Restaurants in Venice

I will be in Venice in late May so I am interested in hearing about a few good restaurants in Venice.

I enjoyed a place called All Amarone.

http://www.allamarone.com/

We were staying over near San Polo and were wandering around looking for somewhere to eat, having rejected some of the restaurants in the campo and stumbled over this place down an alley. It's near the campo san silverstro. It's a wine bar - we didn't partake of the wine, but the prices for food were not crazy expensive and the servings were just right...even a bottle of Coke didn't cost 5euro like at a lot of places. Friendly staff. My mom and I enjoyed our salads and hubby loved his Bolognese!

The restaurants along the Grand Canal (past the bridge of sighs heading away from San Marco) are horribly overpriced - pizzas were triple what they cost in the out of the way places and I swear the one we ate at was charging 12-15 euro for a bottle of Coke (we had water and even that was overpriced). And the ones on either side of the canal by Rialto - also overpriced.

I know when we go back to Venice, this place will be on the return list...

This was 2014 so prices could be a little higher...

The best food in Venice is found in the cicchetti bars spread across the city. RS and others can give you ideas on a good cicchetti tour. Hours are limited so go early for lunch or dinner. As far as restaurants, the magic word is "osteria". Osteria Antico Giardinetto was particularly good. We liked Osteria Enoteca Giorgione. I liked Osteria da Alberto but my wife was disappointed. They were out of the liver and onions special, her favorite.

Ah, Nicole, we stumbled upon the same place (all'Amarone) when staying in San Polo. We, too, thought it was a nice, good-value place, and it's open long hours. Thank you for the reminder, I had forgotten about it!

Eric - isn't that funny - there are so many restaurants in Venice! They also do cicchetti at All Amarone!

Thanks everyone! I will check these out.

Trattoria la rosa dei venti in San Croce. Cantina Vecia Carbonera for cicchetti.

We've enjoyed several on this list from The Telegraph.

I am staying at the Hilton Molino Stucky because my tour group, Insight Vacations, selected it. Trip Advisor people told me no bridges lead to the island it is on, so when Insight does not choose the restaurant for us (which they sometimes do) I assume we need to eat a meal there. If you know the island I HMS is on, I would appreciate any recommendations.

We dined at Rosa Rossa 3 times while in Venice in 2013 and can't wait to dine there again this year. Prices were reasonable, quality of food was good and the atmosphere was nice. Another suggestion is La Zucca although we never ate there due to the fact that you need reservations and I didn't plan ahead; I plan to eat there on our upcoming trip.

Traveling Woman: The Hotel Molino Stucky is on the island of Giudecca. It's true that no bridges connect it to Venice proper. But the hotel has its own free boat taking you to Piazza San Marco, and you can also take a vaporetto (not free) to other places in the city. So, you can eat anywhere you want.

Hello,
The hotel you are staying at has a wonderful rooftop bar and I recommend having a drink and watching the sunset., however they don't have much to offer for a meal. That being said, the hotel offers a free shuttle over to the Venice. I'm not sure how many places the shuttle stops but the first stop is the Dorsoduro. There are some lovely restaurants in this neighborhood. We went to Pane e vino San Danielle

Everything is subjective. Trattoria la rosa dei venti in San Croce was our worst dinner of the whole trip. It was probably our fault for ordering the "special". The other dishes at other tables looked pretty good. But i still have a low opinion of any restaurant which puts a special on their menu to take advantage of dumb tourists.

We only went to La Rosa dei Venti because we did not have a reservation for the highly regarded Ristorante Ribot two doors down. We went to the Ribot the next evening and it was excellent.

For a cheap meal in Santa Croce (and to average down your meal expense after the Ribot), try Bacaretto da Lele.

Antico Martini
Ristorante al Covo

We got to Venice every other year and usually stay from 4 days to a week. Our go-to eatery for inexpensive, delicious meals is Rosticceria San Bartolomeo near the Rialto Bridge on the St. Marks side. They are open from 9am to 9:30pm and their dishes are very reasonable (pastas and risotto are 7 or 8 euros). If there is a place to sit, grab it, otherwise, belly up to the counter and enjoy your meal with a little glass of wine or a small pitcher. If we stay in Venice for a week we usually eat there three times, usually lunch. A lot of locals eat there. Some of our favorite memories of our nearly 20 years of visiting took place in San Bartolomeo. If you have the Rick Steves book he has a great description on how to find the restaurant.

Alla Strega in Castello for great pizza. We also like DaAlvise in Canneregio and AllaAmarone Wine bar in San Polo. Good food and won't break the bank.

Elizabeth Mincilli's Eat Venice app is very helpful. It has some of our old favorites plus many new places to try. I've never had a miss at any of her recommendations.

Although the TripAdvisor ratings are all over the map, we really enjoyed Osteria Ae Botti. If you exit the Hilton and turn right, walk along the canal and cross a couple of bridges you will easily find it. If you can sit outside, you will have a wonderful view of Venice. We arrived on a Sunday and had dinner around 9:30 PM. We ordered the vino della case (red) and I order Risotto al Funghi which was not on the menu. The chef prepared it and it was the best I have ever had! It was not a cheap dinner, but my wife enjoyed her meal as well.