Right opposite the jetty on the island of Mazzorbo is this lunch-only trattoria, which serves filling lagoon cuisine. During the hunting season, there's no...

A sort of high-class canteen, this big, bustling fish trattoria with its friendly (though brisk) service and fair-ish prices has been piling in locals and...

One of the cheapest meals-with-a-view in Venice is on offer at this humble bar-trattoria on the Giudecca quay. It's a lunch-only place: the rest of the day...

One of Venice's first 'alternative' trattorias and still one of the best - not to mention one of the best-value. By a pretty bridge, the...

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...

Owned by siblings Andrea and Giorgia, Angiò is the finest stopping point along one of Venice's most tourist-trafficked spots - the lagoon-front riva degli...

The walk-around bar in this friendly bacaro fills up with cichetari (snacking locals) in the hour before lunch and evening meals. Tables take up two simply...

This historic bar-osteria behind tack-filled Strada Nuova reopened in 2006, after painstaking restoration, with dynamic restaurateur and wine buff Alvise...

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...

Ardidos's owner Beatrice used to be an interior designer, based in Milan - and it shows: this recently opened café-bar with its glass, brick, ceramic and...

The location of this updated bacaro is splendid: the main entrance gives on to the busy Rialto square of San Giacomo, while the back door leads to a prime...

This bar, which is much loved by Venice's student population, has expanded its already impressive repertoire of sandwich combinations. You'll need to summon...

Secure a table outside and watch the locals saunter through the campo as you enjoy a coffee or spritz. Inside, you have your choice of standing at the...

On the long canalside promenade just north of the Ghetto, Bea Vita attracts locals with its ample portions and decent prices. After a single antipasto...