RIZZO CA D'ORO
Read moreSince 1890, the Rizzo house has been delighting young and old with its wood-fired pizzas. This address takes care of the cooking and selects products from the Italian soil. Result: the pizzas are fine, crisp and well topped, and people love them. Great and famous pizza classics are invited to the counter with vegetables, raw ham, mushrooms, bufala PDO, ricotta cheese or fresh tomatoes: all ingredients prepared with love. If you're still hungry after that, there are also salads and bakery specialties.
ROSTICCERIA GISLON
The most famous rotisserie in the lagoon. Exquisite specialities, on the ...Read more
PIZZA AL VOLO
Read moreIf you have a few things to do in the area, drop by and taste this wonderful pizza, which has become an institution for Venetian students; you will be served immediately. The dough is fine and the ingredients are of high quality. The owners of the business claim it's the best pizza in the world. Pizza is sold by the slice. If you have an ogre appetite, you can order a whole pizza of your choice. The staff is always nice and smiling, even in times of rush and big panic.
CAVATAPPI
Read moreIf you didn't know it yet, you'll know it right away when you enter. Cavatappi means "corkscrew" in Italian, as evidenced by the improbable exhibition that adorns the walls of this restaurant-wine bar located in the center of San Marco. Come in, it's open! The canteen is simple and the place is well kept. One comes there as well to pass frankly to table as for a simple aperitif. Until 5 pm, the primi are in the spotlight and you can taste all kinds of Italian cheeses and wines, without forgetting some tasty homemade cicchetti .
ACQUA & MAIS
Read moreAlong the way between the Rialto Bridge and Campo San Polo, the eye is drawn to this little shop window filled with cones of delicious little fish tapas. Street food Venetian style, in a way, that's what Alvise offers, this young talented chef who offers his customers the culinary specialties of the lagoon in takeaway formulas. Vegetables and slices of polenta are followed by calamari, shrimp and fried anchovies; marinated sardines, octopus and potato salad, codfish brandade and other dishes of the day.
OSTERIA AL BACARETO
Read moreThis restaurant has been run since 1971 by a very nice man from Puglia (which is why he is called il nonno pugliese). Despite the owner's origins, the atmosphere is very Venetian. In summer, the restaurant and bar are frequented by students and their teachers who enjoy the small terrace. The restaurant continues to offer traditional Venetian dishes in an authenticosteria atmosphere: bigoli in sauce, veal liver Venetian style, sardines " in saor ", cuttlefish with polenta, etc.
BAR L'ARCHIVIO
Read moreAt the other end of the bridge facing the Basilica dei Frari, here is the bar l'Archivio, friendly and nice. The decor is a curious mix of genres: an old-fashioned frame, colorful neon lights hanging from the bar, green benches and wooden tables in the room. You will also notice the collection of banknotes from all over the world, all hanging on the zinc. On a musical band worthy of the greatest disco successes of the years 1980-1990, one comes to remake the world around a glass and a piece of pizza.
CORNER PUB
Read moreOn the corner of a charming street located a few steps from the Guggenheim Museum, near a small bridge and a pretty canal, the Corner Pub is an ultra-warm place where you can meet up with friends to drink to friendship. The regulars love the discrepancy between the old-fashioned setting and the contemporary artworks that decorate it. At noon, the owner's panini (a tall, tattooed and very cheerful man!) are out. Made with care, you can find all kinds of panini: coppa, raw ham, mozzarella, but also vegetarian with grilled vegetables or raw vegetables.
WENICE - LA GASTRONOMIA VENEZIANA
Read moreHere you can eat in or take away some of the Venetian specialties you never tire of, accompanied by a glass of prosecco . Cod in cream sauce, fried fish, squid in squid ink, octopus salad, lasagne... All freshly prepared with care and no fuss. Modern and discreet, this small caterer, located on the Rialto market, uses only local "slow food" products and treats its customers with simplicity and a few revisited recipes.
BAR COLLEONI
Read moreA friendly neighborhood bar, unpretentious and well located, a few meters from the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, in the northwestern part of Castello. Take a seat in the dining room or on the terrace, with the regulars. Order a spritz, a glass of wine or a soda, accompanied by a quick meal (pizza, spaghetti or lasagna with drink included), a plate with ham and melon, or delicious hot snacks. All dishes are prepared on the spot. The owner and his team do their best to serve their customers as soon as possible.