Venice planning details

I've never had problems getting into a restaurant in Venice without reservations. I've been in May and other peak months. My advice would be to ask your B&B host for some recommendations. They probably have a pretty good list of "touristy" and "non-touristy" restaurants. Just depends on your preferences.

We had a different experience than Robert. We were in Venice at the mid September. We found the restaurants busy and walk ins couldn't be accommodated. Now, there were two of us, perhaps its different with one. We also stayed at B&B Corte Campana, they are about the nicest people ever! Make sure to check out their website it does have lots of tips. We also contacted them a few times with planning questions.

We had a list of restaurants when we arrived. Riccardo looked thru the list and nodded his approval. Then, he made the reservations for us. I don't think reservations need to be made weeks in advance. Even a day or so works.

I'm also a solo traveler who stays at B&B Corte Campana multiple times. I'll visit Venice for the fourth and fifth times in September fly in and out with two day visit at start in a different hotel and four nights at CC at end of trip. A nearby restaurant that Riccardo, Grace and I ate at is Aciugheta, an easy walk about 1/2 was between the B&B and S Zaccaria Vaporetto. Why don't you email Riccardo to ask him to make you reservations?
Grace and Riccardo are the nicest people. Enjoy your stay.
How many nights are you in Venice?

As for your second question, I did the Doge tour in 2019 through Italy Walks. Visited the Correr two years ago using the Venice museum pass that I bought at the Tourist Information Center just outside to the left at S Lucia train station. I'm sure it's available elsewhere. I think you can submit guide book updates somewhere on this site.

Because I eat early, I have never had a problem walking up to a restaurant and getting a table. If it's a nicer restaurant, you can usually make reservations online or stop by earlier in the day to reserve a table.

Re Question 2: On this website, click on the blue Shop Online box in the menu, then Guidebooks, then find the particular guidebook that is now wrong. At the bottom of the menu about the book, there is a place for updates and feedback.

CJ, Are you arriving by plane or train? If plane, plan on time to get through immigration and pick up luggage. You can then either take the Alilaguna (airport water bus) to S Zaccaria dock, or land bus to P le Roma, then the vaporetto to S Zaccaria stop. Water taxi from the airport is expensive.
You can buy a vaporetto pass for the number of days you need at the airport or in front of the train station to save money. https://avm.avmspa.it/it/content/vaporetto
Buon Viaggio!

PS. Two of my favorite museums are small and out of the way but worth a visit.
Goldoni House has Carlo Goldoni's puppets https://carlogoldoni.visitmuve.it/en/home/ It takes about 1/2 an hour.

Palazzo Mocenigo has costumes and perfumes https://mocenigo.visitmuve.it/en/home/ I probably spent an hour there. The day I visited there was a lace making demonstration in the entry.

If you worry about getting lost as you wander around, don't. You are on islands! Use San Marco as your landmark. I had no problem with Google Maps to find my way. It wasn't until my second trip (first solo one) that I figured that out.

We were just in Venice last month (also B&B Corte Campana just to pile on) and only made reservations for a special restaurant for one night. April will be a great time to be there but it will be more busy than March. We found weekend days swelled with tourists but the night times retreated to largely locals and had no issue with finding places to eat.

I always have a list of places I want to try in Venice and then usually end up winging it. Either get kind of lost and don't find the desired place or see an interesting place on the way or it seems busy and we move on or something like that. If we run across a place and like the menu I'll usually give it a quick glance on Google Maps and make sure it has a 4+ rating and if it has a 4.5 or better I'm definitely interested. I know these things are all open to manipulation but Italians take food seriously and if they can maintain a better than 4.4 or so with a lot of reviews I'll take that. Also anything lower than that is usually deserved and it's worked for me to be pretty happy with the choices.

New places winners from March:
OZIO on Campiello Santa Maria Formosa. I'll go against my own advice and say ignore the angry tourist ratings on Google. This is kind of hipster, bio and quality-centric, locals focused bar with great choices and cicchetti that are like little works of art. Show up with no attitude and enjoy. No only a good choice definitely the best on that campiello.
Wine Bar 5000 Tucked away very upscale looking place with great prices, great outside tables along a small canal where you can watch the gondolas wander by. Decent food - great wine choices on a backboard. Sometimes one person is doing everything so service will can be Italian speed but you're on a back street in Venice... slow down. (Yes, we had previously made fun of the name but 5000 is just the address.)
Ai Mercanti Amazing serious restaurant but an occasion place and definitely need reservations. Try it for lunch if you can't get in at dinner.
Ristorante Agli Artisti A little cheesy on a homey way and really a fun, family run place. Maybe a bit expensive for what the restaurant is but you're in Venice.
Bacaro Risorto Castello nothing too special just a great tiny corner bar place. Filled with locals (in March at least) and lot of energy. If it's too packed I'd move on but a great place to grab a drink if you can get one.

Never tried to make reservations for one so I don't know if places are picky about giving up a two top for one person, but again I don't think I would worry too much about reservations unless you really have a specific place in mind.

There is a book corrections submission somewhere on the website as well updates to printed materials so I would check to see if it hasn't already been submitted. I know there's been a lot of shake-ups in ticketing in Italy and one of those in Venice is increased bundling of sites together.

Enjoy Venice, it's amazing,
=Tod

We’ve also enjoyed staying at Corte Campana…Riccardo and Grace are lovely! Staying in other locations, too, we’ve enjoyed dinners over our last three visits to Venice at Antica Osteria ai Tre Leoni…and plan to return in June (one of our favorite restaurants ). It’s literally a four minute walk (if that) from the B&B…cozy, very nice staff, yummy, and I would be very comfortable as a solo traveler there. We’ve popped in earlier in the day to make reservations, but Riccardo or Grace could reserve for you.

We had a list of restaurants when we arrived. Riccardo looked thru the list and nodded his approval.

Do share, jules.