Venice dining - off the beaten path

Our AirBnB host suggested Spaghetteria 6342 A Le Tole Pizzaria. They are very close to the hospital. Homemade fresh pasta. Had a lovely meal there.

Two "fast casual" places that look good (& we will try with our kids in June!) are:
Bigoi
Pizzeria Cip Ciap

This came up a couple of months ago. Here is the link to that thread.

Try Al Cova by Arsenalre, Calle de la Pescaria

Or, Da Mamo's by the Rialto

Al Nono Risorto, located west of the Rialto Bridge. Sestiere S.P., Croce 2337.

Da Alvise on Fondamente Nuove in Canneregio.

You might try Antiche Carampane in San Polo, if you can find it. It is somewhat famous as the place on a dead-end Calle and a sign that says "no pizza, no lasagne, no menu turistico".

http://grantourismotravels.com/2010/06/20/no-pizza-no-lasagne-no-tourist-menu/

Reservations recommended. We had a very enjoyable dinner there.

Thanks everyone! All earlier threads seemed rather dated. I appreciate the community stepping up.

If you are near the Santa Croce area ie near Piazzale Roma, I would recommend Ribot Ristorante for a nice sit down meal and Bacareto Da Lele for stand up cheap sandwiches and glass of wine.

In the Rialto Bridge area consider Trattoria Da Marco Valla Fava on Calle Stagneri. It is definitely pricy so you might want to do lunch there rather than dinner. Some of the best sea food ever!! Try to eat inside rather than outside. The place has been around at least 50 years so they must be doing it right. Also in the Rialto area (on the other side of the Grand Canal) is an out of the way place named Pane Vino e San Daniele on Calle Dei Boteri. Definitely a local place, good food, good house wine, and not expensive at all.

Try Arte Della Pizza. It is a quick take-out restaurant, not a sit down. They have amazing thick crust pizza that they serve in a paper wrapper so you can walk and eat. We got a slice and went down and sat by the canal to enjoy our meal.

We cannot recommend a particular restaurant, but we do have a strategy. We wander the back streets and when we find a crowded place we will stop there. If the place has pictures of it's dishes or boasts they can speak multiple languages we keep looking.

It's not a foolproof strategy, but it works for us most of the time.

Buon viaggio,

Enoteca Rio Marin (Fondamenta de la Latte, 847/d, 30125 Santa Croce, Venezia). Our favorite place in Venice... It's small so you may want to make reservations. BTW - there's some really nice apartments along Rio Marin and the area, despite being a 5 minute walk to the train station, is really quite and quaint. After crossing the bridge, the throngs of tourists turn to head for San Marco and Rialto. This area feels more like Dorsoduro than San Croce. The best thing, you get to walk past the Burger King and marvel at all the people eating THAT while in Venice!

If you feel like making the trek over to Giudecca, we at at this restaurant. You could tell it was locals dining there. It was recommended by the concierge at the Molino Stucky, where we were staying. A short walk from the hotel....food was excellent!

http://www.aicacciatori.it

We stayed in Cannaregio, and our hotel recommended Osteria da Alberto. They made reservations for us, and we ate with lots of locals. The food was excellent. It is about a 7 minute walk from the Rialto Bridge.

http://www.osteriadaalberto.it

For more casual, we love Da Cherubino (Ristorante Trattoria Cherubino), near San Marco. You will have a choice between traditional venetian fare but also Southern Italian, as the owner is from Naples. Great wine, wonderful food, come as you are. I'd recommend making a reservation anyway.
The other place that we love so much is called Riviera. It isn't close to anything I know and was about a 35 min walk from where we usually stay (close to rialto). There are water bus connections. This place was pure WOW! The owner personally visits all the places from which he sources his ingredients and wines, all of which are in the immediate region. He is dead serious about his business. We had the whole sea bass baked in a crust of salt for our entree, which was amazing. But everything there was excellent. Check the reviews.

Anna Bellas. Very intimate, very small, best pasta I've ever had! Make reservations.

Check out any number of restaurants along the Fondamenta della Misericordia in Cannaregio. This is a quiet, non-tourist area of Venice, where locals dine.