost missed them!) is an iconic bar....
Home of the Bellini (peach pure and prosecco - though, champagne, if you must), this was a haunt of quite a few famous people in the last century. Including one of my crazy writing heroes, Ernest Hemingway.
I knew that if I was coming to Venice, I had to hunt this place down and have a Bellini. Surprisingly, it took no effort find. And have within two hours of landing at Marco Polo Airport, I was sipping a Bellini...
I followed it up with a Negroni, my favorite "aperativo." The Bellini was actually too sweet for me. I'm not a fan of Mimosas or Bellinis. But the Negroni, with it's awesome bitterness, was "perfezinone."
The bar itself was charming, but only because it is old. It is absolutely worth a pop into, for a Bellini or Negroni. It's really an "in and out" kind of place. It's old.Sure, the waiters and barmen are dressed charmingly... But the prices are high. And it is a wee bit "touristy."
But what else do you expect?
Plus, they take credit cards. So the 16-Euro you spend on a Bellini is easy to manage. Plus, you're able to capture some mood-specific photos in there. I enjoyed it.
Especially that bitter Negroni. Hmm....
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