Bistrot de Venise is an italian restaurant in San Marco, Venice.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
1 hour
Savor a tasty lunch in a scenic location behind St. Mark's Square during your Venice vacation. Take a break to enjoy Venetian cicchetti at Illy Cafe in the Royal Garde...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Embark on a bacaro food tour in Venice and savor Spritz, Prosecco, cicchetti, warm dishes, and gelato while discovering local culinary traditions with a guide.
Guided tour · 2h 30m
Taste your way through Venice's bacari culture, crossing the Grand Canal like a local and discovering the neighborhoods where Venetians gather for cicchetti, wine, and...
Address: Calle dei Fabbri, San Marco 4685, 30124 Venezia VE, Venice
Harry's Bar on Calle Vallaresso is the 1931 Cipriani family room that invented the carpaccio and the Bellini, the canonical historic-bar lunchroom in San.
OrderBellini at the ground-floor bar, beef carpaccio upstairs, risotto alla primavera.
TipDrinking at the bar costs a fraction of upstairs dining; the Bellini is the reason to stop. Book upstairs through OpenTable a fortnight ahead.
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.
OrderPumpkin and ricotta flan, vegetable lasagna, the daily vegetable side board.
TipBook a week ahead by phone. Closed Sundays. The canal-side tables fit only 12 covers; ask specifically when you book.
Locanda Cipriani on Torcello is the 1934-founded Cipriani-family lagoon outpost that Hemingway used for lunch, the canonical garden-restaurant on the silent.
OrderRisotto alla torcellana, carpaccio Cipriani, the daily fish baked in the garden's wood oven.
TipClosed Tuesdays and the whole of January. Ferry 12 from Fondamente Nove, 45 minutes. Book outdoor garden tables when you reserve.
Harry's Bar on Calle Vallaresso is the 1931 Cipriani family room that invented the carpaccio and the Bellini, the canonical historic-bar lunchroom in San.
OrderBellini at the ground-floor bar, beef carpaccio upstairs, risotto alla primavera.
TipDrinking at the bar costs a fraction of upstairs dining; the Bellini is the reason to stop. Book upstairs through OpenTable a fortnight ahead.
Vini da Gigio in Venice's Cannaregio is the Lazzari family's canal-side trattoria, a Slow Food-listed family room running the canonical Venetian carte.
OrderBigoli in salsa, fegato alla veneziana, branzino in salt crust.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays. The wine cellar runs to 1,200 labels. Book a week ahead online or by phone.
Osteria Bancogiro in Venice's San Polo is the Grand Canal terrace bistro at the foot of the Rialto, with a downstairs bacaro and an upstairs dining room.
OrderSarde in saor at the bacaro counter, then ravioli with crab and ricotta upstairs on the canal.
TipLower-floor cicchetti are walk-in. Book the upstairs dining room with a Grand Canal table through the website a week ahead.
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.
OrderSpaghetti with vongole, fritto misto della laguna, sarde in saor.
TipBook a fortnight ahead. Closed Sundays and Mondays. The dining room has 10 tables, so flexibility on date is more useful than time.
