Le Sirenuse, Franco’s Bar Positano: shut until April, and nobody books

Q: Is Franco’s Bar open in November?

No. It runs from April to October1, and being outdoors it also answers to the weather.

Q: Do I have to stay at Le Sirenuse?

No. Anyone may queue, and a room only shortens the wait7.

Q: What will 2 drinks cost?

At the April 2023 prices, €50 for 2 cocktails3 or €40 for 2 alcohol-free ones.

Franco’s Bar in Positano is shut until April, and the first day of 2027 is still to be announced. When it reopens you queue like everyone else, with no reserved tables; the last drinks list, from April 2023, had cocktails at €25.

Updated 1 November 20265 min readHow we write the guide

Franco’s Bar by day: the blue and white tiled counter under a striped awning, a barman at work, blue stools, a lemon tree in a great pot and the mountain above Positano

Who Franco’s Bar is for

Why go

A drink outdoors with no thought for what to wear, between the lemon tree and the yellow urns, the mountain behind the bar.

The list

When to look elsewhere

An evening on a timetable does better at Aldo’s, on the hotel’s terrace, where a table can be booked.

The other bars

A car park with a view

Until 2015 this was the hotel’s car park⁶. Franco Sersale, Le Sirenuse’s arbiter of style, died that January at 87, travelling, but not before solving the wall: 2 masonry curves dipping from a central column like ropes, with 2 glass panels set into the gap, so the view stays whole.

His son Antonio finished the job. The bar now goes by its colours⁶: the “Selenium Yellow” of Giuseppe Ducrot’s fountain, and the Neapolitan sea blue of Paolo Calcagni’s furniture and of the tumblers Carlo Moretti makes by hand on Murano.

The white comes from Fornace De Martino’s floor tiles⁶, fired in Salerno so near the limit that another 10 degrees would have melted the terracotta. The walls are repainted every winter, which is the season you are stuck waiting through.

An evening at Franco’s Bar

The date
The 2026 season began on 4 April⁴; look to the bar’s Instagram for the first day of 2027.
Opening time
In July 2025 the bar reopened at 5pm⁵, the latest hour it has given; for this season’s, ring +39 089 812189¹.
The queue
Peak hours fall between 7pm and 11pm². Hotel guests go to the front⁷; everyone else waits.
The view
The tables on the view seat 2 and go to the first 3 couples¹²: one traveller queuing 20 minutes before opening, on a high-season weekday, ended up in the row behind. Guests also describe a minimum spend¹³, higher at those tables, so ask what applies before you sit.

Where to find Franco’s Bar

At Via Cristoforo Colombo 30, the same number as Le Sirenuse.

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What a drink cost on Franco’s last list

On the April 2023 list

Il Mediterraneo, 8 cocktails such as First Date and Pirata: €25
Le Icone, 3 house cocktails from the Franco’s Fizz to the Bellini Margarita: €25
I Classici, on request: €24
I Leggeri, alcohol-free: €20
Wine: €18–22 a glass, €78–100 a bottle
Prosecco €18 a glass, Dom Pérignon €65, or €320 a bottle
Beer €12, water €6

Franco’s Bar at a glance

Who may come	Anyone willing to wait their turn
Days	Open daily in season
Address	Via Cristoforo Colombo 30, 84017 Positano

Staying at Le Sirenuse

A Pool Terrace View room: the sofa, an antique chest of drawers, the majolica floor and the French window onto the balcony.

From bed to bar you never leave the street: hotel and bar share an address¹. The hotel reopens on 27 March 2027¹¹.

All the rooms at Le Sirenuse

Franco’s Bar, Aldo’s, Don’t Worry Bar and La Sponda

Venue	What it is	To get a seat
Franco’s Bar	Cocktails in the open air	Queue, no bookings
Aldo’s	Bar and seafood grill, with oysters and light dishes	Book a table
Don’t Worry Bar	The late room, with a resident DJ and vinyl	Enquiries to info@sirenuse.it
La Sponda	The restaurant, open for dinner every night	Book; non-residents spend at least €160 a person

Questions about Franco’s Bar

Is Franco’s Bar open in November?

No. It runs from April to October¹, and being outdoors it also answers to the weather.

Can I reserve a table?

No, and knowing the family does not help: you will never see a “reserved” sign¹.

Do I have to stay at Le Sirenuse?

No. Anyone may queue, and a room only shortens the wait⁷.

What will 2 drinks cost?

At the April 2023 prices, €50 for 2 cocktails³ or €40 for 2 alcohol-free ones.

Mark April and check the first day on the bar’s Instagram

Franco’s Bar’s site

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