A much-loved spot not only for scrumptious panini and nibbles, but also for the tranquillity of sitting outside along the Giudecca Canal with a sweeping view from industrial...

This osteria-bacaro offers good, cheap food and friendly service. All day, the long wooden counter has a cornucopia of cicheti that range from the obvious (meatballs and...

A success since its recent opening, Al Mercà is a great place for a light meal of fresh seafood. Charming hosts serve excellent mixed seafood antipasti, fishy pasta dishes and...

With its padded reception desk, festooned curtains and lashings of brocade in public spaces and most of the bedrooms, the family-run Al Ponte Antico takes the traditional...

A delightful hotel across its own little bridge on a quiet canal near campo San Stae, this has to be one of Venice's best value accommodation options. It has tastefully...

This music bar has been putting on jazz, blues, soul and rock gigs for years and is very active on the local scene. Popular Jazz Buffet nights take place in the week with funky...

Carlo Pistacchi is passionate about making ice-cream and experimenting with new flavours using only the freshest natural ingredients. Stick to tried and true choices such as...

A traditional grocery that stocks a selection of cold meats and cheeses from every part of Italy, plus an assortment of prepared dishes and roast meats.

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 it operates as a...

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 vegetarian-friendly, (mainly)...

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 later one (at 9pm)...

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 Schiavoni. Tables...

A delightful shop run by a delightful lady who has a beautiful selection of sheets, tablecloths, curtains, shirts and baby clothes, either fully embroidered or with lace...

This large square is home to Venice's second most important cinematic event. Around 1,000 cinemagoers a night brave the mosquitoes to fill this open-air arena. Films are...