Guidebook for Venice
Food Scene
Reasonable portions of homestyle cooking - great wines - high-quality service
18 locals recommend
La Bitta
2753/A C. Lunga S. BarnabaReasonable portions of homestyle cooking - great wines - high-quality service
This is one of my favorite restaurants in Venice...friendly service and amazingly fresh food. Make reservations in advance!
153 locals recommend
La Zucca
1762 S. CroceThis is one of my favorite restaurants in Venice...friendly service and amazingly fresh food. Make reservations in advance!
Muro Frari
2604 a/b Sestiere San PoloExcellent pizza with a very large menu of choices.
This Venice institution has been operating in the same spot since 1953. The coffee is exceptional. All the delectable pastries are candy for the eyes as well as the stomach.
146 locals recommend
Pasticceria Tonolo - Venezia
3764 Calle S. PantalonThis Venice institution has been operating in the same spot since 1953. The coffee is exceptional. All the delectable pastries are candy for the eyes as well as the stomach.
Amazing spot for food lovers on the peaceful side of the Rialto Bridge overlooking the Grand Canal.
68 locals recommend
Osteria Bancogiro
122 Ponte di RialtoAmazing spot for food lovers on the peaceful side of the Rialto Bridge overlooking the Grand Canal.
Avogaria
1629 Calle AvogariaCreative and deliciously innovative dishes for all tastes.
Venetian chocolate tradition encountered the art of young chocolatier. age-old ingredients blend with modern recipes inspired by that magical atmosphere around Venice.
10 locals recommend
Vizio Virtù
5988 Calle del FornerVenetian chocolate tradition encountered the art of young chocolatier. age-old ingredients blend with modern recipes inspired by that magical atmosphere around Venice.
You'll feel like a doge in the Hotel Gritti Palace where superb, elegant and refined applies equally to the food, setting and service.
Club del Doge
2467 Campo Santa Maria del GiglioYou'll feel like a doge in the Hotel Gritti Palace where superb, elegant and refined applies equally to the food, setting and service.
Relaxed, canal front restaurant in the former Jewish ghetto, providing imaginative Kosher dishes.
37 locals recommend
Gam Gam
1122 CannaregioRelaxed, canal front restaurant in the former Jewish ghetto, providing imaginative Kosher dishes.
The tranquility and the atmosphere prevailing at ostaria da Rioba make this become the ideal place for all occasions to meet, from dinner for two to the evening with friends at the working dinner.
68 locals recommend
Ostaria da Rioba
2553 Fondamenta MisericordiaThe tranquility and the atmosphere prevailing at ostaria da Rioba make this become the ideal place for all occasions to meet, from dinner for two to the evening with friends at the working dinner.
Fresh gelato is made using top-notch ingredients like Amalfi Coast lemons and Piedmontese hazelnuts. Seasonal flavours range from chestnut cream to apricot sorbet, with liquid treats including luscious hot chocolate. You'll find other branches in San Polo (Campo dei Frari 3006), Cannaregio (Strada Nova 3844) and at Stazione di Santa Lucia (train station).
10 locals recommend
GROM - Il Gelato come una volta
2761 Calle de le BottegheFresh gelato is made using top-notch ingredients like Amalfi Coast lemons and Piedmontese hazelnuts. Seasonal flavours range from chestnut cream to apricot sorbet, with liquid treats including luscious hot chocolate. You'll find other branches in San Polo (Campo dei Frari 3006), Cannaregio (Strada Nova 3844) and at Stazione di Santa Lucia (train station).
Antica Drogheria Mascari is the oldest food speciality store in the historic center of Venice.
In fact, fifty years have passed since the shop was opened in Calle degli Spezieri (street of the spice merchants) near the Rialto Bridge .
The tradition started by Luciano and his wife Sonia in 1948 is carried on today by their two sons, Gabriele and Gino with the same commitment and dedication.
Quality and expertise make the store a landmark for all those who are looking for delicacies such as spices, truffles, tea, dried mushrooms and balsamic vinegar by the gram or liter;things that nowadays are impossible to find elsewhere in city.
21 locals recommend
Drogheria Màscari di Màscari Luciano & C. Snc
381 San PoloAntica Drogheria Mascari is the oldest food speciality store in the historic center of Venice.
In fact, fifty years have passed since the shop was opened in Calle degli Spezieri (street of the spice merchants) near the Rialto Bridge .
The tradition started by Luciano and his wife Sonia in 1948 is carried on today by their two sons, Gabriele and Gino with the same commitment and dedication.
Quality and expertise make the store a landmark for all those who are looking for delicacies such as spices, truffles, tea, dried mushrooms and balsamic vinegar by the gram or liter;things that nowadays are impossible to find elsewhere in city.
At first sight, “Nono Colussi” (literally Grandfather Colussi) shop seems like an ordinary bakery. In this historical place, biscuits and cakes are freshly baked daily since 1956.
The reason to look for this spot is the typical Venetian “focaccia”. A soft and fluffy cake made with yeast base. Nono Colussi’s way to bake this sponge focaccia is the most famous in town and it’s worth the walk and the price (€ 17 for the small one) for tasting it. When I was a child, my aunt usually bought this delicious sweet focaccia for me and my sister. We used to enjoyed it, slice by slice in less than one day.
While you are waiting for the package of your focaccia, you can try another amazing pastry baked by Nono Colussi. I really suggest the krapfen stuffed with cream: a real stairway to Heaven.
Dorsoduro 2867a, calle lunga San Barnaba, Venice, Italy
19 locals recommend
Dal Nono Colussi
2867A C. Lunga S. BarnabaAt first sight, “Nono Colussi” (literally Grandfather Colussi) shop seems like an ordinary bakery. In this historical place, biscuits and cakes are freshly baked daily since 1956.
The reason to look for this spot is the typical Venetian “focaccia”. A soft and fluffy cake made with yeast base. Nono Colussi’s way to bake this sponge focaccia is the most famous in town and it’s worth the walk and the price (€ 17 for the small one) for tasting it. When I was a child, my aunt usually bought this delicious sweet focaccia for me and my sister. We used to enjoyed it, slice by slice in less than one day.
While you are waiting for the package of your focaccia, you can try another amazing pastry baked by Nono Colussi. I really suggest the krapfen stuffed with cream: a real stairway to Heaven.
Dorsoduro 2867a, calle lunga San Barnaba, Venice, Italy
Nella cornice romantica e internazionale di Venezia La PATATINA a San Giacomo accoglie i suoi ospiti in una atmosfera dove non viene mai a mancare l'attenzione alla spontaneità dei modi.
Una atmosfera accogliente dove lasciarsi sedurre dal cibo, dalla originalità dei piatti e dalla cura nelle presentazioni.
Un luogo speciale, spazio narrativo per le sensazioni. Nella freschezza degli ingredienti, nella qualità dei pesci dell'Adriatico si può ritrovare il profumo del mare e degli orti della laguna, il valore cosmopolita della naturalezza, il piacere di una nuova, ricercata semplicità.
San Giacomo, 1587
30125 Venezia
Tel. 041 524 3692
15 locals recommend
La Patatina
1587 Campo S. Giacomo da l'OrioNella cornice romantica e internazionale di Venezia La PATATINA a San Giacomo accoglie i suoi ospiti in una atmosfera dove non viene mai a mancare l'attenzione alla spontaneità dei modi.
Una atmosfera accogliente dove lasciarsi sedurre dal cibo, dalla originalità dei piatti e dalla cura nelle presentazioni.
Un luogo speciale, spazio narrativo per le sensazioni. Nella freschezza degli ingredienti, nella qualità dei pesci dell'Adriatico si può ritrovare il profumo del mare e degli orti della laguna, il valore cosmopolita della naturalezza, il piacere di una nuova, ricercata semplicità.
San Giacomo, 1587
30125 Venezia
Tel. 041 524 3692
Caffè Florian
57 P.za San MarcoThey tell the story of the migrants’ journey through food, from Africa to the shores of Sicily. It is interesting to note that the Africa experience dishes are culturally “contaminated”, in the sense that the recipes have gradually evolved thanks to this incredible journey of people who have mixed flavors and also brought culinary culture.
7 locals recommend
Africa Experience
2722 C. Lunga S. BarnabaThey tell the story of the migrants’ journey through food, from Africa to the shores of Sicily. It is interesting to note that the Africa experience dishes are culturally “contaminated”, in the sense that the recipes have gradually evolved thanks to this incredible journey of people who have mixed flavors and also brought culinary culture.
A small restaurant with a broad selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes from various countries of the Middle East, like falafel, hummus, and a few rice dishes. Food is displayed buffet style for take out or inside dining.
16 locals recommend
Orient Experience Snc Venezia
2920 Sestiere Dorsoduro A small restaurant with a broad selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes from various countries of the Middle East, like falafel, hummus, and a few rice dishes. Food is displayed buffet style for take out or inside dining.
Estro is anything you want it to be: wine bar, aperitivo pit stop, or sit-down degustation restaurant. The 500 wines – all of them naturally processed – are chosen by young-gun owners Alberto and Dario, whose passion for quality extends to the grub, from cicheti (Venetian tapas) topped with house-made porchetta (roast pork) to roasted guinea fowl and a succulent burger dripping with Asiago cheese.
31 locals recommend
Estro - Vino e Cucina
Calle San Pantalon Estro is anything you want it to be: wine bar, aperitivo pit stop, or sit-down degustation restaurant. The 500 wines – all of them naturally processed – are chosen by young-gun owners Alberto and Dario, whose passion for quality extends to the grub, from cicheti (Venetian tapas) topped with house-made porchetta (roast pork) to roasted guinea fowl and a succulent burger dripping with Asiago cheese.
Ristorante Upupa Ghetto Venezia
2888 Campo delGhetto NuovoThe new Osteria in Venice.
Their values are hospitality and high quality ingredients. A real journey into Venetian flavors.
11 locals recommend
Zanze XVI
231 Santa Croce The new Osteria in Venice.
Their values are hospitality and high quality ingredients. A real journey into Venetian flavors.
Al Vecio Marangon
Calle Della TolettaOsteria da Codroma
2540 Fondamenta BriatiEverything Else
Pulisecco Ever Clean
1535 Rio Terà de le CarampaneTrusty Dry Cleaning & Laundry in Venezia
La Dogaressa Flowers
Stefano e Claudia Parrucchieri - Hairdressing Salon, Hairdresser Venice, Parrucchiere Centro Storico
1098 Riva del VinHairdressing Salon
Shopping
One of the oldest pharmacies in the city'. Dr. Enrico Di Sopra is a high level pharmacist.
11 locals recommend
Farmacia Santa Fosca
2234 CannaregioOne of the oldest pharmacies in the city'. Dr. Enrico Di Sopra is a high level pharmacist.
Certified organic food
http://www.negozicuorebio.it/it/negozi/venezia/venezia/rialto-biocenter/0000942
6 locals recommend
Rialto Biocenter
2264 Santa CroceCertified organic food
http://www.negozicuorebio.it/it/negozi/venezia/venezia/rialto-biocenter/0000942
Coin Excelsior
5787 Fondamenta Trapolinlibreria Acqua alta
5176b C. Longa Santa Maria FormosaGucci
258 P.za San MarcoPRADA Venice Store
1464 Salizada S. MoiseLOUIS VUITTON Venice Store
1345 P.za San MarcoLoro Piana
Viale Luigi BroglioMax Mara Venezia San Marco
5033 S. MarcoLa Pedrera
2345 S. CroceMaliparmi
4600 Sestiere di S. MarcoPenzo
2681 Calle Seconda dei SaoneriLibreria Mare di Carta
222 Fondamenta dei TolentiniDrinks & Nightlife
Calle Crosera, 3771, Santa Croce, Venice Veneto, Italy +39 041 476 4322
Marco and Francesco were architects who, when the economic crisis hit, decided to open this small, cosy wine bar.
The venue was designed by the owners themselves, with all the decor being vintage pieces from their family's home (think nonna's table, auntie's lamp...). Their plan was to create an aperitivo bar with a wicked boat dock perfect for sitting down at or arriving by canal.
The restaurant is inspired by the Adriatic Sea, and the name, Malvasia, owes to wine from Crete Island in Greece. The food is from local orchards on the islands of the lagoon, and they only serve seasonal products — this is almost literally zero-kilometre cuisine. The restaurant is the owners' way of commemorating the relationship between Venice and the Adriatic Sea.
18 locals recommend
Adriatico Mar
3771 Calle CroseraCalle Crosera, 3771, Santa Croce, Venice Veneto, Italy +39 041 476 4322
Marco and Francesco were architects who, when the economic crisis hit, decided to open this small, cosy wine bar.
The venue was designed by the owners themselves, with all the decor being vintage pieces from their family's home (think nonna's table, auntie's lamp...). Their plan was to create an aperitivo bar with a wicked boat dock perfect for sitting down at or arriving by canal.
The restaurant is inspired by the Adriatic Sea, and the name, Malvasia, owes to wine from Crete Island in Greece. The food is from local orchards on the islands of the lagoon, and they only serve seasonal products — this is almost literally zero-kilometre cuisine. The restaurant is the owners' way of commemorating the relationship between Venice and the Adriatic Sea.
Skyline Rooftop Bar
Relax and unwind while surrounded by breathtaking views of the Venice skyline. The newly redesigned Skyline Rooftop Bar is located on the top floor of the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel and provides a unique setting for guests to enjoy expertly created cocktails, appetizers or light snacks while taking in incredible panoramic views of Venice, from Canale Giudecca to Piazza San Marco.
Giudecca 810, Venice, 30133, Italy
TEL: +39-041-272 3311
25 locals recommend
Skyline Rooftop Bar
Skyline Rooftop Bar
Relax and unwind while surrounded by breathtaking views of the Venice skyline. The newly redesigned Skyline Rooftop Bar is located on the top floor of the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice hotel and provides a unique setting for guests to enjoy expertly created cocktails, appetizers or light snacks while taking in incredible panoramic views of Venice, from Canale Giudecca to Piazza San Marco.
Giudecca 810, Venice, 30133, Italy
TEL: +39-041-272 3311
Parks & Nature
San Giuliano park
Via OrlandaAlberoni
Lido di Venezia
Circolo Golf Venezia
1 Str. VecchiaSightseeing
Murano
Burano
Torcello
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
4303 Scala Contarini del BovoloSan Giorgio Maggiore
Isola di S.Giorgio MaggiorePunta della Dogana
2 DorsoduroScuola Grande di San Rocco
Ca' Rezzonico station
Mocenigo Palace-Museum
1992 Santa CroceSt. Mark's Square
Piazza San MarcoRialto Bridge
Sestiere San PoloGallerie dell'Accademia
1050 Campo della CaritàClock Tower
Piazza San MarcoChurch of Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Campiello dei MiracoliBasilica di Santa Maria della Salute
1 DorsoduroIsola di San Michele
Getting Around
People Mover - Tronchetto station
33 Isola Nova del TronchettoTourist Airport "Nicelli" in Venice - Lido
9 Via R. Morandi