7 cafes in Venice, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Venice.
Pasticceria Tonolo ★ 4.7
Calle San Pantalon 3764, Dorsoduro, 30123 Venezia VE
Hours: Tue-Sat 07:45-20:00, Sun 07:45-13:00
Pasticceria Tonolo on Calle San Pantalon in Dorsoduro has run since 1886, the Venetian benchmark for the focaccia veneziana with 30-hour leavening.
Tip: Closed Mondays. During Carnevale, this is the city's best frittelle counter. Espresso at the bar €1.30; pastries €1.50 to €3.
Torrefazione Cannaregio ★ 4.5
Fondamenta degli Ormesini, Cannaregio 2804, 30121 Venezia VE
Hours: Mon-Sat 07:00-19:30, Sun 09:30-13:00 and 14:00-18:00
Torrefazione Cannaregio on Fondamenta degli Ormesini is the 1930 coffee roaster, the only roastery-bar in the historic centre, still using a 1940s.
Tip: The Miscela del Ghetto blend, created for the Jewish ghetto's 500th anniversary, is the bag to take home. The bar runs espresso €1.20.
Pasticceria Rizzardini ★ 4.4
Campiello dei Meloni 1415, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
Hours: Mon 07:00-19:30, Wed-Sat 07:00-19:30, Sun 08:00-19:30
Pasticceria Rizzardini on Campiello dei Meloni near Campo San Polo has run since 1742, the tiny pastry-and-coffee counter with acqua alta high-water marks.
Tip: The dogi (amaretto) and golosesso (dark chocolate-pecan) cookies are the takeaway. The standing-only counter pours espresso for €1.30.
Caffe Florian ★ 4.3
Piazza San Marco 57, 30124 Venezia VE
Hours: Daily 09:00-24:00
Caffe Florian on Piazza San Marco is the 1720-founded coffeehouse, the oldest in continuous operation in Italy, with frescoed rooms hosted by string quartets.
Tip: Sitting in the frescoed rooms costs roughly €12 for an espresso; standing at the counter costs €1.50. The music orchestra adds €6 per person.
Pasticceria Dal Mas ★ 4.3
Lista di Spagna, Cannaregio 149-150/A, 30121 Venezia VE
Hours: Mon-Sun 07:00-20:00
Pasticceria Dal Mas on Lista di Spagna near Santa Lucia station is the historic Cannaregio cafe-patisserie, the locals' breakfast counter before the early.
Tip: Best for the 06:30-09:00 espresso-and-cornetto crowd. The cioccolateria next door is the late-afternoon move.
Pasticceria Marchini Time ★ 4.2
Campo San Luca 4589, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
Hours: Mon-Sun 07:30-20:30
Pasticceria Marchini Time on Campo San Luca is the patisserie-cafe in the central San Marco crossroads where locals queue for the brioche and the morning.
Tip: Open Mon to Sat 07:30-20:30. Stand at the marble counter; tables raise the price. Saturday morning is the local crowd at peak.
Gran Caffe Lavena ★ 4.1
Piazza San Marco 133/134, 30124 Venezia VE
Hours: Daily 09:00-24:00
Gran Caffe Lavena on Piazza San Marco has operated since 1750 at the foot of the Clock Tower, the cafe where Wagner wrote parts of Parsifal.
Tip: Stand at the counter to skip the terrace surcharge. The cappuccino at the bar runs €1.80; sit-down on the piazza is €10.