Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Venice.

Top tables

Glam Enrico Bartolini 2 ★ ★ 4.9

€€€€ Tasting €280ItalianChef Donato Ascani

Glam Enrico Bartolini in Venice's Santa Croce holds the city's only 2 Michelin stars in the 2026 guide, run by Donato Ascani inside Palazzo Venart.

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Quadri 1 ★ ★ 4.6

€€€€ Tasting €220ItalianChef Silvio Giavedoni

Quadri in Piazza San Marco holds 1 Michelin star in the 2026 guide, the Alajmo-family room on the upper floor of the historic Grancaffe with Venetian lagoon.

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Oro Restaurant 1 ★ ★ 4.6

€€€€ Tasting €250ItalianChef Vania Ghedini

Oro at Belmond Hotel Cipriani on Giudecca holds 1 Michelin star in the 2026 guide, reopened in 2024 with Vania Ghedini in partnership with Massimo Bottura.

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Local 1 ★ ★ 4.7

€€€€ Tasting €150ItalianChef Salvatore Sodano

Local in Venice's Castello is the 1-star Michelin room run by Salvatore Sodano and Benedetta Fullin near the Greek quarter, serving 7 and 9-course tasting.

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Venissa 1 ★ ★ 4.7

€€€€ Tasting €220Tasting menuChef Francesco Brutto and Chiara Pavan

Venissa on Mazzorbo holds 1 Michelin Star plus a Green Star in the 2026 guide, set in a walled vineyard reviving the Dorona grape, run by Francesco Brutto.

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Il Ridotto 1 ★ ★ 4.4

€€€€ Tasting €110ItalianChef Gianni Bonaccorsi

Il Ridotto in Venice's Castello near San Marco is the Bonaccorsi family 9-table room serving inventive Venetian tasting menus on the canal-side campo.

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Wisteria 1 ★ ★ 4.4

€€€€ Tasting €140InternationalChef Valerio Dallamano

Wisteria on a quiet side canal in San Polo is the Michelin-starred contemporary table where chef Valerio Dallamano runs six and eight-course tasting menus.

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Ai Mercanti ★ 4.3

€€€€ Tasting €75ItalianChef Andrea Pulze

Ai Mercanti in San Marco is the moody candlelit dining room between Rialto and San Marco running a small-plate modern Venetian carte at lower-than-Michelin.

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Bistrot de Venise ★ 4.3

€€€€ Tasting €90French bistroChef Sergio Fragiacomo

Bistrot de Venise in San Marco is the 1993-founded Renaissance-recipes room cooking from Anonimo Veneziano manuscripts, the only such fine-dining kitchen.

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Osteria alle Testiere ★ 4.7

€€€€ Tasting €80ItalianChef Bruno Gavagnin

Osteria alle Testiere in Castello is the 22-seat lagoon-fish bistro with two seatings per service, run by Bruno Gavagnin and Luca di Vita since 1993.

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Fine Dining in Venice, FAQ

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Editor picks in Venice include Glam Enrico Bartolini, Quadri, Oro Restaurant, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.

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