The best restaurants Venice

Apart from the tourist routes, this small 26-seat osteria prepares Venetian cuisine, typical and quality. A few tables on the summer terrace, but little easy to grasp, because the Venetians will probably have preceded you. Dino and Isalla are very attentive to their customers and take care of the restaurant with passion.

For 50 years, this family restaurant offers traditional, fish-based cuisine. The Royal Seafood Salad or homemade langoustine ravioli ravioli are recommended for you. Large choice of fish. You can also sit on the terrace behind the restaurant overlooking a quiet passage.

In a quiet street away from the hustle and bustle of the Rio Terà San Leonardo, this little wine bar that doesn't look like much will satisfy the appetites of the most relentless walkers. Behind the counter covered with tramezzini and cicchetti, you can choose your selection and enjoy it quietly at the small wooden tables or on the terrace. Meat croquettes, mustard sandwiches and pork chops, fried vegetables and fish, bread and sausage... Order a good dish, accompanied by a small glass of white wine for example.

Right next to the La Fenice theater, this establishment stands out for its elegance and the quality of its service. Its history is the stuff of legend: frequented as early as 1720, it became America's favorite café in 1945. Closer to home, Sir Elton John and Maria Callas have spoken highly of it! Big names in Venetian culture visit regularly and its romantic atmosphere, in a small, quiet square (on days when there are no performances at La Fenice), will make for a delightful evening. The "risotto dello chef" is a must.

Authentic trattoria of neighborhood! It is in a very relaxed atmosphere that you come here to enjoy a share of pizza (on site or to take away) or a hot dish at lunch or dinner time. Client side, local, worker workers… merge joyously with tourists.

Don't be put off by the relatively anonymous front of this neighborhood brasserie located between Campo San Bartolomeo and San Salvador. The atmosphere here is warm, the service friendly and the dishes hearty and tasty. From pasta with all kinds of sauces, to well-stocked and often original pizzas such as seafood or pineapple. Moreover, you can even choose your pizza according to your astrological sign: Aries, Gemini, Taurus, Virgo and others, to each his own seasoning! To discover...

A cosy place,both trendy and refined. This elegant café welcomes you at any time of the day with its raw wood, stainless steel and frosted glass decor. You can come early in the morning to sip an espresso, at noon to devour a panini or a sandwich on the go, and finally, to drink a cocktail in the evening. On the menu, we find a wide range of typical dishes revisited with taste. The whole is rather sophisticated, with a touch of originality. Nice wine list. A delicate address in short, which will seduce in particular the lovers.

The Caravelle is the name of the miniature replica of the wooden ship in storefront, but also of this historic restaurant of Via XXII Marco, located just steps from San Moses Church and near Saint Mark Square. The bar, adjacent to the restaurant, was used by famous writers, such as Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, during their stay in Venice for years after the war. Inside, a cozy atmosphere for a wooden decor that evokes old ships. A distinguished clientele, most often staying at Hotel Saturnia, is located at lunch or dinner, to taste traditional dishes prepared carefully. Beautiful selection of pasta, risotti, seafood, fish… Quick and attentive service. A very good address.

A haven for young artists and patrons of the arts in the 1950s and 1960s, this neighborhood restaurant began a new life a few years ago thanks to the meeting of a talented sommelier and an inventive chef. They cultivate the reputation of this table by suggesting careful menus. Risotti, spaghetti, fish, tartar and burrata make up the menu, accompanied by a selection of Italian wines. For dessert, try the exquisite lemon pie.

A nice address at very good prices, easily reached on foot from the piazzale Roma. It takes its name from a famous thoroughbred, winner of many races at French racecourses. We appreciated the well-kept setting and the flowered garden where we can settle down when the weather is nice. The Venetian cuisine offers beautiful plates of fish cooked with talent (spaghetti with cuttlefish ink, scallops). The products are fresh, and the dishes, including bread and pasta, are homemade.

Along the Fondamenta Nuove, facing the magnificent lagoon landscape that overlooks the northern islands, here is a restaurant that sets the bar high both for the setting and the content of the plate. Inside, the atmosphere is modern and cozy, and outside, a terrace that floats on the water for even more relaxed meals. Behind the stove, ingredients are assembled with a permanent quest for culinary refinement. Those in a hurry will simply stop by the bar for an espresso with brioche, or for the evening spritz and cicchetti.

Interesting address, listed in the Michelin Venice for 20 years. This restaurant is both traditional and a bit whimsical, a good table where history, art and gastronomy are combined in a refined setting. The staff is dedicated to digging into the dungeons of Venetian cuisine to unearth amazing recipes. The langoustine with sweet and sour sauce, with onions, almonds and raisins, for example, is amazing... Just like the cellar, which is full of vintages. Large choice of wines by the glass and oyster tasting at the counter.

The restaurant is located in an old sacristy that until ten years ago housed the art gallery of a famous master glassmaker. In the kitchen, apart from the traditional pizzas, which are counted by the dozens, the owner Giuseppe Calliandro reappropriates almost all the treasures of local cuisine, such as Venetian liver served with polenta, cannelloni with Doge or scampi alla busera. Whatever you order, your plate will be deliberately generous. The wine list is also qualitative. Good reception in addition.

In the ghetto, you can eat delicious pizza in the large room or, in summer, outdoors, on the small square, distorted by the roots of a very old tree. It is calm, pleasant, but invaded by mosquitoes. A shadow of the table… Good kitchen and warm welcome.

The originality ? No fish or seafood... If you like meat dishes, come to the table, it will be a treat! Giovanni Trevisan has seen some of the world's most famous people come to enjoy his refined dishes, washed down with an impressive selection of regional wines (nearly 250 labels). From Lady Di to Hugo Boss, from actors Hugh Grant to Tom Cruise, they all enjoyed themselves at the former director of Trussardi's Cafeteria at La Scala in Milan. But, according to him, one of his most faithful customers was a certain François Mitterrand..

An address that began in 1582! A trattoria as you love them, where you can eat at a small price and also enjoy it. All products used for the preparation of dishes are fresh. No specialties per se, meat dishes, fish and good pizzas for less than 10 €. A selection of national wines, with a majority of wines from the region. In the beautiful days you can enjoy the pleasant terrace. Warm welcome from Massimo and his team.