Majer Campo Santa Margherita is a pizzeria budget eat in Venice.
Majer on Campo Santa Margherita in Venice's Dorsoduro is the bakery-cafe with pizzetta veneziana at €3 and large panini at €7, the campo's cheap lunch.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Walk-in. Open daily 06:30-21:00. Outdoor benches on the campo for free seating.
Address: Campo Santa Margherita 2856, Dorsoduro, 30123 Venezia VE, Venice
Trattoria alla Madonna near Rialto in San Polo is the 1954 lunchroom with two-course Venetian set meals at €18, the canonical mid-budget classic fish.
Try: Bigoli in salsa with fritto misto
Tip: Walk-in only. Arrive 12:00 for lunch or 19:30 for dinner. Closed Wednesdays.
Cantina Do Mori in Venice's San Polo near Rialto is the 1462-founded bacaro, with francobolli sandwiches at €1.50 to €3, the cheapest historic-bar meal.
Try: Francobolli sandwiches and ombre
Tip: Cash only. Walk-in. Closed Sundays. The francobolli (postage-stamp-sized sandwiches) are the move; pair with ombre at €1.50.
Bacareto Da Lele on Campo dei Tolentini in Venice's Santa Croce is the canonical budget bacaro, with €1 panini and €0.80 ombre served from a window.
Try: Panini and ombra
Tip: Cash only. Walk-up window; sit on the Tolentini church steps with your panino and ombra. Closed Sundays.
Dal Moro's Fresh Pasta To Go in Venice's Castello near San Marco is the takeaway pasta counter for fresh pasta in a box at €7 to 10, the city's dependable.
Try: Fresh pasta in a box
Tip: Lines run round the corner from 12:00; arrive 11:00 or after 14:30. Cash and card. Spaghetti carbonara is the move.
Osteria All'Arco near Rialto in San Polo serves cicchetti at €1.50 to €4 each, the canonical bacari budget meal with francobolli sandwiches and lagoon-fish.
Try: Cicchetti at the bar
Tip: Six cicchetti plus two ombre runs roughly €20 to 25 for a full meal. Closes after lunch.
Al Merca on Campo Bella Vienna near Rialto is the tiny walk-up bar where the mini panini cost €1.50 and the spritz €3.50, the canonical campo aperitivo.
Try: Spritz and mini panino
Tip: Closes 20:00. No interior space; the crowd stands on the campo. Cash and card accepted.
