13 splurge rooms in Venice, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Venice. All Venice food.
Glam Enrico Bartolini ★ 4.9
Palazzo Venart, Calle Tron 1961, Santa Croce, 30135 Venezia VE
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.
Local ★ 4.7
castello · Salizzada dei Greci 3303, Castello, 30122 Venezia VE
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.
Local ★ 4.7
Salizzada dei Greci 3303, Castello, 30122 Venezia VE
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.
Venissa ★ 4.7
Fondamenta Santa Caterina 3, 30142 Mazzorbo, Venezia VE
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.
Osteria alle Testiere ★ 4.7
Calle del Mondo Novo 5801, 30122 Venezia VE
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.
Quadri ★ 4.6
Piazza San Marco 121, 30124 Venezia VE
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.
Oro Restaurant ★ 4.6
Giudecca 10, 30133 Venezia VE
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.
Locanda Cipriani ★ 4.4
lagoon-islands · Piazza Santa Fosca 29, 30142 Torcello, Venezia VE
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.
Il Ridotto ★ 4.4
Campo SS. Filippo e Giacomo, Castello 4509, 30122 Venezia VE
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.
Wisteria ★ 4.4
San Polo 2908, 30125 Venezia VE
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.
Ai Mercanti ★ 4.3
Calle dei Fuseri 4346/A, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
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.
Bistrot de Venise ★ 4.3
Calle dei Fabbri, San Marco 4685, 30124 Venezia VE
Bistrot de Venise in San Marco is the 1993-founded Renaissance-recipes room cooking from Anonimo Veneziano manuscripts, the only such fine-dining kitchen.
Harry's Bar ★ 4.0
san-marco · Calle Vallaresso 1323, San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE
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.