Where Cinque Terre goes after dark — bars, live music and the late ones worth staying up for.
Nessun Dorma, Manarola
A terrace bar above the harbour with the postcard view and a bruschetta bar. No reservations; join the list in person and wait.
Vernazza harbourfront
A handful of bars on the piazza where the village and its visitors drink together until about eleven, and then it stops.
Sciacchetrà tasting
The local sweet wine, made from grapes dried on the terraces, sold by the glass in village enotecas. Expensive for a reason: yields are tiny.
Monterosso's beach bars
The only village with real sand, and the only one with beach clubs that keep music going into the evening in summer.
La Spezia after dark
If you want a genuine night out, it is here rather than in the villages: a working port city with bars along Via del Prione.