Several well-known bars exist in the world under the name Harry's Bar, including:

Harry's Bar is a bar and restaurant located at Calle Vallaresso 1323, Venice, Italy, owned by Cipriani S.A..

History

Harry's Bar was opened in 1931 by bartender Giuseppe Cipriani. According to the company history, Harry Pickering—a rich, young Bostonian—had been frequenting Hotel Europa in Venice, where Giuseppe Cipriani was a bartender. When Pickering suddenly stopped coming to the hotel bar, Cipriani asked him why. When Pickering explained that he was broke because his family found out his drinking habits and cut him off financially, Cipriani loaned him 10,000 lire (about $500 US [$7,839 in 2015 dollars]). Two years later, Pickering returned to the hotel bar, ordered a drink, and gave Cipriani 50,000 lire in return. "Mr. Cipriani, thank you," he said, according to the Cipriani website. "Here's the money. And to show you my appreciation, here's 40,000 more, enough to open a bar. We will call it Harry's Bar."

The Italian Ministry for Cultural Affairs declared it a national landmark in 2001.

Harry's Bar on Via Veneto in Rome Italy gained international fame when it was featured in director Federico Fellini's classic 1960 film La Dolce Vita. It still operates today on trendy Via Veneto as a bar and restaurant and attracts an upscale Roman and international crowd (at times celebrities) who can afford the expensive prices.

It is not related to the other Harry's Bars in Venice or Florence.

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Coordinates: 41°54′33.14″N 12°29′17.8″E / 41.9092056°N 12.488278°E / 41.9092056; 12.488278