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Some patrons frequent this chic place just for a simple aperitivo at one of the outside tables, perhaps accompanied by the snacks beautifully laid out on the bar; others, who look like they've just popped out of one of the area's designer-clothing shops, come here to dine or gather in one of the upstairs rooms.
At this cool backstreet hangout, which is open nightly till the small hours, you can listen to live or DJ-spun music while sipping your choice of a craft beer or cocktail from the lengthy drinks menu. A shorter food menu has a handful of burgers, panini, and desserts. On warm evenings, try to sit at one of the tables outside in the quiet piazzetta.
The granddaddy of all the boho bars in Piazza Bellini was set up as a bookstore in the late 1980s and still has its own small publishing house and displays a variety of interesting titles, historic prints, and photos. Seats in the heated veranda are at a premium in winter, though many customers sit outside year-round.
Students and alternative revelers crowd the tiny street outside this hole-in-the-wall cantina, where a spritz costs just €1.
This onetime delicatessen now serves its own flavored rum. Be sure to try the cinnamon-honey mix. There are tables outside on the piazza.
By day, this is the city's best independent record store. By night, it's the place to hear eclectic tunes and mingle in Vomero. It serves decent bar snacks, pasta dishes, cakes, and drinks.
On a street populated by other bookstores, this one is turned into a bar at night, serving wine and cocktails to the sound of live jazz or the DJ's chilled selections.
A beautiful café and contemporary art gallery, Nea is a highly atmospheric spot to just hang out on student-filled Piazza Bellini, especially in fine weather at the tables outside or on the steps of the gorgeous university library.
Via Cisterna dell'Olio hosts the tiny but agreeably funky Superfly, with classic jazz on the speakers and a huge collage of punters' favorite albums lining the wall.
This tiny bar is where trendy Vomeresi grab a predinner cocktail or postdinner cicchetto (shot).
