In this guide
💡 The Short Version: Venice has two Michelin two-star restaurants, Glam Enrico Bartolini and Oro, and four one-star ones: Quadri, Wistèria, Local and Venissa. Michelin lists no Bib Gourmand in the city. The places named by the most of the 131 publishers counted are the Rialto market (50 sources), All’Arco (36), Cantina Do Mori (34), Cantinone Già Schiavi (33) and Osteria Al Squero (26). Al Squero is closed on Sunday, Il Paradiso Perduto on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the Rialto fish market on Sunday and Monday. Ask about the cover charge before you sit. Or book a tour: the Venice Street Food Tour with a Local Guide and Tastingsad is from €45.60 for 2.5 hours.
📊 The evidence behind this guide. Nothing here is ranked on one visit. This pass read 316 list pages, and counts the 207 from 75 English and 56 Italian publishers: newspapers and magazines (Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out, Vogue, The Infatuation, Gambero Rosso, La Cucina Italiana, Corriere del Veneto, VeneziaToday, Dissapore), food and travel writers and blogs in both languages. Venice-only, tour-operator and hotel-owned sites (47 sites, 109 pages) and listing sites such as Tripadvisor are not counted. Counts are publishers, not pages, and the English and Italian counts are shown apart. Quadri is counted as the restaurant and the café together. The Michelin Guide’s awards are printed beside the places they name. How the guides are made
⚠️ Check the day. Osteria Al Squero is closed on Sunday, Il Paradiso Perduto on Tuesday and Wednesday, Al Covo on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Quadri and Glam on Monday and Tuesday. The Rialto fish market is closed on Sunday and Monday.
Michelin and the other awards
Michelin’s Venice list has two two-star restaurants and four one-star restaurants in the lagoon, and no three-star (Michelin Guide). Its three Bib Gourmand restaurants in the Venice area, Da Flavio e Fabrizio “Al Teatro” in Mirano, Il Sogno in Vetrego and Da Paeto in Pianiga, are on the mainland. The classic bacari are not on Michelin’s page: Cantina Do Mori, Cantinone Già Schiavi, Alla Vedova and Al Timon are among the places the lists name most. Slow Food’s Osterie d’Italia 2026 gives no top mark, a chiocciola, to any osteria in the city of Venice.
| Restaurant | Where | Michelin |
|---|---|---|
| Glam Enrico Bartolini | Calle Tron, Santa Croce 1961 | Two Stars |
| Oro Restaurant | Hotel Cipriani, Giudecca 10 | Two Stars |
| Quadri | Piazza San Marco 121, first floor | One Star |
| Local | Salizada dei Greci, Castello 3303 | One Star |
| Wistèria | Fondamenta del Forner, San Polo 2908 | One Star |
| Venissa | Fondamenta Santa Caterina 3, Mazzorbo | One Star |
| Al Covo | Campiello della Pescaria, Castello 3968 | Selected |
| Antiche Carampane | Rio Terà delle Carampane, San Polo 1911 | Selected |
| Osteria da Fiore | Calle del Scaleter, San Polo 2202/a | Selected |
| Osteria alle Testiere | Calle del Mondo Novo, Castello 5801 | Selected |
| Vini da Gigio | Calle Stua, Cannaregio 3628 | Selected |
| Corte Sconta | Calle del Pestrin, Castello 3886 | Selected |
| Al Gatto Nero | Via Giudecca 88, Burano | Selected |
| Ai Mercanti | Corte Coppo, San Marco 4346/a | Selected |
| Osteria Giorgione da Masa | Calle Larga dei Proverbi 4582/A, Cannaregio | Selected |
The places named by the most sources
The count is the number of publishers that name the place across all the lists, with the split by language. Quadri’s count includes the Gran Caffè Quadri on the ground floor.
| Place | Sources | English | Italian | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rialto market | 50 | 34 | 16 | The fish and produce market beside the Rialto Bridge |
| All’Arco | 36 | 24 | 12 | A bacaro off the Rialto market |
| Cantina Do Mori | 34 | 23 | 11 | A bacaro in Calle Do Mori that dates back to the 1400s |
| Cantinone Già Schiavi | 33 | 22 | 11 | A wine bar on Fondamenta Nani |
| Osteria Al Squero | 26 | 17 | 9 | A bacaro facing the San Trovaso boatyard |
| Bacareto da Lele | 24 | 9 | 15 | A bacaro by Piazzale Roma |
| Pasticceria Rosa Salva | 23 | 13 | 10 | A pastry shop in Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo |
| Alla Vedova (Ca’ d’Oro) | 23 | 8 | 15 | An osteria near the Ca’ d’Oro, known for polpette |
| Cantina Do Spade | 22 | 12 | 10 | A bacaro and osteria off the Rialto market |
| Quadri | 21 | 8 | 13 | A one-star restaurant and a café in the Square |
| Al Mercà (Rialto) | 20 | 14 | 6 | A bacaro counter on Campo Cesare Battisti |
| Al Timon | 19 | 12 | 7 | A canal-side bacaro with a boat moored outside |
| Pasticceria Tonolo | 18 | 8 | 10 | A pastry shop in Dorsoduro |
| Al Covo | 16 | 10 | 6 | A Michelin Selected seafood restaurant in Castello |
| Harry’s Bar | 16 | 12 | 4 | The Cipriani bar on Calle Vallaresso |
| Gelateria Nico | 15 | 11 | 4 | A gelateria on the Zattere |
| Caffè Florian | 13 | 7 | 6 | A café in the Square |
| Rizzardini | 13 | 8 | 5 | A pastry bar in San Polo |
| Il Paradiso Perduto | 13 | 7 | 6 | An osteria on the Fondamenta della Misericordia |
The Italian lists name Bacareto da Lele, Alla Vedova and Quadri far more often than the English ones do, and four places appear almost only in Italian: Ai Promessi Sposi (8 Italian sources, no English), Osteria da Alberto (8 and 1), Rosticceria Gislon (9 and 2) and Osteria Da Codroma (7 and 2). The English lists lean towards La Zucca (10 English, 1 Italian) and the hotel bars: Bar Longhi at the Gritti is named by 8 English publishers and no Italian one.
Bacari and the Rialto market
A bacaro is a bar with a counter and a glass case of small plates, cicchetti; a small glass of wine is an ombra. The dishes to order and the rest of the bars are in cicchetti and bacari in Venice.
All’Arco
Calle dell’Occhialer, San Polo 436 · Cited by 36 sources (24 English, 12 Italian)
A bacaro a few steps from the Rialto market, with a few outdoor tables, according to Gambero Rosso. Gambero Rosso names the creamed salt cod (baccalà mantecato), the sardines in saòr and a seared marinated tuna among its crostini. A Travelscope says it opens at 08:00 for the market traders.
Cantina Do Mori
Calle Do Mori, San Polo 429 · Cited by 34 sources (23 English, 11 Italian)
Gambero Rosso calls it the oldest bacaro in Venice, with a history that starts in the 1400s as a cellar. A dark wooden counter joins its two entrances, one on Calle Do Mori and one on Calle Galeazza, and the francobolli, mini tramezzini, are the dish it names.
Cantina Do Spade
Calle de le Do Spade, San Polo 859 · open daily 10:00 to 15:00 and 18:00 to 22:00 · Cited by 22 sources (12 English, 10 Italian) · cantinadospade.com
Both a bacaro and a trattoria with a seasonal menu, which dates itself to the 15th century. Gambero Rosso lists sardines in saòr, salt cod, fegato alla veneziana, meatballs in red sauce and calamari, and says it stays open late. Anyone who wants a table is asked to book by phone on +39 041 521 0583, daily 10:00 to 16:00 and 18:00 to 23:00.
Cantinone Già Schiavi
Fondamenta Nani, Dorsoduro 992 · Cited by 33 sources (22 English, 11 Italian) · cantinaschiavi.com
A bacaro in front of the San Trovaso bridge with more than 500 wine labels, according to its own site, and cicchetti made fresh every day. Euro Landmarks says there are no tables inside and the crowd spills onto the street, and Condé Nast Traveler names a cicchetto of smoked swordfish and escarole.
The Cantine del Vino già Schiavi on Fondamenta Nani, beside a bridge over the Rio San Trovaso. Photo: Tim Sackton, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Osteria Al Squero
Fondamenta dei Nani, Dorsoduro 944 · closed Sunday · Cited by 26 sources (17 English, 9 Italian) · alsquero.it
Directly opposite the Squero di San Trovaso, one of the last working gondola boatyards, with cicchetti of fish, meat or vegetables and fried polpette and mozzarella in carrozza. It is open Monday to Friday from 10:00 and until 15:00 on Saturday.
The Squero di San Trovaso, the gondola boatyard on the Rio San Trovaso, with the church of San Trovaso behind. Photo: Wolfgang Moroder, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alla Vedova (Ca’ d’Oro)
Ramo Ca’ d’Oro, Cannaregio 3912 · Cited by 23 sources (8 English, 15 Italian)
Gambero Rosso puts its fame down to the polpette, fried crisp outside and soft inside, and Nomad Epicureans calls them beef and mashed potato. Euro Landmarks says the trattoria closes on Thursdays and advises booking 48 hours ahead for a table.
Restaurants
Quadri
Piazza San Marco 121, first floor · one Michelin Star · closed Monday and Tuesday; dinner Wednesday to Friday, lunch and dinner Saturday and Sunday · Cited by 21 sources (8 English, 13 Italian) · alajmo.it
One building with two businesses: the Alajmo group’s restaurant, which reinterprets classic Italian and Venetian dishes, on the first floor, and the Gran Caffè Quadri, a café that dates itself to 1775, on the ground floor. The restaurant serves dinner from 19:00 to 22:00 from Wednesday to Friday and lunch from 12:00 to 14:30 as well on Saturday and Sunday. Book on +39 041 522 2105.
Al Covo
Campiello della Pescaria, Castello 3968 · lunch 12:45 to 14:00, dinner 19:30 to 22:00 · closed Tuesday and Wednesday · Cited by 16 sources (10 English, 6 Italian) · ristorantealcovo.com
The Benelli family has run it since 1987, from an osteria of the last century. It buys from small producers on the lagoon islands, the coast and the Venetian hinterland, and is one of 13 Venetian restaurateurs in Osti in Orto, which grows vegetables on Sant’Erasmo. The wine list is natural wines. Michelin Selected.
Antiche Carampane
Rio Terà delle Carampane, San Polo 1911 · Michelin Selected · closed Monday, according to Michelin · Cited by 11 sources (8 English, 3 Italian)
A seafood trattoria in a back alley between the Rialto fish market and Campo San Polo. Condé Nast Traveler recalls a sign outside warning tourists they would be charged for directions, and its UK edition names fried moeche, soft-shell crabs.
Vini da Gigio
Calle Stua, Cannaregio 3628 · Michelin Selected · closed Monday and Tuesday, according to Michelin · Cited by 12 sources (7 English, 5 Italian)
Run by the Lazzari family since 1981, in several adjoining rooms with dark wood panelling and bottle-lined shelves, with windows over the Rio di San Felice. Be Inspired lists the raw seafood and razor clams among its dishes.
La Zucca
Santa Croce 1762 · Cited by 11 sources (10 English, 1 Italian) · lazucca.it
A restaurant that Mama Loves Italy says vegetarians like for having both vegetable dishes and traditional Venetian ones. It calls booking basically mandatory.
Glam Enrico Bartolini
Calle Tron, Santa Croce 1961 · two Michelin Stars · closed Monday and Tuesday · Cited by 4 sources (2 English, 2 Italian) · enricobartolini.net
The restaurant of Palazzo Venart, a hotel in a 16th-century palace. Donato Ascani is the resident chef, and his menu is based on the daily shopping at the market. The casual lists skip it, as they skip the other starred places.
Al Gatto Nero, Burano
Via Giudecca 88, Burano · Michelin Selected · lunch 12:30 to 17:00, dinner 19:30 to 23:00 · Cited by 11 sources (5 English, 6 Italian) · gattonero.com
A family-run seafood restaurant, run by the Bovo family since 1965, on a canal on Burano. It serves no meat and has limited vegetarian dishes, and groups of more than six eat a fixed menu. It is a trip on a boat from Fondamente Nove: see Murano, Burano and Torcello.
Pastry, coffee and gelato
Biscuits and pastries in a Venice shop window. Photo: Alexander Baranov, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Pasticceria Rosa Salva
Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo 6780 and Calle Fiubera, San Marco 950 · Cited by 23 sources (13 English, 10 Italian) · pasticceria.rosasalva.it
The shop describes more than 150 years of Venetian pastry, with zaleti, the corn biscuits, babà and Carnival frittelle. Gambero Rosso’s breakfast list singles out its tarts. The original shop is in Castello, and a second is in Calle Fiubera.
Pasticceria Tonolo
Calle San Pantalon, Dorsoduro 3764 · Cited by 18 sources (8 English, 10 Italian)
Cultured Voyages dates it to 1886, and Great Italian Chefs names its frìtole, the fried Carnival dough balls, as the best in town. Gambero Rosso’s breakfast list names it for its Carnival fritters.
Rizzardini
San Polo 1415 · Cited by 13 sources (8 English, 5 Italian)
A standing-room-only bakery and café, preserved since 1742, with markings on the front door showing the acqua alta water levels, according to Condé Nast Traveler. Its frìtole filled with zabaglione are the Carnival dish the lists name.
Caffè Florian and Harry’s Bar
Piazza San Marco 57 · Calle Vallaresso, San Marco 1323 · Harry’s Bar open daily 11:00 to 23:00 · Cited by 13 and 16 sources
Caffè Florian runs paid concerts at its tables in the Square, and its own blog calls the spritz made with Select, a bitter made in Venice, the most authentic version. Harry’s Bar is the Cipriani family’s bar and restaurant, open every day from 11:00 to 23:00. Ask about the cover charge at both.
Gelateria Nico
Fondamenta Zattere al Ponte Lungo 922 · closed Thursday in winter · Cited by 15 sources (11 English, 4 Italian) · gelaterianico.com
On the Zattere, opened in 1937 by its own account, with a terrace over the water. Its best-known dish is the gianduiotto, a slab of gianduja chocolate gelato in a glass of whipped cream. In winter it is open 07:00 to 20:00 Monday to Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 07:30 to 20:00 on Sunday, and closed on Thursday.
Gelatoteca Suso
Salizada San Giovanni Grisostomo 5801 and Sotoportego de la Bissa 5453 · open daily 09:30 to 23:15 · Cited by 9 sources (7 English, 2 Italian) · suso.gelatoteca.it
Two shops, one in Cannaregio on Salizada San Giovanni Grisostomo and one in San Marco under the Sotoportego de la Bissa, both open every day until 23:15.
The Rialto market
The fish market (pescheria) is open Tuesday to Saturday from 07:00 to 14:00, and the produce market (erbaria) from Monday to Saturday from 07:00 to 20:00, according to the city’s tourism portal. Neither is open on Sunday, and on Monday only the produce stalls are. It is a working retail market, and the bacari round it are the most-named food addresses in the lists. The bridge and the market are in the Rialto Bridge and market.
Before you sit down
- The cover charge. The coperto is a per-person charge for bread and the table, printed on the menu. Ask about it before you sit.
- Eating in the street. The Comune’s Enjoy Respect rules ban sitting or eating on bridges, church steps, wells and quaysides, with fines of €25 to €500, and single out the area round St Mark’s Square.
Plan the rest
For the dishes and the full list of bars, see cicchetti and bacari in Venice. For a guided walk that eats through them, Venice food tours compares the tours and cooking classes with their prices. To fit meals to the sights, see Venice in one or two days and 3 days in Venice. Where to stay in Venice compares the areas, and hotels near St Mark’s Square lists the hotels round Quadri, Florian and Harry’s Bar. For Carnival’s sweets, see Venice Carnival 2027.
Common questions
How many Michelin-starred restaurants does Venice have?
Six in the lagoon: Glam Enrico Bartolini in Santa Croce and Oro at the Hotel Cipriani on the Giudecca hold two stars, and Quadri, Wistèria, Local and Venissa on Mazzorbo hold one. Michelin lists no Bib Gourmand restaurant in the city; its three in the Venice area are on the mainland.
Which places do the most food lists in Venice name?
The Rialto market, named by 50 publishers, then All'Arco (36), Cantina Do Mori (34), Cantinone Già Schiavi (33) and Osteria Al Squero (26). The counts are English and Italian publishers together: the market has 34 English and 16 Italian, All'Arco 24 and 12.
Which restaurants are closed on which days?
Osteria Al Squero is closed on Sunday, Il Paradiso Perduto on Tuesday and Wednesday, Al Covo on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Quadri and Glam on Monday and Tuesday. Gelateria Nico is closed on Thursday in its winter hours. The Rialto fish market is closed on Sunday and Monday.
Do I need to book a restaurant in Venice?
For the starred and Michelin Selected tables, yes, through their websites or by phone. Cantina Do Spade asks anyone who wants a table to book by phone, daily from 10:00 to 16:00 and 18:00 to 23:00. Il Paradiso Perduto takes bookings by phone only. The bacari counters take none.
What is the cover charge in Venice?
The coperto is a per-person charge for bread and the table that is printed on the menu. Ask about it before you sit, and expect it at a table rather than at a bar counter.
Where do locals eat in Venice?
The Italian lists name Bacareto da Lele, Alla Vedova, Ai Promessi Sposi, Osteria da Alberto and Rosticceria Gislon far more often than the English lists do. The English lists lean towards La Zucca, the hotel bars and the Square's cafés.
