Venice restaurant recommendations

[orangelotus]

We are heading first time to Venice in March wondered if anyone had any recommendations for nice places to eat ? Or to do

Too long ago to make recommendations, but keep well away from the square as prices are inflated.

I'd avoid anywhere that offered a "tourist menu", & try to find places where locals are eating - like every country .

Thankyou trawling through Tripadvisor now!!

was there a year ago and found some of the best places down side alleys and back streets. Get a recommendation from the hotel you are staying at. Its a small place and they often have links to local places. Be aware that its very seafood-orientated. Beautiful city and in the 4 days we were there we only really covered a small part. I would return in a heartbeat to explore it further.

If you haven't booked a hotel, save some money by staying in Padova, which is beautiful, and commute into Venice on the very cheap train.

Otherwise I second the recommendation of getting lost in the back streets. There are still people who live and work there, and want a moderately-priced lunch at an osteria.

From my phone’s notes 📝 (haven’t visited since 2018) Biggest recommendation being a cicchetti app as you’re never too far away.

transport
vaporetto - boat bus
validate your tickets, machine on the walkway
#1 Vaporetto from Ferrovia train station to St. Marks square.
Piazzale Roma to Murano
eat cicchetti
traghetti (people boat bus)
Piazza san Marco (sunset)

Food
food Birreriria Zannon cicchetti
Cocaeta non la solite crêpes
Osteria Al Squero, Dorsoduro, 943-944, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy (over water from Saint Mark’s, perhaps after traghetti
il paradiso perduto venice (reserve - free house wine, try Cacio e pepe, 6342 a le Tole, Sestiere Castello, 6342, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
Da Mamo, Calle dei Stagneri, 5251, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy (near Rialto Bridge; trattoria)
Pasta & Sugo (near Saint Marco) Calle Fuseri, 4276, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy

My mum really likes the Lido (di Jesolo) if beaches are your thing (quick bus boat ride away.)
Must do:
Saint Mark’s Square
Basilica Saint Mark
Doge’s palace
Bridge of Sighs to the renaissance prison
Peggy Guggenheim

Thankyou all so much!!
I have a guide book but it's really nice to get recommendations from people who've been !

I loved the cicchetti when I was in Venice. Wine Bar 500 was a great place to sit and watch the gondola traffic jams. Osteria Al Squero had a great selection too. Bar All'Arco had a very long queue and slow service, but the best cicchetti.

My trip was too long ago. My advice is stay away from Tripadvisor which is packed full of reviews of 'best pizza ever' and seek out some Venetian food bloggers.

Both of these run excellent food tours so their recommendations will be spot on.

https://thecuriousappetite.com/2023/03/29/eater-venice-italy/

https://www.monicacesarato.com/blog/category/where-eat-venice/

Osteria fanal de codega is lovely, venetian fish and traditional dishes such as liver. I'm back in March abd have booked it fir our first night

Well I am back and had the most fabulous time . Cannot believe I waited until now to go.
This was fabulous www.antichecarampane.com/en/
This got great Tripadvisor reviews but was disgusting

www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=98989144458a5fc8&hl=en-gb&q=Osteria%20Antico%20Giardinetto&ludocid=1263620806294850161&lsig=AB86z5XRRdcxhz69nUGKNrrWwZan&kgs=bb289266a80237c2&shndl=-1&source=sh%2Fx%2Floc%2Fact%2Fm4%2F3

We also went to the restaurant recommended by Angela hartnett which was also great
Cannot recall the name now but if anyone is interested I'll look it up .
What a wonderful place we loved it