Café Noir

Venice


Just gritty enough to be bohemian without being divey, this dark-beamed drinking den offers a long list of cocktails, Guinness on tap and cheap wine by the glass. Accompanying the beverages is an extensive list of jaw-busting panini and piadine (flatbreads). No wonder it's a solid favourite with the university crowd.


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