Venice Restaurants

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Concierge.com: Venice Restaurants  
2. Frommer's: Venice Restaurants
3. Fodor's: Venice Restaurants  
4. Condé Nast Traveller: Venice Restaurants
5. Travel + Leisure: Venice Restaurants
6. Zagat: Venice Restaurants  
7. IgoUgo: Venice Restaurants

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Venice High-End Restaurants

• Antico Martini Restaurant Venetian, Phone: 041-523-7027 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "One of Venice's top restaurants started out in 1720 as a cafe, and the Baldi family has since 1921 retained its airy, clubby atmosphere, especially at the outdoor tables in summertime."

• • Fodor's Review : "Intimate candlelit tables, antique oil paintings, and a patrician air complement classic Venetian fare, sometimes given an innovative twist."

• • Zagat Well Rated : "'[M]emorable' meals; a 'refined crowd' fills a 'lovely', rosy room with Persian carpets and paintings..."

• Trattoria da Fiore Venetian, Phone: 041-523-5310 Google Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation : "The release of the 2003 Da Fiore Cookbook catapulted this restaurant into the spotlight (though it had been around for 30 years), and it's been a hot spot ever since."

• • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Start with the house specialty, the pennette alla Fiore for two (with olive oil, garlic, and seven in-season vegetables), and you may be happy to call it a night."

• Vini da Gigio Venetian, Phone: 041-528-5140 Google Map
  • Fodor's Review : "A friendly, family-run trattoria on the quayside of a canal just off the Strada Nova, da Gigio is very popular with Venetians and visiting Italians, who appreciate the affable service, the well-prepared pasta, fish, and meat dishes, the imaginative and varied wine cellar, and the high-quality draft wine."

• • Yahoo! Travel 4.5 Stars (Note: Community Ratings; subject to change)

• • Zagat Well Rated : "A 'little difficult to find' but 'oh what a find' is this family-run Venetian in Cannaregio that is Voted No. 1 for Food in the city..."

• Trattoria Do Forni Venetian, Phone: 041-523-8880 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The food is purely Venetian, with a huge menu that promises all the bounty of the sea, along with select specialties from world cooking. It's not cheap, though."

• • Zagat Well Rated : "[L]oyalists like its huge menu with lots of 'good, hearty' meat and seafood dishes and the dining rooms with burnished-wood-and-brass 'Orient Express decor'..."

• Quadri Venetian, Phone: 041-522-2105 Google Map
  • Frommer's Highly Recommended "Dine by candlelight with a view across St. Mark's Square. That's the selling point of this restaurant, which is almost kitschily romantic"

• • Zagat Well Rated  : "'Streams of tourists' head for this first-floor Italian-International and its 'prime location' and 'perfect view' overlooking 'stunning' Piazza San Marco..."

Venice Moderate Restaurants

• Trattoria ai Cugnai Venetian, Phone: 041-528-9238 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "The homemade gnocchi and lasagna would meet any Italian grandmother's approval (you won't go wrong with any of the menu's fatta in casa choices of daily homemade specialties either)."

• Trattoria alla Rivetta Seafood, Phone: 041-528-7302 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "All sorts of fish -- the specialty -- decorate the window of this brightly lit place. Another good indicator: There's usually a short wait, even in the off-season."

• • Fodor's Review : "A reasonably priced trattoria among sandwich shops and tourist traps, Rivetta is a safe bet for a bite to eat near Piazza San Marco."

• A Le Do Spade Wine Bar/Venetian, Phone: 041-521-0574 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "A counter is filled with cicchetti (potato croquettes, fried calamari, polenta squares, cheeses) and a special picante panino whose secret mix of superhot spices will sear your taste buds."

• Acquapazza Italian/Seafood, Phone: 041-277-0688 Google Map
  • Zagat Well Rated : "This 'affordable' Italian seafooder with an Amalfi Coast accent is in a 'lovely' Campo Sant Angelo setting with antique columns..."

• L'Osteria di Santa Marina Venetian, Phone: 041-528-5239 Google Map
  • Zagat Well Rated : "At this chef-owned Venetian in Castello, there are 'fairly priced', 'delicious' traditional dishes as well as 'beautifully presented imaginative combinations'..."

Venice Affordable Restaurants

• Vino Vino Wine Bar/Italian, Phone: 041-241-7688 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Credit the high-quality food to the fact that Vino Vino shares a kitchen (and an owner) with the eminent and expensive Antico Martini restaurant a few doors down."

• • Fodor's Review : "Service is friendly and patient: given its location, it attracts crowds who come for a quick bite to eat before heading off to another museum. If you're traveling with children, consider stopping here."

• Cantina Do Mori  Wine Bar/Sandwiches, Phone: 041-522-5401 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Venetians stop to snack and socialize before and after meals, but if you don't mind standing (there are no tables), for a light lunch this is one of the best of the old-time bacari left."

• • Fodor's Choice : "This bacaro par excellence -- cramped but warm and cozy under hanging antique copper pots -- has been catering to the workers of the Rialto market since the 15th century."

• Ai Tre Spiedi Venetian, Phone: 041-520-8035 Google Map
  • Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Venetians bring their visiting friends here to make a bella figura (good impression) without breaking the bank, then swear them to secrecy."

• Pizzeria ae Oche Pizzeria, Phone: 041-524-1161 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Count 'em: 85 varieties of imaginative pizza fill the menu, including a dozen of the tomato-sauce-free "white" variety (pizza bianca)."

• Trattoria da Remigio Italian/Venetian, Phone: 041-523-0089 Google Map
  • Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Famous for its straightforward renditions of Adriatic classics, Remigio is the kind of place where you can order simple gnocchi alla pescatora..."