40 mid-range rooms in Venice, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Venice, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Venice food.
Vino Vero ★ 4.7
Fondamenta della Misericordia, Cannaregio 2497, 30121 Venezia VE
Vino Vero is canal-side natural-wine room on the locals' cannaregio aperitivo strip, full of venetians at 19:00 and almost no tourists who haven't been told.
Tip: Canal-side outside seating fills up by 19:00 in summer. Ask for the orange-wine flight from the Friulian section.
Torrefazione Cannaregio ★ 4.6
Fondamenta degli Ormesini, Cannaregio 2804, 30121 Venezia VE
Torrefazione Cannaregio on Fondamenta degli Ormesini is the 1930-founded roastery, the only on-site coffee roaster in the historic centre, still using.
Tip: The Miscela del Ghetto, created for the Jewish ghetto's 500th anniversary, is the blend to take home. Closed Sundays.
Cantinone Gia Schiavi ★ 4.6
Fondamenta Nani 992, Dorsoduro, 30123 Venezia VE
Cantinone Gia Schiavi in Venice's Dorsoduro is the De Rossi family bacaro since 1944 at Ponte San Trovaso, taccole crostino eaten standing on the bridge.
Tip: Eat your crostini standing on the bridge; the bar inside is tiny. Closed Sunday afternoons. The taccole crostino is the move.
Caffe del Doge ★ 4.5
Calle dei Cinque 609, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
Caffe del Doge near Rialto in Venice's San Polo is the SCA-trained specialty roaster with 14 espresso varieties, originally founded in 1952 and revived.
Tip: The Doge Rosso 100% Arabica is the house blend; ask for a single-origin filter from the rotating list. Bags retail €15 for 250g.
Enoteca Mascareta ★ 4.5
Calle lunga Santa Maria Formosa 5183, Castello, 30122 Venezia VE
Enoteca Mascareta in Castello is the late-running enoteca run by Mauro Lorenzon, one of the rare 02:00 closes in Venice, with cicchetti and the daily.
Tip: Opens 19:00. Runs to 02:00. Walk-in. Ask Mauro for a wine flight rather than a single glass.
Experimental Cocktail Club Venice ★ 4.5
Sestiere Dorsoduro 1411, 30123 Venezia
Experimental Cocktail Club in Il Palazzo Experimental in Dorsoduro is the late-running modern cocktail bar, open to 02:00 on Friday and Saturday.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Fri-Sat 02:00 close is rare for Venice. Seasonal menu refreshes June each year.
CoVino ★ 4.5
Calle del Pestrin 3829A, Castello, 30122 Venezia VE
CoVino is twelve seats, no signage and a daily-changing five-course slow food presidia tasting menu most tourists never find off calle del pestrin.
Tip: 12 seats total. Email a week ahead for booking. Set five-course menu only at dinner.
Osteria al Squero ★ 4.5
Dorsoduro 943, 30123 Venezia VE
Osteria al Squero in Venice's Dorsoduro sits on a rio bench across from the Squero di San Trovaso gondola yard, spritz at €3.50 and cicchetti €2.50.
Tip: Sit on the canal-side bench facing the gondola workshop. Spritz €3.50, cicchetti €2.50.
Vini da Gigio ★ 4.5
Calle Stua Cannaregio 3628A, 30121 Venezia VE
Vini da Gigio is lazzari family trattoria on calle stua in cannaregio with a 1,200-label cellar that locals book first and tourists rarely find.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Book a week ahead. The wine cellar is the reason; ask Laura Lazzari for pairings.
Il Mercante ★ 4.5
Fondamenta dei Frari 2564, 30125 Venezia
Il Mercante is speakeasy-style cocktail bar near the frari with seasonal themed menus, hidden behind the day-cafe caffe dei frari that few visitors look past.
Tip: Resy bookings. The seasonal menu refresh runs four times a year; the spice-trade-themed pours are the move.
Caffe del Doge ★ 4.5
Calle dei Cinque 609, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
Caffe del Doge near Rialto in San Polo is the SCA-trained specialty coffee bar with 14 espresso varieties and a quiet morning brunch room before the tourists.
Tip: Open from 07:00; before 09:00 is workspace-quiet. Ask for the day's filter from the rotating origins.
Osteria La Zucca ★ 4.4
santa-croce · Sestiere Santa Croce 1762, 30100 Venezia VE
Osteria La Zucca in Venice's Santa Croce is the 35-seat canal-side room that built its reputation on a vegetable-forward Venetian carte, with a handful.
Tip: Book a week ahead by phone. Closed Sundays. The canal-side tables fit only 12 covers; ask specifically when you book.
Al Timon ★ 4.4
Fondamenta degli Ormesini 2754, Cannaregio, 30121 Venezia VE
Al Timon on Fondamenta degli Ormesini in Cannaregio is the canal-side late-night bacaro, with a moored wooden barge for outdoor seating and grilled meat.
Tip: The moored barge in the canal is the seat to claim. Grilled meat skewers and wine carafes run later than most bacari.
Osteria Anice Stellato ★ 4.4
Fondamenta de la Sensa, Cannaregio 3272, 30121 Venezia VE
Osteria Anice Stellato (Italian) in Venice: Book a canal-side terrace table in summer. Closed Mondays. Bigoli in salsa and marinated anchovies are the moves.
Tip: Book a canal-side terrace table in summer. Closed Mondays. Bigoli in salsa and marinated anchovies are the moves.
Pasticceria Rosa Salva ★ 4.4
Calle Fiubera 950, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
Pasticceria Rosa Salva on Calle Fiubera in San Marco serves the 150-year-old Venetian pastry brunch with baba and cornetti at the marble counter.
Tip: Closed Sundays at this branch; the Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo branch opens Sundays with more seats.
Torrefazione Cannaregio ★ 4.4
Fondamenta degli Ormesini, Cannaregio 2804, 30121 Venezia VE
Torrefazione Cannaregio on Fondamenta degli Ormesini is the 1930-founded roastery with morning pastries and the Miscela del Ghetto espresso.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The Miscela del Ghetto blend takeaway bag is the souvenir; espresso at the counter €1.20.
Osteria La Zucca ★ 4.3
santa-croce · Sestiere Santa Croce 1762, 30100 Venezia VE
Osteria La Zucca in Venice's Santa Croce is the 35-seat canal-side room with a vegetable-forward Venetian carte and a handful of meat plates, since the 1980s.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Book the canal-side tables (12 covers) specifically when you reserve.
Osteria Anice Stellato ★ 4.3
cannaregio · Fondamenta de la Sensa, Cannaregio 3272, 30121 Venezia VE
Osteria Anice Stellato on Fondamenta de la Sensa in Venice's Cannaregio is the canal-side modern Venetian room with outdoor tables on the rio in summer.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Book outdoor terrace through their email or the listing site.
Cantina Do Spade ★ 4.3
san-polo · Calle Do Spade 859, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
Cantina Do Spade in San Polo near Rialto is one of the oldest bacari in Venice, with a stand-up cicchetti counter and a small sit-down room for the bigger.
Tip: Combines bacaro counter and table service. Book the dining room for groups of three plus; walk-in works for the bar.
Il Santo Bevitore ★ 4.3
Cannaregio 2393/A, 30121 Venezia VE
Il Santo Bevitore in Venice's Cannaregio, opened 2005, is the city's longest-running craft beer pub with 21 rotating draft lines, a canal-side terrace.
Tip: Open daily from late afternoon. The 21 taps rotate every few weeks; ask for the Italian craft pour to skip the imports. Canal-side seats fill from 18:30.
Il Santo Bevitore Pub ★ 4.3
Cannaregio 2393/A, 30121 Venezia VE
Il Santo Bevitore on Cannaregio is the craft beer pub with 21 taps and pub plates to 02:00, the canonical late-night Venetian craft beer room.
Tip: Walk-in. Tap list rotates weekly. The Italian-only flight is the move.
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.
Tip: Walk-in only. Arrive at 12:00 for lunch or 19:30 for dinner. Closed Wednesdays. Two waves through the dining room every service.
Bistrot de Venise ★ 4.2
Calle dei Fabbri, San Marco 4685, 30124 Venezia VE
Bistrot de Venise near San Marco runs the only Renaissance-recipes lunch carte in Venice, with 14th-century Anonimo Veneziano dishes for a fascinating brunch.
Tip: The historic-tasting carte needs 48 hours' notice. Lunch service runs 12:00-15:00.
Trattoria alla Madonna ★ 4.1
san-polo · Calle della Madonna 594, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
Trattoria alla Madonna near Rialto in San Polo is the 1954 lunchroom with 200 seats that turn twice a day, the canonical Venetian fish trattoria.
Tip: Walk-in only. Arrive 12:00 for lunch or 19:30 for dinner. Closed Wednesdays.
Osteria Bancogiro ★ 4.1
san-polo · Campo San Giacometto 122, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE
Osteria Bancogiro on Campo San Giacometto in San Polo at the foot of Rialto is the Grand Canal terrace bistro with a downstairs bacaro and a dining room.
Tip: Lower-floor cicchetti are walk-in. Book the upstairs dining room with Grand Canal table a week ahead. Closed Mondays.
Pasticceria Marchini Time ★ 4.1
Campo San Luca 4589, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
Pasticceria Marchini Time on Campo San Luca near Rialto is the patisserie-cafe for a Venetian brunch of brioche, tramezzini and a cappuccino at the counter.
Tip: The lunch-time tramezzini turn out fresh from 11:00. Stand at the counter to skip the table surcharge.
Harry's Bar ★ 4.1
Calle Vallaresso 1323, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
Harry's Bar on Calle Vallaresso serves the canonical Cipriani-style brunch with Bellini, carpaccio and risotto, the historic-bar lunch since 1931 near San.
Tip: The downstairs bar takes walk-ins and works for a Bellini at €22. The upstairs dining room needs a booking through OpenTable.
Trattoria Bar Pontini ★ 4.0
cannaregio · Cannaregio 1268, 30121 Venezia VE
Trattoria Bar Pontini on Rio Terra San Leonardo in Cannaregio is the neighbourhood lunchroom locals fill at noon, the canonical no-bookings Venetian set.
Tip: Walk-in only. Lunchtime sets at €14 (primo + secondo + acqua) run Monday to Friday.
Caffe Florian (own blend) ★ 4.0
Piazza San Marco 57, 30124 Venezia VE
Caffe Florian on Piazza San Marco roasts its own house blend, the one used at the 1720 cafe, with retail bags sold in the gift shop next to the historic.
Tip: The retail-bag espresso is significantly cheaper than sitting in the rooms. Florian's house blend runs €18 for 250g.
Girani Caffe ★ 4.0
Calle Lunga San Barnaba 2784, Dorsoduro, 30123 Venezia VE
Girani in Venice's Dorsoduro is the small specialty-coffee roaster off Campo San Barnaba, supplying espresso to several of the city's third-wave bars.
Tip: Retail only at the small shop on Calle Lunga San Barnaba; the espresso is roasted in nearby Mestre but blended in Dorsoduro.
Goppion Caffe Cannaregio ★ 4.0
Calle del Pistor 1815E, Cannaregio, 30121 Venezia VE
Goppion Caffe Cannaregio along Strada Nova is the bar outpost of the Goppion roasting family (Treviso, since 1948), pouring their Dolce, Nativo.
Tip: Sit outside on Strada Nova for people-watching; the Nativo organic blend is the bag to take home, retail under €10 for 250g.
Caffe Lavena (own blend) ★ 4.0
Piazza San Marco 133/134, 30124 Venezia VE
Caffe Lavena on Piazza San Marco roasts its own house blend, the one served in the 1750 cafe, with whole-bean retail at the counter for takeaway.
Tip: Standing at the bar for an espresso costs roughly €1.80; the takeaway blend bag is the better-value memento.
Birre da Tutto il Mondo o Quasi ★ 4.0
Fondamenta degli Ormesini 2710, Cannaregio, 30121 Venezia VE
Birre da Tutto il Mondo o Quasi on Fondamenta degli Ormesini in Venice's Cannaregio is the tiny European bottle-shop bar with a thoughtful fridge of craft.
Tip: Walk-in. Bottles to drink in or take away; the fridge stock is hand-picked weekly. Ask for the trappist or saison selection.
Trattoria Bar Pontini ★ 4.0
Cannaregio 1268, 30121 Venezia VE
Trattoria Bar Pontini is cannaregio neighbourhood lunchroom locals fill at noon, with no english menu and a €14 weekday set lunch under most tourist radars.
Tip: Walk-in only. Set lunch weekdays only. Arrive 12:30 for the best seating.
Caffe Florian ★ 4.0
Piazza San Marco 57, 30124 Venezia VE
Caffe Florian on Piazza San Marco serves the canonical Venetian breakfast in its 1720 rooms, with hot chocolate and brioche under the Procuratie Nuove arches.
Tip: Standing at the counter cuts the price by two-thirds. Sit-down brunch with orchestra runs roughly €50 per person.
Birra Venezia ★ 3.9
Cannaregio 4391/A, 30121 Venezia VE
Birra Venezia is the craft brewery founded in 2007 to revive the city's 19th-century brewing heritage, pouring at partner bars across Venice with no public.
Tip: No own-brand taproom in the historic centre. The lager is widely poured at Cannaregio bacari; ask for Birra Venezia by name.
Majer Campo Santa Margherita ★ 3.9
Campo Santa Margherita 2856, Dorsoduro, 30123 Venezia VE
Majer on Campo Santa Margherita in Dorsoduro is the modern bakery branch with morning brioche, panini and cornetti, the Dorsoduro university quarter's brunch.
Tip: Open daily from 06:30. Outdoor benches on the campo give free seating; the indoor tables incur a small surcharge.
Dal Moro's Fresh Pasta To Go ★ 3.8
Calle de la Casseleria 5324, Castello, 30122 Venezia VE
Dal Moro's Fresh Pasta To Go in Venice's Castello is the takeaway pasta counter open to 22:00, the rare cheap-and-fast late dinner near San Marco when other.
Tip: Walk-in. Spaghetti carbonara and squid ink with vongole are the moves. €7 to 10 per box.
Bacaro Jazz ★ 3.7
Salizada del Fontego dei Tedeschi 5546, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
Bacaro Jazz near the Rialto Bridge in San Marco is the late-running jazz bar open to 02:00 with cicchetti, the canonical post-midnight wine room in San Marco.
Tip: Walk-in. Tonight's jazz set is on the chalkboard at the door. Touristy but reliably late.
The Irish Pub Venezia ★ 3.6
Cannaregio 3847, 30121 Venezia VE
The Irish Pub Venezia in Cannaregio is the late-running pub with a mixed Irish and craft tap list, one of the city's longer-hours rooms with Guinness.
Tip: Walk-in. Late close (02:00) makes it a viable post-bacaro stop. The Italian craft selection is rotating.