8 restaurants in Venice, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Venice.

Local ★ 4.7

castello · Salizzada dei Greci 3303, Castello, 30122 Venezia VE

Hours: Mon 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-22:30, Wed 18:30-22:30, Thu-Sun 11:30-14:30 and 18:30-22:30, closed Tuesday

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

Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday lunch. Book a fortnight ahead online. The wine pairing is the move; their cellar leans heavily on Friulian whites.

CoVino ★ 4.5

castello · Calle del Pestrin 3829A, Castello, 30122 Venezia VE

Hours: Mon 12:30-15:30 and 19:00-01:00, Thu-Sat 12:30-15:30 and 19:00-01:00, Sun 12:30-15:00 and 19:00-01:00, closed Tue-Wed

CoVino in Venice's Castello is the 12-seat modern bistro with a Slow Food Presidia carte and an ever-changing five-course tasting menu, all paired.

Tip: 12 seats total. Book a week ahead by email or through the website. Set five-course menu only at dinner.

Estro Vino e Cucina ★ 4.5

dorsoduro · Calle Crosera, Dorsoduro 3778, 30123 Venezia VE

Hours: Mon-Sun 12:00-15:00 and 18:30-23:00, closed Tuesday and Wednesday lunch

Estro Vino e Cucina in Venice's Dorsoduro is the Spezzamonte brothers' modern bistro with 700 sustainable wines and a Michelin Guide listing for good cooking.

Tip: Closed Tuesdays.

Osteria La Zucca ★ 4.4

santa-croce · Sestiere Santa Croce 1762, 30100 Venezia VE

Hours: Mon-Sat 12:30-14:30 and 19:00-22:30, closed Sunday

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.

Locanda Cipriani ★ 4.4

lagoon-islands · Piazza Santa Fosca 29, 30142 Torcello, Venezia VE

Hours: Wed-Mon 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-21:00, closed Tuesday and January

Locanda Cipriani on Torcello is the 1934-founded Cipriani-family lagoon outpost that Hemingway used for lunch, the canonical garden-restaurant on the silent.

Tip: Closed Tuesdays and the whole of January. Ferry 12 from Fondamente Nove, 45 minutes. Book outdoor garden tables when you reserve.

Trattoria alla Madonna ★ 4.2

san-polo · Calle della Madonna 594, San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE

Hours: Thu-Tue 12:00-15:00 and 19:00-22:00, closed Wednesday

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

san-marco · Calle dei Fabbri, San Marco 4685, 30124 Venezia VE

Hours: Daily 12:00-14:30 and 18:45-22:30

Bistrot de Venise near San Marco is the 1993 room that cooks from manuscripts of the Anonimo Veneziano and Renaissance Venetian cookbooks, the only.

Tip: Two carte: contemporary and historic. The historic side is the reason to book; their Renaissance tasting needs 48 hours' notice.

Harry's Bar ★ 4.0

san-marco · Calle Vallaresso 1323, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE

Hours: Daily 11:00-23:00

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.

Tip: Drinking at the bar costs a fraction of upstairs dining; the Bellini is the reason to stop. Book upstairs through OpenTable a fortnight ahead.