This tiny restaurant is today one of the hottest culinary tickets in Venice. There are so few seats that they do two sittings each evening; booking for the...

Fiendishly difficult to find, Antiche Carampane lays its tourist-unfriendly cards on the table with its sign 'no pizza, no lasagne, no menù turistico'. But...

The cuisine in this restaurant with pleasantly modern decor is excellent, with a focus on fresh fish - such as tuna tartare or cozze pepate (peppery...

This trailblazing seafood restaurant is such a firm favourite on the well-informed tourist circuit that it is a good idea to book well in advance. The main...

The big attraction of this tranquil, no-frills, neighbourhood restaurant is its pretty, pergola-shaded courtyard. The cooking is safe, traditional Venetian:...

Once a depot for Tuscan wine and olive oil, today only a selection of steaks and big Tuscan reds betrays its origins. Otherwise, the cuisine is Venetian,...

This tiny up-market restaurant is always an experience, with engaging chef Gianni Bonaccorsi involving his customers in all his creative angst. He'll talk...

With a lovely vine-shaded pergola for summer dining, this is an old-fashioned and reassuring sort of place that does textbook Venetian seafood classics like...

One of the few interesting international options in Venice, this Japanese restaurant has already built up a steady local following. It does all the classics...

This upmarket osteria in pretty campo Santa Marina has the kind of professional service and standards that are too often lacking in Venice, and the ambience...

This smart, modern osteria on a busy shopping street is a breath of fresh air in this touristy area. The four guys behind the operation are serious about...

Wooden beams, sturdy tables and the long bar at the back of the main dining room set the mood in this old-style bacaro. But the seasonally-changing menu is...

Vini da Gigio is strong on Venetian antipasti, including raw sea food; there are also a number of good meat and game options, like seared cuts of breaded...