Venice — Where We Ate & Drank
We ate our way through 38 restaurants in Venice, from Dal Moro's fresh pasta cups to Aman Venice. Real places, real opinions—no fluff, just where we actually went.
Venice off-season is the version we'll defend forever—our February trip, Carnevale masks in the fog, beat the September one easily. Dal Moro's fresh pasta in a paper cup fuels the walking; TiME Social Bar and a handful of wine bars handle the spritz hours; and a night at Aman Venice is the splurge that actually delivers.
We ate at 38 restaurants across our Venice trips, from paper-cup trattorias to white-tablecloth dining rooms. Every place below is somewhere we personally sat down, ordered, and paid the bill.
- Best months to visit: April–October
- 5 Michelin-starred tables · 3 Top-500 bars · 2 UNESCO sites
- Also covers Lughetto
- Worth timing: Carnevale di Venezia (February), Venice Film Festival (August–September), Biennale season (May–October)
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Restaurants
- Dal Moro's Venice
- La Piazza Zone
- La Vacaria
- Regina Corner Ristorante
- La Nuova Perla
- Ristorante Ca’ Dolfin
- Hostaria Osottoosopra
- L' Bacaro de' Bischeri
- Ristorante Glam
- Bakarò
- Hostaria Sant'Aponal
- Antico Forno
- Pizza 2000
- Pizza al Volo
- Il Refettorio
- Ristorante Wistèria
- Bacán
- Ristorante Due Fratelli
- Osteria del Lovo
- Trattoria Da Gigi
- Ristorante Santa Maria Formosa
- Nevodi
- Da Michele
- Trattoria Bar Pontini
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