Food destinations within easy reach of Venice, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Venice. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Aperol's birthplace, Veneto risotto, Caffè Pedrocchi since 1831
Padua is the canonical Veneto food day trip from Venice, the home of Aperol (created in Padua in 1919), Caffè Pedrocchi since 1831 and the Piazza delle Erbe.
Famous for: Radicchio di Treviso IGP, tiramisu birthplace at Le Beccherie
Treviso is the canonical Veneto food day trip for radicchio season, with the tiramisu invented at Le Beccherie in 1972 and the canal-side fish market.
Famous for: Amarone della Valpolicella, risotto all'Amarone, pastissada de caval
Verona is the food day trip for Veneto reds, with the Valpolicella wineries 30 minutes north and risotto all'Amarone at trattorias like Bottega del Vino.
Famous for: Baccala alla vicentina, Asiago cheese, Palladian architecture
Vicenza is the canonical food day trip for baccala alla vicentina, the Veneto's famous salt-cod-and-milk dish, served at trattorias certified.
Famous for: Risotto di go, bigoli al nero, mixed grilled lagoon fish
Burano is the colourful fishing island in the northern lagoon, the canonical day trip for risotto di go (lagoon goby) and Burano biscuits at Trattoria al.
Famous for: Risotto alla torcellana at Locanda Cipriani
Torcello is the silent first-settled lagoon island, the canonical Hemingway day trip for Locanda Cipriani's garden lunch since 1934 and the Byzantine.
Famous for: Venissa 1-star Michelin, Dorona wine in a walled vineyard
Mazzorbo is the next-door island to Burano in the northern lagoon, the canonical wine-resort day trip for Venissa's 1-star Michelin restaurant.