RESTAURANTS
Antiche Carampane San Pollo 1911 Tel. +39-041-524-0165 Located near the Rialto market, this small restaurant is noted for its authentic Venetian cuisine – mostly fish and seafood. Try the seafood antipasto, fish carpaccio and sardine pasta. Pricy. Lunch and dinner are served. Reservations are a must. Try to get an outside table.
Da Fiore San Polo 2202 Tel. +39-041-721-308 Intimate, elegant Michelin-star restaurant located in a nontourist area on the Rio delle Do Torri canal. Lots of wonderful fish and seafood, as well as seafood pastas. Try the whipped codfish as an appetizer. Sweet and sour sea bream is very good too. Reservations are a must. (Don’t wear shorts.) Try to reserve a table overlooking the canal. Accessible by water taxi or walking. Open for lunch and dinner. Tuesday–Saturday. Expensive.
Estro Dorsoduro 3778 Tel: +39-041-476-4914
www.estrovenezia.com One of Venice’s newest restaurants, although the Mu- ranese brothers, Alberto and Dario, have done their
Boutique del Gelato Castello 5727 Salizzada San Lio Tel: +39-041-522-3283 Good things come from small spaces, as evidenced by Boutique del Gelato’s tiny storefront and long line outside. Flavors change regularly and they serve up some of the largest scoops in the city.
Caffè del Doge Coffee Bar San Polo 609 Calle dei Cinque Tel: +39-041-522-7787
www.caffedeldoge.com A unique coffee bar where one can try any number of blends or single origins, freshly ground on demand. Hidden off a side street near the Rialto markets, it’s well worth the effort to find it!
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time working in other locales throughout the city. Te result is an extremely thoughtful restaurant and dining experience; the cuisine is original and focused on local ingredients. Japanese-Florentine chef Masa- hiro puts his creative culinary skills to work. Tink about trying the tasting menu and be prepared for your senses to be wowed!
Harry’s Bar Calle Vallaresso, San Marco Tel. +39-041-528-5777 Now part of the global Cipriani brand, this bar was opened in Venice in 1931 and is best known for its Bellinis and dry martinis. Te food is ok, but over- priced, as are the drinks at this tourist mecca just off the Grand Canal. If you’re wearing shorts, you’ll be turned away and that’s probably not a bad thing if you want to save a lot of money. You can always get a better, and cheaper, Bellini elsewhere.
La Bottega dei Promessi Sposi Cannaregio 4367 Calle dell’Oca Tel: +39-041-241-2747 An ideal place to try some of Venice’s most deli- cious cicchetti snacks while hanging out at the bar. Not to miss are their signature meatballs, known
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El Refolo Castello 1580 Via Garibaldi
www.elrefolo.it Tiny winebar with big tastes! Te outdoor tables of- ten fill up with other guests eager to try their vast assortment of miniature sandwiches. One of the most perfect places to enjoy a Venetian spritz aperitif.
Le Spighe Vegetarian Cafè Castello 1341 Via Garibaldi Tel: +39-041-523-8173 Venice’s only vegetarian and organic café located on Via Garibaldi near the main Biennale venues. A large communal table is a great place to enjoy lunch (or a snack), or everything can be packaged to go. Menu changes daily and focuses on in-season ingredients.
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