Venice Eating: 35 Best Local Restaurants & Cafes in Venice

Osteria La Patatina

By Monica

This osteria has a good selection of dishes, also for vegetarians, but great here is the fried fish. The food is freshly cooked and vary tasty. The place is quite small and it gets crowded during lunch and dinner. Waiters might be not the most smiling, but who cares, food is excellent.

by Monica

Le Zattere

Budget Meals 8 1

By Chiara

One of the most suggestive walk

Le Zattere

8

This is one of the most suggestive walk you can have in Venice. In front of you the Giudecca Canal, where cruise ships often navigate. Near here there is the Basilica of “Madonna della Salute”, one of the most important church in Venice, and where you can find some Tiziano’s pictures.

by Chiara

Pasticceria Tonolo

Budget Meals 8 1

By Monica

A must

Pasticceria Tonolo

8

This is where you can find the best pastries and coffee in Venice. It is a small casual bakery/shop with high-quality fresh and delicious products, with long tradition, in fact it is one of the oldest patisserie in the city.

by Monica

Il caffè rosso

Bars 6 1

By Chiara

Historical cafè in Campo S. Margherita

Il caffè rosso

6

This is an historical local cafè in Campo Santa Margherita and as a matter of fact it was born at the end of the 1800. It has a peculiar history shared with the "Ostaria al Capon" in front of it. In the 19th century in these two locals there were two different political point of views and they were a theatre of debates and battles of words.

by Chiara

Osteria Al Squero

Budget Meals 4 1

By Monica

View Gondolas being repaired

Osteria Al Squero

4

Mostly popular between young people, in fact there are some schools in the area, this lovely little bar is a good stop to have a break and enjoy someting to eat and drink. They serve some nice pieces of bread with a wide choice of fillings.

by Monica

La Bottega Ai Promessi Sposi

Restaurants 8 1

By Monica

Excellent food

La Bottega Ai Promessi Sposi

8

Locals go there to have cicchetti and spritz during the evening before dinner, so the place is always busy. But there is a reason why, they serve excellent food. You will find a lot of people right in front of restaurant sipping wine while waiting a table.

by Monica

Birreria Zanon

Budget Meals 5 0

By Monica

Great snack bar facing the canal

Birreria Zanon

5

Located in Fondamenta degli Ormesini, away from the main tourist area, this little bar with few tables has got very good cicchetti. Here, unlike the majority of bars in Venice, you can find a wide selection of beers too.

by Monica

Gelato di Natura

Budget Meals 10 0

By Monica

Gelato made using natural ingredients

Gelato di Natura

10

Since 1982 they produce Gelato using the best natural products. In many years of the production of gelato, they have not been using hydrogenated fats according to the philosophy, the health of the consumers is their main priority.

by Monica

Al Remer

Restaurants 9 0

By Monica

Famous for happy hour

Al Remer

9

This is a very popular among locas for the happy hour, which means a drink, like a spritz, a beer, for €5 that will come with a small plate of cicchetti buffet, including pasta, risotto and bruschetta! The service is great, with chatty, down to earth bar staff.

by Monica

Pellestrina

Restaurants 5 1

By Chiara

Fishermen's island

Pellestrina

5

This is a wonderful island in the Venetian Lagoon, where locals are mostly fishermen. Here you can eat and walk and breath as a Venetian does. All its colorful buildings show all the beauty inside this island. Here cars can move, but people used to walk or move by bike.

by Chiara

Trattoria Alla Vedova

Restaurants 4 0

By Monica

Meat balls you will remember

Trattoria Alla Vedova

4

After work Venician people just like to have a break, have a glass of wine and eat a Cicchetto (something small) before going home. The cost is very low, 2 or 3 euros and the quality of food is very good here.

by Monica

Dal Moro‘s Fresh Pasta To Go

Budget Meals 2 0

By Vladislav

Excellent customer service!

Dal Moro‘s Fresh Pasta To Go

2

The staff there were excellent and the spaghetti we had was better than some of the restaurants it was surrounded by. If you don't mind standing to eat and eating out of a box give this little gem of a place a go. You won't be disappointed and you certainly won't be out of pocket. A really filling and tasty meal whilst on the move.

by Vladislav

Muro Venezia Frari

Restaurants 2 1

By Monica

Good meat and pizza!

Muro Venezia Frari

2

Finally a place that serves great meat dishes in Venice. A famous option is the mixed grill, with a great meat selection, sausage, chicken, steak. You can find good pizzas too. Service is usually quick and friendly.

by Monica

Ostaria Dai Zemei

Budget Meals 3 1

By Chiara

Typical bar near the city centre

Ostaria Dai Zemei

3

Not far from the city centre and from Piazza San Marco, this is a cool bar (called 'ostaria' in Venetian) where people can have a rest with fast snacks (called cicchetti), little pieces of bread with fish, special local hams and much more.

by Chiara

Lio Piccolo

Restaurants 4 1

By Monica

Nature in the lagoon

Lio Piccolo

4

Usually local people go to Lio PIccolo to have a nice walk surrounded by Nature. It is common to encounter birds like herons and flamingos. Whatching them in their natural environment is spectacular. This is also where in the past salt was extract from sea.

by Monica