Venice Fans: How far ahead do you need to make dinner reservations in the summer?

We made reservations. I've learned that we need a plan by 6pm or my hangry husband gets angsty.

This previous thread (and others) may help. Try the search bar at the top of the page. Have a fun trip.

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/venice-planning-details

I would recommend popping in day of at lunch, see what you see.

I had good luck in Paris asking the front desk of my hotel to phone places for my dinner, they had no trouble talking us in.

For La Bitta, I would swing past at lunchtime the day prior. For dinner, they have two sittings, something like 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm. We find the later sitting more relaxed, after having a drink at a bar in Campo San Barnaba. Do check if La Bitta takes credit cards, I recollect that it may be cash.

Thanks all; looks like I don’t need to worry ahead of arrival in Venice.

And thanks, too, for the reminder about La Bitta being cash only. That might actually dissuade me from going—the hassle of needing a bunch of cash, getting out a lot to be sure, ending up with leftover euros…. I wonder why they prefer to do business like that. Surely not to weed out people like me?!

For how many people? Party of 50 or just you and your spouse?

If party of 4 or fewer reservations on the same day or day before should be enough. Sometimes they can even sit you without reservations for a small party. If a place requires advance reservations 3 weeks, or 60 days ahead, I don’t go there because I know I will be disappointed.