Good restaurants for solo female in Venice near the Train Station/Cannaregio area

Trattoria Bar Pontini is a 5 minute walk across the Ponte delle Guglie. We’ve eaten there twice.

There are all kinds of restaurants around your hotel--up and down the Grand Canal. Many of which are pretty pricey. You have to be careful as so many charge a sitting fee that is on top of the meal price.

But if you want a smaller, quieter restaurant, try Trattoria Il Vagone. When you come out the front door of the train station, turn left. At the first alley, turn left and the restaurant is down on the right.

Our 13 year old granddaughter is wanting to go back to Venice--just to eat there.

Thank you for the suggestions. I took this trip last October 2025, and I had a wonderful time! I just walked around and found a little restaurant in a small neighborhood in the Cannaregio area, and also a lovely place next door to my hotel. I did treat myself to dessert and a glass of bubbly at Cafe' Florian too!

Thanks for this post! I'm a solo female traveling to Venice in April and wondered about the restaurant options. I'll be staying in Cannaregio as well. I don't eat late so I'm hoping to get a "late lunch" around 3-4 pm, if this is available there. I haven't traveled extensively in Italy so I'm not familiar with the protocols. Paris had cafes open all day long with substantial meal options all afternoon so I was able to eat my "dinner" whenever I wanted in the afternoon.

I'm not a carbs person so I'm hoping to steer clear of pasta and pizza. I also don't care for seafood too much so I plan to focus on plain fish.

Look for "bacari." These are local bars that serve wines by the glass and Venice versions of tapas, called ciccetti. You go up to the counter and point to the pieces you wish to try. They are typically slices of baguette with toppings that include cheese, sliced meats, or seafood, including the beloved salt cod. They range in price from 2 to 5 euros, and it's a lovely way to sample a lot of different tastes. For Venicians, ciccetti are probably an apero before a late dinner. For us earlier-dining Americans, the ARE dinner. My wife and I usually visit 2 or 3 bacari in an evening, having a glass of wine at each (a couple of euros each) and splitting 2-3 ciccetti at each bar. I see that Bacaro Quebrado is near the station, and has 5,000 reviews and and a 4.5 rating. Happy travels.

I stayed in Cannaregio and found many restaurants in that area that weren't tourist traps. Many locals were eating at restaurants along the Canneregio canal. I ate at Agli Archi and the food was good. There were also many options along the avenue Rio Tera San Leonardo (across the Guglie bridge) that looked like restaurants frequented by locals.

I really liked the Gam Gam Kosher restaurant menu and wanted to try it but didn't make it there. It's on a quiet alley off the Cannaregio canal. Rick Steves also included this one in his guide.

I didn't bother with ciccetti which seemed to be based on having a cocktail or wine with them. I don't drink alcohol. So I don't know what I would drink with these appetizers--water just doesn't cut it. And by the end of my grueling sightseeing day, I wanted a regular meal with an entree not just a few small appetizers. Also I didn't care for some of the ciccetti that I read about (anchovies, sardines, and baclava aren't my thing).