A paper cone or platter of mixed deep-fried lagoon fish: schie, calamari, prawns, sole, sometimes whitebait. The canonical Venetian fish supper.
Fritto misto della laguna is the canonical Venetian fish supper, served as a sit-down platter at trattorias or as a paper cone at street-food counters like Acqua e Mais near Campo San Polo, where the scartosso tradition continues. The mix varies by season and morning catch: schie in summer, moeche in spring, calamari and prawns year-round, plus the occasional whitebait and sole. The fish is dredged in flour only, never breaded, and fried in olive oil to a pale gold. Best served immediately with lemon and a glass of Soave.
5 editor picks for Fritto misto della laguna in Venice, ranked by editorial score. All Venice signature dishes · Fritto misto della laguna across every city.
Trattoria Corte Sconta ★ 4.7
castello · Calle del Pestrin 3886, 30122 Venezia VE
Trattoria Corte Sconta in Venice's Castello is the courtyard seafood room that locals and chefs in town quietly book first, the canonical hidden-courtyard.
Antiche Carampane ★ 4.6
san-polo · Rio Terà de le Carampane 1911, 30125 Venezia VE
Antiche Carampane in Venice's San Polo is the 1983 family-run seafood trattoria the Rialto fishmongers send friends to, the room with the no-tourist-menu.
Trattoria al Gatto Nero ★ 4.6
lagoon-islands · Fondamenta della Giudecca 88, 30142 Burano, Venezia VE
Trattoria al Gatto Nero on Burano is the 1965-founded Bovo family room run by Massimiliano Bovo, the canonical lagoon-fish lunch on the colourful fishing.
Acqua e Mais ★ 4.3
Campiello dei Meloni 1411, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
Acqua e Mais on Campiello dei Meloni near Campo San Polo is the street-food window serving Venetian fritto misto in the traditional scartosso (paper cone).
Trattoria alla Madonna ★ 4.2
san-polo · Calle della Madonna 594, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
Trattoria alla Madonna in Venice near the Rialto is the 1954-founded room with a turnover that fills 200 seats twice a day, the canonical Venetian fish.