Venice Restaurants

This is the travel page for Venice Restaurants. Consisting of over 300 islands, 150 canals and over 400 bridges, Venice is known as the City of Bridges or the City of Water. Famous for festivals such as the Carnival of Venice and the Venice Film Festival, main attractions such as St. Mark's Basilica church and Piazza San Marco are very popular with tourists. And taking a gondola ride in Venice is considered to be one of the most romantic things to do while there--an absolute must, if you have the 80 euro to spare. While planning your trip, please see our Venice Vacation, Venice Hotels and Venice Tours.

• 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..."

• 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'..."

• 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..."