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Province of Venice, Italy Food Guide: 10 Mediterranean food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Venice
Find out what Mediterranean restaurants to try in Venice. For centuries Venice has been defined by its otherworldly presence. Divided into six sestieri (districts), the city is split by the Grand Canal, snaking through Venice in a backwards “S” formation. Water here is a means of communication, connecting its parts as well as opening the city to the outside world. People move themselves and cargo by foot and boats of all types. A city of great contrasts, the strength and beauty of Venice are perpetually challenged by its great fragility – constant study, repair, resourcefulness, and vigilance maintain a very delicate balance here.
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10. Ai Mercanti
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1544 reviews
Ristorante Ai Mercanti in the heart of Venice between the Rialto Bridge and Piazza San Marco is an upmarket, romantic restaurant in very cool style that enjoys a high-flying gastronomic reputation. The vaulted dining room is decorated in sophisticated ter
Reviewed By thehoust
A lovely restaurant that is very reasonably priced. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable and make you feel very welcome.We dined outside and the atmosphere, food and wine was exceptional - we spent just over 3 hours here watching the world go by never once felt pressured to leave (probably due to the amount of wine we were drinking :-0).We shared a mixed meat platter for starters, both had seafoff pasta for mains and I devoured a tiramisu - Recommend all of these dishes.Well worth a visit
9. Local
Overall Ratings
4 based on 641 reviews
Inspired by seasonality, Local is a creative and natural take on the Venetian traditional cuisine. The finest organic ingredients, sourced from small local producers are combined with simplicity, to enhance flavours and characteristics. At lunch dishes ar
Reviewed By Uwe F
Local is surely a place to visit, with quite interesting local food processed fabulously - yet, the logic to offer "pre-set" minimum dinners seems strange, and prices are clearly too high. Assume to spend much time waiting for your food as well.We've been there before - a few years ago, shortly after opening - and were excited. Our last visit dampened the excitement, though.
8. Osteria Al Squero
Overall Ratings
4 based on 2678 reviews
Al Squero is the only Osteria in Venice exactly in front of the Ancient Squero of San Trovaso. There is no other place where appreciating from its window the construction or restoration of original Venetian gondolas. It is a cozy and comfortable place whe
Reviewed By EgyptophileEngland
All the positive Reviews of the Osteria Al Squero are true! Located alongside a small canal behind the Accademia; situated opposite an interesting Gondola building/repair yard and serving some of the tastiest Cicchetti in Venice. The staff are competent, friendly and patient with their constant stream of multilingual clients and they take time to explain what is on show in the glass cabinets. It can get very busy but if all the seats inside are taken, it is as pleasant to partake of the refreshments outside. We ALWAYS make our way to Al Squero for at least one lunch when we are in Venice. It is reasonably priced with interesting snacks and tasty house wines - though there's a wider selection for customers with a more refined palate.
7. Cantina Arnaldi
Overall Ratings
4 based on 375 reviews
Reviewed By DavidShannon
We arrived and the building was shut! As in shut up shop, no longer open for business ?!?!Shame as Iâve walked 30 minutes from our hotel to get here.Time of visit was 19:37pm on the 31st July 2019
6. Ristorante San Silvestro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 731 reviews
Reviewed By shelby512
Highly deserves its fine rating in TripAdvisor. Staff was wonderful, especially Gigi. We started with the cheese platter, then my wife had the vegetable soup and I had the lasagna and all of it was extremely delicious and fresh. Will come back again.
5. El Magazen
Overall Ratings
4 based on 129 reviews
Reviewed By Stephanie0988
This spot was absolutely delicious for a light lunch! They had an excellent Italian beer on tap. We shared the meat and cheese plate that came with three different types of meat and three different types of cheese and a pepperoni jam! Everything on that plate was excellent. A great stop for lunch!
4. Ristorante Alle Corone
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1528 reviews
Reviewed By ksanford21
Simply perfect. Ate from the main menu, had the cod, ravioli and lamb - all delicious. Service is impeccable. Very attentive. Restaurant is inside a hotel, which is very nice. Perfect for a romantic meal in Venice! Wide selection of wines. Fair prices for the food and experience. Would, would, would recommend! Dear ksanford21, Reviews like yours make our day, thank you very much. We're pleased to see the menu appreciated so much, as well as the wines, the romantic atmosphere, the service and the whole culinary experience. Can't wait to welcome you back in the future, Best Regards, Dott.sa E. Baroldi, Marketing & Communication, Historical Palaces & Hotels
3. Hostaria Bacanera
Overall Ratings
5 based on 87 reviews
Hidden from the busiest touristic routes of Venice, a restaurant with bar for traditional "cicheti" and "aperitivo" in a beautiful green and quite location. Come find us for a spritz, a glass of good wine, the artisanal beer and the modern and dynamic foo
Reviewed By Ricardo T
Starting from the phenomenal service, me and my brother really enjoyed the starters (we had the smoked burrata with an aubergine pesto) and though our main wasnât bad (we had the pasta with pistacchio pesto and something else I canât quite remember) see? not bad but not very memorable... also the tiramisù and carrot cake were very good too!! Definitely worth a visit!
2. San Giorgio Cafe
Overall Ratings
3 based on 48 reviews
The San Giorgio Café is the café-bistrot on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. An area dedicated to the art of cooking and Mediterranean gastronomical culture on an island rich in history, art, architecture and landscape. The café/bistrot offer
Reviewed By SFE74
Lovely spot to have spritz looking across at San Marco. Can't be many cafes with a better view than this one.Thank you so much! we are lucky to have such a view! Hope to see you again soon at our café.
Where to eat Seafood food in Venice: The Best Restaurants and Bars
1. Antica Trattoria Poste Vecie
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1612 reviews
Cucina tipica Veneziana,piatti di pesce e discreta selezione di carne e piatti vegetariani.
Reviewed By craigpW9088XC
We are in Venice for my wifeâs birthday and we went to this restaurant on Monday night. They sat us at a table without a reservation at the place was empty. Only one other couple that we saw. The waiter brought over some breadsticks and put about a quarter glass of champagne in each of our glasses and walked away. He was gone for over 10 minutes. When he came back he asked us if we are ready to order. We had many questions as weâve not been to this restaurant before. We asked about the spaghetti and lobster, He said no, weâre out of that. The weather is very short with us. Actually rude. It gets better from there. We told him we would like a bowl of the minestrone soup but needed more time to look at the menu and he walked away. Another 10 minutes go by and we had been eating the stale bread sticks and thereâs crumbs all over the table. When he finally came back I asked for a couple of plates maybe Some oil and balsamic. He turns around and looks at me and said youâll get plates when I bring the soup! And he walked away. My wifeâs chin hit the floor before she blurted out âWhat an ass.â The couple at the table next to us overheard that and turned around and said he sure is! So we knew it wasnât just us. He came back with a bowl of minestrone soup and two plates and two spoons. Then he walked away. We looked at each other and try to figure out how weâre going to share the soup with two plates. You have a couple started laughing as they couldnât believe it either. The plates werenât level because theyâre sitting on the crumbs and pieces of stale breadsticks. So each took a spoon and started spooning minestrone from the center of the table across the plates and into our mouths. At this point I was ready to leave but we are trying to have a romantic dinner as were celebrating her birthday. Hoping it would only get better we actually ordered dinner. When the dinner came out my steak was cold and trying to cut through it with a serrated knife was like chopping wood. The meat was veiny and tough. Being brave I actually tasted it, and it was horrible and very undercooked as I asked for medium. The other dish wasnât much better but because we had been waiting so long to eat she actually ate it instead of starving. It wasnât warm either. When The waiter finally came back I told my wasnât happy with the meat and it was undercooked. He took it back the manager brought it back. Apologized for the preparation. I tasted it it was still horrible although it was warm this time. That didnât make it any better. The other couple got up and left. We told the manager we were done, we had enough, did want to try anything else. The waiter was rude, the food was horrible, I want to pay my bill and go. Save yourself some trouble, never ever try this restaurant when in Venice. It is the worst restaurant Iâve ever been to in my entire life.Good morning, when a criticism is well constructed we take it into consideration, when as in this case everything is wrong, from the quality of the food and the service, we understand the situation and go further, for us speak of the other 1000 reviews of customers satisfied by the kindness of the waiters and food quality.
Most Popular Italian food in Venice, Province of Venice, Italy
