10 cafe rooms in Venice we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Venice | Cafe across every city.
The Venetian cafe ranges from gilded, orchestra-backed salons to neighbourhood roasters and counter pasticcerie. On Piazza San Marco the historic trio of Caffe Florian, Grancaffe Quadri and Gran Caffe Lavena set the grand tone. For something more everyday, Caffe del Doge in San Polo and Torrefazione Cannaregio focus on the coffee itself, while Pasticceria Tonolo in Dorsoduro and Pasticceria Dal Mas in Cannaregio pair espresso with pastries.
Caffe Florian ★ 4.3
Piazza San Marco 57, 30124 Venezia VE
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.
Grancaffe Quadri ★ 4.2
Piazza San Marco 121, 30124 Venezia VE
Grancaffe Quadri in Piazza San Marco has run as a coffee house since 1775 under the Procuratie Vecchie, the historic cafe across the square from Florian.
Gran Caffe Lavena ★ 4.1
Piazza San Marco 133/134, 30124 Venezia VE
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.
Caffe del Doge ★ 4.5
Calle dei Cinque 609, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
Caffe del Doge on Calle dei Cinque near Rialto in Venice is the city's roastery-cafe with 14 espresso varieties, SCA-trained staff, the rare specialty-coffee.
Torrefazione Cannaregio ★ 4.5
Fondamenta degli Ormesini, Cannaregio 2804, 30121 Venezia VE
Torrefazione Cannaregio on Fondamenta degli Ormesini is the 1930 coffee roaster, the only roastery-bar in the historic centre, still using a 1940s.
Rosa Salva San Marco ★ 4.4
Calle Fiubera 950, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
Rosa Salva on Calle Fiubera near San Marco is the 150-year-old Venetian patisserie-cafe, the local breakfast bar where the cornetto and the cappuccino still.
Pasticceria Marchini Time ★ 4.2
Campo San Luca 4589, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
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.
Pasticceria Dal Mas ★ 4.3
Lista di Spagna, Cannaregio 149-150/A, 30121 Venezia VE
Pasticceria Dal Mas on Lista di Spagna near Santa Lucia station is the historic Cannaregio cafe-patisserie, the locals' breakfast counter before the early.
Pasticceria Rizzardini ★ 4.4
Campiello dei Meloni 1415, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
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.
Pasticceria Tonolo ★ 4.7
Calle San Pantalon 3764, Dorsoduro, 30123 Venezia VE
Pasticceria Tonolo on Calle San Pantalon in Dorsoduro has run since 1886, the Venetian benchmark for the focaccia veneziana with 30-hour leavening.