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Negrar

Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Negrar from the En Primeur Club guide.

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Negrar’s guide is built around wine first. The city has 14 wineries and 2 restaurants in our guide, plus 1 exceptional wine program. Negrar di Valpolicella appears 8 times among the top neighbourhood listings, and the rest of the scene spreads across Cerè di Negrar, Valpolicella Classica, Valpolicella Classico, Jago di Negrar di Valpolicella and Mazzano. Giuseppe Quintarelli, Cantina Valpolicella Negrar, Domìni Veneti and Vigna '800 show the range of local tasting rooms, from cooperative scale to family estates. The restaurants add a compact dining layer, with a Bib Gourmand, a Michelin Plate and Locanda '800’s cellar setting. Trattoria alla Ruota brings a modern Venetian trattoria format, an extensive wine list. Locanda '800 adds an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list in the same neighbourhood.

Wineries for Valpolicella tastings

These estates show how Negrar’s wine scene is organised around Valpolicella Classica, appassimento and cellar-led visits.

  • Giuseppe Quintarelli

    Giuseppe Quintarelli produces Amarone in Cerè di Negrar. Volcanic soils, limestone outcrops and mountain air shape the estate’s concentrated, long-lived wines. The cellar uses traditional Slavonian oak for extended ageing. The producer holds a Falstaff Winery listing for 2026.

  • Cantina Valpolicella Negrar

    In Valpolicella Classica, Cantina Valpolicella Negrar brings cooperative scale to Amarone and the appassimento tradition. It unites more than 230 growers across about 700 hectares, and its tastings and cellar visits frame the wines through land, drying rooms and local grape varieties.

  • Domìni Veneti

    In Valpolicella Classico, Domìni Veneti gives Negrar a large-format cooperative view of the region. The emphasis is on terroir education, with Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella, plus Amarone and Ripasso, set within the wider producer network tied to Cantina Valpolicella Negrar.

Dining and wine tastings

Trattoria alla Ruota and Locanda '800 serve à la carte menus with extensive wine lists. Vigna '800 offers estate tastings with food pairing and a barrel-room setting.

  • Trattoria alla Ruota

    In Negrar di Valpolicella, Trattoria alla Ruota pairs a modern Venetian trattoria format with an extensive wine list. The kitchen works from a rotating menu anchored in local Veneto produce, and the restaurant holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand from 2026.

  • Locanda '800

    In Negrar di Valpolicella, Locanda '800 is a family-run trattoria with an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list. It produces its own Amarone and offers chef-led barrel tastings in its cellar, which also serves as a private dining room. The restaurant holds a Michelin Plate for 2026.

  • Vigna '800

    Vigna '800 is a family-run organic winery in Negrar di Valpolicella. It pairs its estate wines with food and a locanda, and offers guided estate tastings in a barrel-room setting. The winery was founded in 2001.

Planning FAQ

How many Michelin-starred restaurants are in Negrar in your guide?

Negrar has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. Trattoria alla Ruota holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2026. Locanda '800 has an exceptional wine program, an extensive wine list and a cellar that serves as a private dining room, alongside its Michelin Plate for 2026.

Which neighbourhood has the strongest concentration of serious wine stops?

Negrar di Valpolicella has 8 of the city’s top neighbourhood listings in our guide. It appears across both restaurants and several wineries, including Trattoria alla Ruota, Locanda '800, Tommaso Bussola and Fratelli Vogadori.

Where do the best wine programs sit in Negrar?

Locanda '800 in Negrar di Valpolicella has the exceptional wine program in our guide. Trattoria alla Ruota in the same neighbourhood has an extensive wine list, while the cellar room at Locanda '800 adds a private dining setting.

Which places are most useful for Amarone and Valpolicella tastings?

Giuseppe Quintarelli in Cerè di Negrar, Cantina Valpolicella Negrar in Valpolicella Classica, Domìni Veneti in Valpolicella Classico, and Vigna '800 in Negrar di Valpolicella all focus on Valpolicella wines. They cover Amarone, Recioto, Ripasso and the local grape varieties behind them.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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