World’s Best Hotel Bars: The St. Regis Venice

Let’s be honest. Venice is one of the most gorgeous cities on earth. It’s like stepping back in time, to marvel at some Medieval fairy tale. And many of the 4-million-odd annual visitors here are coming to do just that. If they’re coming to experience craft cocktails, however, they might leave disappointed. By and large, the local drinks scene is also some relic of the past. It’s not as if you can’t get a great spritz or a Negroni, but the more expertly-executed tipples are few and far between. Unless you find yourself at The St. Regis Venice, that is. And you really ought to find yourself here.

The five star property at the southerly mouth of the Grand Canal is home to one of Venice’s premiere drinks destinations: the Arts Bar. With a menu described as an “avant-garde selection of art-inspired modern and classic cocktails,” this is a place where the loftiness of the liquids is befitting of the scenery.