Country

Italy

16 listening bars across 11 cities.

Brera Cremolino Isola La Villa Milan Naples Palermo Reggio Emilia Rome Scalo Romana Vercelli

B-Side Alpine Hi-Fi Listening Bar

Sophisticated

La Villa, Alta Badia, Italy Owner verified

Speakers Custom New Fidelity speaker system

Music Daily curated listening moments with selections from local and international music curators.

Policy Cocktail bar and hotel listening-room setting with music as a constant part of the atmosphere.

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Onda

Intimate

Milan, Italy Listed

Speakers Vintage 1980s speakers

Music Vinyl-led listening bar programming with DJs, selectors, listening club events, and occasional music talks.

Policy Cocktail bar service in a compact listening room. Best for low conversation, attentive drinking, and letting the selector set the pace.

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Section80Bar

Innovative

Isola, Milan, Italy Listed

Speakers Custom H.A.N.D. HiFi loudspeaker system with professionally planned positioning, integrated with a Dolby Atmos system by HiFi Milano.

Music Experimental and cross-disciplinary programming including vinyl listening sessions, DJ sets, live music and audiovisual events. A small record shop is curated with Berlin label and store Sound Metaphors.

Policy A flexible cultural and neighbourhood space rather than a silent listening room. Dedicated listening sessions reward attention; normal service also accommodates conversation, food, work and screenings.

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Younique Caffè

Sophisticated

Brera, Milan, Italy Listed

Speakers Custom two-way high-efficiency system by Futura with a large rear-loaded horn; exact component models are not publicly specified.

Music Weekly Thursday Joy Club aperitivo sessions and Sunday Sounds, with live or DJ programming alongside individual vinyl listening.

Policy A daytime café and evening aperitivo room intended for social listening. Individual headphone listening is available for guests who want a closer session with a record.

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Casa del Partito Vineria

Relaxed

Cremolino, Piedmont, Italy Listed

Speakers Klipsch La Scala AL6

Music Vinyl and digital listening through a dedicated high-fidelity system; specific genres and regular programming are not publicly specified.

Policy A convivial gastro hi-fi bar rather than a silent listening room. The official site accepts table reservations by phone. Open Tuesday to Friday 6pm to 11pm, and Saturday and Sunday noon to 3pm and 6pm to 11pm; closed Monday.

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MOGO

Lively

Isola, Milan, Italy Listed

Speakers Custom H.A.N.D. HiFi loudspeaker system, with large bespoke speakers near the main consoles and additional speakers distributed through the open space.

Music Selector-led programming curated by Polifonic and Burro Studio Records, moving across jazz, soul, ambient and electronic music, with vinyl DJs and changing evening sets.

Policy A large, social hi-fi restaurant rather than a silent listening room. Music becomes more prominent after dinner, with the booth and selectors setting the later pace.

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Studio 33

Intimate

Rome, Italy Listed

Speakers OMA / Oswalds Mill Audio listening-room system

Music Curated listening sessions, records, talks, music projects and private cultural events.

Policy Listening room and creative studio rather than a conventional walk-in bar. Best approached through events, sessions and private bookings.

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Lubna Milano

Lively

Scalo Romana, Milan, Italy Listed

Speakers Custom high-fidelity sound system; speaker make and models not publicly specified

Music A different selector plays each evening, with vinyl-led programming centred on funk and extending into jazz, soul, and ambient electronic music.

Policy A large, social listening restaurant and cocktail bar rather than a silent room. Music runs alongside dinner and drinks, with selector-led evenings designed for attentive but convivial listening.

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NAMI HiFi

Sophisticated

Brera, Milan, Italy Listed

Speakers Restored vintage wooden-and-brass horn loudspeakers in a custom analogue hi-fi system; exact speaker models not publicly specified.

Music Vinyl-led programming directed by Lele Sacchi, moving through jazz, soul, ambient, classical, electronic music and rock, with guest selectors, themed evenings and full-album sessions.

Policy Conversation is part of the evening, generally kept low. During designated full-album sessions, guests stop talking and listen through the record.

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Bene Bene

Sophisticated

Milan, Italy Listed

Speakers Sound system designed by Giorgio Di Salvo; exact components not publicly specified

Music Cocktail-led listening bar with curated music, guest-hosted nights and a contemporary hi-fi bar approach.

Policy Design-forward Milan bar for cocktails and social listening. Music has a strong presence, but the room is not a silent listening salon.

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Ottimo

Relaxed

Vercelli, Italy Listed

Speakers Klipsch La Scala AL5

Music Vinyl-led listening with jazz, Brazilian music, eclectic selections and international grooves.

Policy Mediterranean boteco and listening bar for aperitivo, dinner, drinks and selector-led listening.

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Futura

Intimate

Milan, Italy Listed

Speakers Large sound system used for listening sessions and DJ sets; exact speaker models not publicly specified

Music Vinyl-led DJ and listening programming with an electronic lean, moving through house, minimal, funk, reggae, blues, and related selections depending on the night.

Policy Small, social listening bar rather than a silent room. Best suited to close listening, drinks, and compact groups.

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Lento Hi-Fi

Relaxed

Naples, Italy Listed

Speakers Details pending

Music Selector-led listening bar programming across disco, funk, soul, R&B, house, jazz, downtempo and related records.

Policy Compact Naples bar for drinks, food and social listening. Music is central to the room, but the setting is relaxed rather than silent.

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The Riff

Lively

Reggio Emilia, Italy Listed

Speakers Details pending

Music Hi-fi restaurant and cocktail bar with DJ-led nights, records and music programming inspired by international listening-bar culture.

Policy Polished restaurant and cocktail-bar setting. Better for dinner, drinks and social listening than silent album-side listening.

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PABLO Listening Bar

Relaxed

Palermo, Sicily, Italy Listed

Speakers Details pending

Music Listening bar with vinyl, drinks, organic products and music-led evening programming.

Policy Social listening bar where drinks, food and records share the room; formal house rules are not publicly specified.

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33 Giri

Intimate

Rome, Italy Listed

Speakers Details pending

Music Vinyl-led bar with DJ/selectors and listening-bar programming around drinks, records, and late-evening sessions.

Policy Small Rome record bar atmosphere. Better for social listening, drinks, and selector-led nights than silent seated listening.

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