10 Great places in Venice where to stop to eat / drink
1. Rosa Salva
Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Sestiere Castello, 6779, 30122 Venezia VE, Taliansko
Coffee, sweets, small pieces of bread, basic aperitivo spirits.
Beautiful old interior, friendly young staff, yummy small filled bread or sweats ( also prepared to take away as packed gifts). The place to sit and chat with friends or to read your favorite book or to write a diary, or to enjoy coffee ´al banco´ - getting a shot of coffee standing on the bar. It is opposite to Hospital of Venice if you will drink too much coffee, it is not far to seek for help.
Hospitale is not only a real hospital, but you can find there a remarkable decorative entrance and vintage pharmacy. So you can get culture and coffee stop, not bad, hm?
You can easily remember this adress or from Hospital, or from Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo and Paolo Sorrentino, whose location this square was for the recent filming of The New Pope!
2. Bar Alla Toletta
Dorsoduro, 1191, 30123 Venezia VE
A small place where you can sit and chill, while enjoying their typical tramezzini - small triangular sandwiches with all kinds of filling! You can get here god beer or wine and get energy for your next explorations.
No, they don´t have wifi, you are in Venice! Time to chat with people around you :)
3. Pasticceria Toletta
Ponte de le Maravegie, 1192, 30123 Venezia VE
Excellent coffee and sweets of all kinds! I usually try to ask and remember names of delicious pieces, but it is impossible.
You can choose simply something "by chance" and you will not regret.
Lovely smiling staff, always good sweet stop.
4. Bacarando in Corte dell'Orso
San Marco, 5495, 30124 Venezia VE
When the evening time comes, and feeling of having a dinner or meeting with a friend, this is a special place with a warm atmosphere.
You can sit, or stand by the bar and enjoy the incredible selection of chicetti and all kinds of wine or drinks.
If you enjoy more "proper" dining style, you can walk t the floor where you will find the restaurant area, with courses and more calm ambient.
You can be also lucky to experience here small concert, which makes a nice atmosphere and you will like to come here more often.
This place can be crowded with locals, so make sure you would come early enough if you would like to have space at tables.
Again, with a selection of tasty pieces, simply pick those that look interesting to you or ask for help if you are looking for something specific.
I find their selection as Venetian, influenced by typical Venetian food, seafood, but also they do it in a modern tasty way.
This place is informal, maybe you will be lucky to find here new friends, as this is also a place for young people who like to enjoy food and talking together.
5. Nevodi
Via Garibaldi
Sestiere Castello 1788, 30122 Venezia VE
Lovely small place with great staff, amazing food. Once upon a time you hear them singing from the kitchen, which I consider as a plus.
If you are lucky you will catch place inside, in the summer you can enjoy your good food in form of courses - primo secondo etc outside, or you can come for wine - aperitivo and pick some of their delicious "finger-food" pieces also in the traditional Venetian way ( possible also as take away).
It is not a tourist trap, though they speak English and I recommend you to come dressed in a nice way so that you can be a local, too.
I don´t have a picture of this place, because as soon as you see that food, you cannot focus on anything else!
This place is not formal but can be a pleasant place for a small dinner for two, informal business dinner etc.
7. Tonolo Pastry
Calle S. Pantalon, 3764, 30123 Venezia VE, Taliansko
Honestly, I did forgot about specifications of this place, but in one moment I wrote it to my list, so it will be a good one!
8. Il Paradiso Perduto
Cannaregio, 2540, 30121 Venezia VE, Taliansko
It is a paradise of food, atmosphere, sometimes live music. It is an informal place full of students, friends, families. If it is full, you would grab a plate with their amazing chicetti and will hang out outside in front of the door and enjoying Venetian evening with a view of a canal and observe life around.
9. Bar Pasticceria Ballarin
San Giovanni Grisostomo, 5794, 30121 Venezia VE
Again. Great service, amazing coffee, all the good sweets. Anything you will choose, you will love. During Carnevale period you can taste "fritelle" which is traditional festive food. This is a "stand by" place. If you will have not enough of their sweets, you can buy tarts or cakes packed and give to somebody amazing delicious gift!
Please be like Venetian, if you would like to have a simple good life, just ask for an espresso, or americano,... cappuccino. Maybe they would improvise for you double-cream-whipped cream - vanilla - latte, but this is not the thing you would like to enjoy in Venice.
Please note this place does not have a bathroom.
10. Vino Vero
Fondamenta Misericordia, 2497, 30100 Venezia VE
Lovely place with a style, especially in warmer months, where you can sit outside on the side of a canal and enjoy your "true wine" accompanied by their delicious chicetti. It has also space inside, so you can at least try to come also in winter months, maybe there will be some place or standing place for you.
Vino Vero is popular among Venetians, young working people, also those that might be named as "millenials" and I have also met there lovely retired couple from Australia so that we were simply chatting and enjoying slow evening in a friendly atmosphere.
This is my small list for you.
There are so many amazing places in Venice, but I think they tend to disappear as soon as I start to be hungry.
Therefore, please feel free to take this as an inspiration and continue in searching for your new favorite places that will offer you good service and delightful experience.
One more recommendation. Enjoy, respect Venice. It is easy, if you are not unreasonably loud, you are wearing smile with you and in addition few Italian phrases. It is small- big place, full of people, full of tempers.
Let´s make it pleasant also for the others and let´s enjoy being part of it.
Karolinska 2019
All photos by Karolinska
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