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WHERE TO EAT — VENICE RESTAURANTS
Venice Highlights


Bacaro Lounge
Salizada San Moise
San Marco 1348
39-041-296-0687


Italian
$$$$$
A hip and minimalist lounge with a jazz pianist

Boccadoro
5405A Campiello Widman
39-041-521-1021
Italian
Seafood
$$$$$
Tasty seafood and a buoyant atmosphere

Caffè Florian
Piazza San Marco
39-041-520-5641
39-041-522-4409
www.caffeflorian.com
Dessert
$$$$$
Around since 1720, this botega da caffè has served an illustrious crowd including Casanova, Marcel Proust and Lord Byron.

Cantina do Mori
429 San Polo
39-041-522-5401


Wine Bar
$$$$$
The oldest bacaro in town.

Cip's Club
Giudecca 10
30133 Venice
39-041-520-7744
www.hotelcipriani.com
Bar
$$$$$
Watch the sun set across Venice and enjoy a cippamisu.

La Corte Sconta
Calle del Pestrin 3886
39-041-522-7024
Seafood
$$$$$
A Venice classic featuring fresh seafood

De Pisis
Hotel Bauer
Campo S. Moise 1459,
San Marco
30124 Venice
bauer.hotelinvenice.com
French
Italian
Mediterranean
$$$$$
On this fine terrace on the Grand Canal, Chef Giovanni Ciresa turns out “international cooking enriched by local Mediterranean traditions."

Harry's Bar
San Marco 1323
30124 Venezia
39-041-528-5777
39-041-520-8822
www.cipriani.com
Bar
Italian

$$$$$
This Cipriani original is as much a symbol of the city as the gondola, with its intimate, club-like interior and stylized service.

Margaret Duchamp Bar
Campo Santa Margherita 3019
39-041-528-6255

Bar
$$$$$
A highly popular watering hole in the Dorsoduro

Met Restaurant
The Metropole Hotel
Riva Degli Schiavoni, 4149
39-041-520-5044
www.hotelmetropole.com

Italian
Mediterranean
$$$$$
A new, inspirational menu each month featuring the creations of Chef Corrado Fasolato

Osteria San Marco
Frezzeria 1610
39-041-528-5242
Italian
Wine Bar

$$$$$
The freshest fish in a modern setting.

Al Prosecco
Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio
39-041-524-0222


Small Plates
Wine Bar
$$$$$
Bubbly and cheese.

Trattoria Alla Madonna
Calle della Madonna San Polo 594
39-041-522-3824
39-041-521-0167
ristoranteallamadonna.com


Italian
Seafood
$$$$$
A long wait to get in may be discouraging, but the promise of risotti ai frutti di mare and al nero di sepia at this boisterous trattoria will boost your morale.


Taverna San Trovaso
Fondamenta Priuli
Dorsoduro 1016
39-041-520-3703


Italian
$$$$$
An good selection of traditional Venetian specialties at reasonable prices menu at this familial establishment near the Accademia bridge.


Vini da Gigio
Cannaregio San Felice 3628/a
39-041-528-5140
39-041-522-8597
www.vinidagigio.com


Italian
Seafood
$$$$$
Situated along a picturesque, narrow canal, Vini da Gigio is a rustic yet chic restaurant serving flavorful local fare and, as the name suggests, excellent regional wines.


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