San Polo & Santa Croce
This snappy place is never short of local professors, labourers and clued-in out-of-towners. Crusty rolls are packed with local cheeses, fresh greens,…
Must-see restaurants in The Veneto
Venice
Staffed by refugees and migrants from all over Africa, the menu at this attractive restaurant reflects that diversity, with dishes from Egypt, Morocco,…
Trattoria alla Rampa del Piave
Venice
Hidden behind a little working-class bar is a low-slung dining room serving up some of Venice’s heartiest lunch specials. A largely male, Venetian crowd…
Venice
All vegetarian, all organic and largely vegan, this tiny cafe and wholefood shop offers a counter full of salads and grains that are shovelled onto plates…
Venice
The Querini Stampalia's gorgeous cafe is a great place for a coffee or a snack, and also serves a range of reasonably priced pasta and rice dishes at…
Venice
Venice's only organic vegan restaurant serves delectable dishes such as Thai rice noodles, seitan lasagne and tempeh mafè (peanut butter sauce) with rice…
Venice
This eatery serves pizza and freshly made pasta that you can see being prepared in the immaculate kitchen. There is also a small choice of mains and an…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Running this closet-sized cicheti counter are zemei (twins) Franco and Giovanni, who serve loyal regulars small bites with plenty of imagination:…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Once an anarchist clubhouse, intimate, art-slung 'At the Crooked Bridge' serves up scrumptious cicheti (Venetian tapas), whether it's quiche or the famed…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Watch the world drift down the Grand Canal outside or canoodle indoors, but prepare to sit up and pay attention once the food arrives. Pesador reinvents…
Venice
All the makings of a true Venetian osteria (casual tavern) – hidden location, casks of wine, chandeliers that look like medieval torture devices – plus…
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
Seek out this vintage osteria (casual tavern) where glass-blowers head for plates of frittura mista (mixed fried fish), seafood risotto and spaghetti…
Venice
Midway through museum crawls from Accademia to Ca' Rezzonico, Toletta satisfies starving artists with lip-smacking, grilled-to-order panini (sandwiches),…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Along with a dozen other things, Marco Polo is said to have introduced ice cream to Venice after his odyssey to China. At this gelato shop the…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Dapper white-jacketed waiters serve pristine grilled lagoon fish, fresh pasta and desserts made in-house (‘of course’) with a proud flourish, on tables…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Ignore the proliferating pizza stalls and head to Acqua e Mais where you’ll find authentic Venetian street food wrapped in a scartosso (paper cone). The…
Venice
Husband-and-wife team Luigi and Patricia conjure up inventive dishes that excite the palate, drawing from the cuisines of the Veneto, Fruili and Sardinia…
Venice
When other restaurants close, Impronta stays open to accommodate late lunches, tea sessions, and midnight snacks of club sandwiches. The menu is a mix of…
Venice
Despite its dialogue with the East, Venice lacks good ethnic eateries, but this wildly popular place aims to set that straight. Run by Ahmed, it dishes up…
Venice
The dishes at this sushi specialist are as beautiful as they are delicious. Specials include succulent grilled eel with figs topped with lemongrass and…
San Polo & Santa Croce
With outdoor tables occupying the campo in front of San Giacomo dall’Orio, this is a sunny spot from which to watch gondolas drift by. The food, too, is…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Musicians, artists and philosophising regulars make this hideaway, positioned under the arcade leading to the Rialto bridge, exceptionally good for…
Venice
At this Cannaregio institution, you'll be seated where there's room and get no menu – you'll have whatever Marisa's cooking. Serves are absurdly abundant…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Traditionally a fritolin was an eatery where diners sat at a communal table and tucked into fried fish. This is the modern equivalent, albeit smarter,…
Belluno
The display of mangled cutlery in the window of this historic building in the heart of Belluno has, we can reassure you, not been left by disgruntled…
Venice
Oniga serves exemplary sarde in saor (sardines in onion marinade), seasonal pastas and the odd Hungarian classic like goulash (a nod to former chef Annika…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Paper placemats, pop tunes on the radio and glowing customer feedback plastered up the wall: Al Bacco sets a casual, convivial scene for decent, thin…
Venice
Three monumental Murano chandeliers dangle from this swanky restaurant's exposed rafters, but in summer you're going to want to nab one of the tables on…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Wood panelling sets the scene at this veteran trattoria, known for giving contemporary verve to regional classics such as bigoli in salsa (wholemeal pasta…
Venice
After the Accademia leaves you delirious with visual overload, come to your senses with sarde in saor (sardines in an onion marinade) and a carafe of the…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Times and dining habits have changed since doges strained waistcoat buttons at neighbouring Palazzo Mocenigo: warm, homely Osteria Mocenigo offers casual…
San Polo & Santa Croce
With its bare bricks and modern decor, Muro was one of the first to bring contemporary informal dining to Venice. An innovative menu combining pizza and…
San Polo & Santa Croce
An offshoot of the historic (and some say Venice's best) gelateria in Campo Santa Margherita, Gelateria Il Doge serves delicious flavours such as mango or…
Venice
It may sit on a backstreet, but snug Al Vecio Marangon is one of Dorsoduro's worst-kept secrets. Head in early or book ahead for one of the handful of…
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
Hiding in plain sight is unassuming looking da Primo. Don't be fooled, though. On entering you'll find a large canteen-style dining room panelled like the…
Treviso
The original source of tiramisu is a disappointingly modern restaurant on a tiny square. The coffee-soaked dessert was invented in the 1960s, and even at …
Verona
Located in an oddly 20th-century part of the historical centre, Du de Cope is a thoroughly modern, convivial pizzeria. Peek over the counter and watch…
Venice
Cip Ciap was one of the first takeaway pizza parlours in Venice and the cooks here take their job seriously enough to dress in traditional chef’s whites…
Venice
Peckish night owls run out of options fast in Venice once restaurants close their kitchens around 10.30pm – but slices here are cheap and tasty, with a…
Venice
One of six branches in Venice, this deli-style bakery serves up a tasty range of quality local street food such as pizza slices, filled rolls, grilled…
