None of these shops or restaurants in our selection pays to appear or be recommended; neither do they send us a commission at the end of the month.
Only their day-to-day work, the particularity of what they have to offer and their efforts have been taken into account.
The Perfect Table
Giudecca 10 / 30133 Venice Italy
Tel : + (39) 041 520 7744
www.hotelcipriani.it
Restaurant guests are ferried over to this hotel- restaurant by the Cipriani´s private launch from Piazza San Marco
Da Fiore
Calle dello Scaleter – 2202 Venezia
Tel: 39 (0) 41 721308
www.dafiore.net
We suggest this osteria mostly for the Venetian cicchetti-to be found here which are delicious and inexpensive.
Ai Cugnai
Piscina Forner 857, Dorsoduro
00 39 041 528 9238
This is more home cooking than cordon bleu.
Fiaschetteria Toscana
CANNAREGIO 5719
TEL: 041 528 5281
www.fiaschetteriatoscana.it
Historic locale with a delicious suburb food.
San Giuseppe, 754 30122 Castello Venezia
Tel. +39 (0)41. 5220861
www.osteriadafranz.netsolutionsvenice.com
Hostaria da Franz, near the Giardini della Biennale, is a modest-looking establishment with great food on offer.
Antico Martini
S. Marco 1983 – 30124 Venice
Tel. + 39 041 5237027
The restaurant Antico Martini is a top eatery housed in an old historical palace from the 13th century.
Centrale Restaurant Lounge
S.Marco 1659/b – 30124 Venezia (VE) – Italy
Tel. +39 041-2960664
A stylish and modern restaurant and lounge bar housed in a historic Venetian palace which dates from the second half of the 16th century.
Osteria Ai Canottieri
Cannaregio 690, Fondamenta del Macello
Telefono: +39 041 717999
This osteria has a strategic positioning on the sea that separates Venice from firm ground.
Candela Del Bomba
Cannaregio 4297/98, Calle dell’Oca
Telefono: +39 041 5201438
By far one of the best osterie in Venice, where you can experience the Venetian way of life.
Cantina do Mori
San Polo, calle dei Mori 429
Tel +39 041 5225401
A typical Osteria that guarantees a fresh combination of cicchetti (tapas), and select wine; this is a good place to socialize and have a light lunch at a cheap price.
Restaurant Giorgione
Castello, Via Garibaldi 1533
Tel. +39 041 52287
The warm atmosphere, good service and delicious fresh Venetian food make this place unique.
Ristorante Corte Sconta
Castello, Calle del Pelestrin 3886
Tel. +39 041 5227024
A restaurant to be found in the Castello district of the city, famous for its Venetian cuisine and the high quality of its seafood.
The Best Seafood
Calle della Madonna, San Polo, 594
Tel. 0034 041 522 3842
This is an authentic, traditional restaurant with an inspiring display of fresh seafood.
Poste Vecie
Rialto, Pescheria
Telefono: 041/721822
www.postevecie.com
The pasta is strictly homemade and fresh fish is provided every day from the Rialto fish market, so that you may enjoy it at its best.
Do Spade
San Polo 860, Calle Do Spade
Telefono: 041/5210574
www.dospadevenezia.it
At the Cantina Do Spade, visitors enjoy classic Italian cuisine, in a bustling location near the Rialto Bridge.
The Perfect Night
Bacaro Jazz
San Marco 5546
Tel. +39 041 5285249
At Bacaro you can enjoy international and local cuisine, excellent cocktails and a fine selection of wines.
Martini Scala Club
San Marco, Calle Cafetier 1007
This is a great place to go to if you’re after a more relaxed evening out, with drinks and dancing on offer.
Devil’s Forest Pub
San marco, Campo san Bartolomeo 5185
Tel +39 041-52.00.623
This is a lively music pub found right beside the Rialto bridge on the San Marco side.
Club Vecchia Malvasia
San Marco, Corte Malatina 2686
Tel. +39 041 5225886.
A club known well only by Venetians because of its hard to find location, but provided with good music.
Ai Postali
Santa Croce, Rio Marin 421
Tel. +39 041 71.51.56
An original bar along a silent channel in Santa Croce district, near by San Giacomo Dell’ Orio square.
Irish Pub
Castello, Ca’ d’Oro 3487
Tel. +39 041 52.39.930
This is the perfect bar to drink authentic Irish beers and whiskies, and is a meeting point in the Castello district for young people.
L’Olandese Volante
Castello, Campo San Lio 5658
Tel. +39 041 52.89.349
This bar is is easy identifiable from the many tables the bar has out on the Campo San Lio square.
Dogado lounge
Cannaregio, 3660/a
Strada Nova – near boat Stop Cà D’Oro
The best part of this elegant bar-restaurant is swinging in the garden chairs on the summer roof.
Bar Blue
Dorsoduro 3778
Tel. 041 710227
In particular the Bar Blue offers a good selection of beer combined with a good atmosphere.
Club El Souk, Piccolo Mondo
(Disco club near Accademia)
Dorsoduro, Calle Contarini Corfù 1056A
Tel. +39 041 520 0371
Near the area of Academia, Piccolo Mondo disco club house music is enjoyed by a mixed crowd of customers.
Round Midnight
(Disco club near Santa Margherita)
Dorsoduro, Fondamenta dello Squero 3102, Venice.
Tel. +39 041 5231078
It doesn’t get started until 12 o’ clock and is really only known by locals, so if you are looking for Venetian authenticity, this is the place to go.
The Perfect Cafe
Piazza San Marco, 133/134
30124 Venice
Tel: (0039) 041 522 40 70
Fax (+39) 041 5200 151
Web www.lavena.it
Caffé Lavena has been one of Venice’s most renowned coffee boutiques since 1750.
Caffè Florian
San Marco 56A-59A
tel. 041-520-5641
On the south side of the piazza San Marco, is the most famous and most theatrical Caffè.
Bar Dandolo
Castello 4196 on Riva degli Schiavoni
tel. 041-522-6480
Dress up and stroll into the landmark lobby of the Danieli hotel.
Caffè Chioggia
San Marco, 111
Tel. 041-528-5011
Come here at midnight and watch the Moors strike the hour atop the Clock Tower from your outside table.
The Perfect Places
San Marco-Piazza San Marco
Tel. 0039- 041-522-5697
The ‘drawing room of Europe’, as Napoleon described the Piazza San Marco, a
The Grand Canal
The Grand Canal is the biggest canal of Venice, this great ‘road of water’ is the also the most beautiful “street” in Venice, dividing the city in two.
Fish Market
Here you will find the famous fish market of Venice, with fresh fish and shellfish and other creatures from the Adriatic Sea and the lagoon.
Ducal Palace
On the left side of San Marco’s Basilica one finds the Palazzo Ducale, a beautiful example of Venetian Gothic and one of the most eminent masterpieces of Renaissance art.
Cà D’ Oro palace
Cannaregio between 3931 and 393
Tel. 0039 041-523-8790
Fortunately this palace has been conserved its original design which gives us a surviving example of the plan of an aristocratic mid-15th century Venetian house.
Cà Rezzonico Palace
Dorsoduro (on the Grand Canal on Fondamenta Rezzonico)
Tel. 0039 041-241-0100
In this superlative setting, the Museo of Settecento Veneziano (Museum of 17th Century Venice) presents Venice at its most fascinating -and most decadent.
Rialto Bridge
Throughout the history of Venice as an independent republic, Rialto was always a centre of commercial activity.
Bridge of sighs, the prisona
The Palazzo Ducale was also the headquarters of the Venetian court; those found guilty here had to be transferred to the prison’s palace through the Bridge of Sighs.
Venice Churches
Basilica di San Marco
San Marco, Piazza San Marco
Exotic and mysterious, it is unlike any other Roman Catholic church.
Santa Maria della Salute (Church of the Virgin Mary of Good Health)
Dorsoduro (on Campo della Salute)
041-522-5558
Generally referred to as “La Salute,” this crown jewel of 17th-century baroque architecture proudly reigns at a commercially and aesthetically important point.
San Sebastiano
Fondamenta di San Sebastiano
Tel. 0039 041-275-0462
Veronese, who lived nearby, scattered this Church with paintings from 1555 to 1570.
Santa Maria Dei Miracoli
Canareggio
The small 15th-century Miracoli is once again open to the public after a laborious 10-year renovation.
Frari church
Campo dei Frari, San Polo
Known simply as “i Frari,” this immense 13th- to 14th-century Gothic church is easily found around the corner from the Scuola Grande di San Rocco.
Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
Tel. 0039041-522-7827
This church sits on the little island of San Giorgio Maggiore, one of the masterpieces of Andrea Palladio.
Church of San Zaccharia
Castello, Campo San Zaccharia
Tel 0039 041-522-1257
Behind St. Mark’s Basilica is a 9th-century Gothic church with its original 13th-century campanile and a splendid Renaissance.
SS. Giovanni e Paolo
Castello 6363
041-523-7510
This massive Gothic church was built by the Dominican order from the 13th to the 15th.
Museums
Accademia’s galleries
Campo della Carità
Dorsoduro
This is most famous gallery in Venice.
Ca’ Pesaro palace
Santa Croce 2076, Fondamenta Cà Pesaro – 30135, Venezia
The palace also houses the Museum of Oriental Art, the most important in Europe.
Museo Correr
San Marco square
The Museo Correr (Correr museum) is right in front of the San Marco’s Basilica, and offers an exciting itinerary to discover the history of Venetian art.
Fontego dei Turchi
Santa Croce 1730 Salizada del Fontego (Fondaco) dei Turchi, 30135, S.Croce – Venezia
The Fontego dei Turchi, built in the 13th century, is one of the most interesting palaces facing Grand Canal.
Free Time
Musica a Palazzo
Fundamenta Duodo, San Marco 2504
Tel. 0039 3409717272
www.musicapalazzo.com
Musica a Palazzo recreates the magic of the “salotto Musicale”, with piano and several instruments accompanyng the most beatiful voices in Italy.
The Musica in Maschera
San Marco Square
Tel. 0039328 87 84 266
www.musicainmaschera.it
The Musica in Maschera group brings together musicians and singers from the best Italian orchestras.
Musici Veneziani
Scuola Grande San Teodoro, Rialto
Tel. 0039 06 4826296
www.imusiciveneziani.com
The “I Musici Veneziani” is a famous orchestra composed of some of the finest Veneto Virtuosi musicians.
Teatro La Fenice
Campo S. Fantin 1965,
30124 Venezia
Tel: 0039041786511
www.teatrolafenice.it
This is the most beautiful opera in Venice and also one of the most famous theatres in Europe.
Goldoni theatre
San Marco 4650B
Tel. 0039041.2402020
www.teatrostabileveneto.it
This theatre is dedicated to the famous comedy writer Carlo Goldoni whose operas were written in Venetian dialect.
Island of Murano
To reach Murano, take vaporetto no. 5 or 13 at Riva degli Schiavoni, a short walk from Piazzetta San Marco.
Torcello
To reach Torcello, take vaporetto LN from Fondamenta Nuova on Murano. Torcello, the so-called Mother of Venice, is positively antediluvian.
THE PERFECT SHOPPING
Crafts
Murano Art Shop
San Marco 1232
tel. 041-523-3851
The Murano Art Shop is a cultural experience. At this small shop, every inch of wall space is draped with the whimsical crafts of the city’s most creative artisans.
Bambole di Trilly
Castello 4974
Tel. 0039 (0) 41-521-2579
When it seems as if every gift-store window is awash with collectible bisque-faced dolls in elaborate pinafores and headdresses.
Glass
Venini
Piazetta dei Leoni 314
tel. 041-522-4045
If you’re going to go all out, look no further than Venini: since 1921 one of the most respected and innovative glassmakers in all of Venice
Marco Polo
San Marco 1644
tel. 041-522-9295
You should also visit the spacious emporium of quality glass items at Marco Polo, just west of the Piazza San Marco.
Anticlea
Castello 4719
tel. 041-528-6946
Glass beads are called “Venetian pearls,” and an abundance of exquisite antique and reproduced baubles are the draw at Anticlea.
Jewelry
Chimento,
San Marco 1460
tel. 041-523-6010
www.chimento.it
Chimento carries gold and silver jewelry of their own manufacture as well as items from top international designers, including Faberge.
Tiny Antichità Zaggia
Dorsoduro 1195
tel. 041-522-3159
This shop specializes in genuine antique jewelry (and glassware) of the highest quality and beautiful designs.
Esperienze
Cannaregio 326B
tel. 041-721-866
The jewelers at Esperienze marry their own art with the local glassblowing traditions to create unique pins, necklaces, and other jewelry.
Leather & Shoes
Bruno Magli,
San Marco 1302, Calle dell’Ascensione
tel. 041-522-7210
Mori e Bozzi
Cannaregio 2367
tel. 041-715-261
Rolando Segalin
San Marco 4365
tel. 041-522-2115
Masks
La Bottega dei Mascareri
San Polo 80
tel. 041-522-3857
Only the quality-conscious should shop at La Bottega dei Mascareri where the charming Boldrin brothers’ least elaborate masks begin under 20€.
Il Canovaccio
Castello 5369-70
Not only does Il Canovaccio, Castello 5369-70
Calle delle Bande; tel. 041-521-0393
Rolling Stone guitarist Ron Wood has shopped here.
Wine
Bottiglieria Colonna
Castello 5595
tel. 041-528-5137
For a broad selection of wines from the Veneto and across Italy at truly decent prices, head to Bottiglieria Colonna which will put together gift packets of wines in packs of six.
