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...

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...

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...

The outside tables of this huge, no-nonsenze pizzeria are a great place to observe life in the campo - and a boon for parents with small children, who can...

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...

In summer, tables spill out into a pretty square opposite the church of San Pietro Martire. The service is deft and professional. The cuisine is reliable,...

Officially Ca' d'Oro, this place is known by locals as Alla Vedova - the Widow's Place. The widow has joined her marito, but her family still runs the show....

This large pizzeria-restaurant with artsy-rustic decor serves up tasty pizzas to a mainly student clientele. The usual range of Venetian primi and secondi...

Clean-cut, modern Cavatappi ('corkscrew') has more than 30 high-quality wines available by the glass from 8.30am to 9pm. Gourmet bar snacks, creative salads...

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...

This bacaro with trad decor, not far from campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, has a well-stocked bar counter. The wide-ranging, sit-down menu is rigidly Venetian,...

Michelin-starred Da Fiore is considered by many to be Venice's best restaurant. Host Maurizio Martin treats his guests with egalitarian courtesy, while his...