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       Il Ridotto      €€€  Osteria Da Codroma    €€  this locally renowned down-to-
       Fine dining   Map 7 C2  Osteria   Map 5 C3  earth trattoria. The menu changes
       Campo SS Filippo e Giacomo 4509,   Fondamenta Briati 2540, 30123  daily. Booking is essential.
       30122               Tel 041 524 67 89   Closed Sun &
       Tel 041 520 82 80  Closed Thu lunch  Mon  Orient Experience   €
       Small restaurant serving excellent   Cosy venue serving traditional   Middle Eastern   Map 2 E3
       Italian fish and meat dishes. The   Venetian fare. Try the seafood   Rio Terà Farsetti 1847/b, 30121
       lunchtime set menu is a bargain.  platter or their excellent wines.  Tel 041 822 69 19
                                               Take away or sit and enjoy
                                            €€
       Dorsoduro           Pizzeria Oke   Map 6 E4  appetizing mounds of spicy Asian
                                               and Middle Eastern food. Live
                           Pizzeria
       Taverna San Trovaso   €  Fondamenta Zattere 1414, 30123  music gigs take place regularly.
       Trattoria    Map 6 E3  Tel 041 520 66 01
       Fondamenta Priuli 1016, 30123  This lively pizzeria offers a vast   Trattoria Da Gigio   €
       Tel 041 520 37 03   selection including salads, pastas   Trattoria   Map 2 D3
       Popular bustling restaurant    and meat dishes. In summer, sit   Rio Terrà San Leonardo 1594, 30121
       with reliable service and tasty   by the waterfront.   Tel 041 71 75 74   Closed Sun;
       fish, meat and pizza dishes.            Mon dinner
       Booking is recommended.  Ristoteca Oniga   €€  Huge fillet steaks, grilled fish and
                           Trattoria-Enoteca   Map  6 D3  an antipasto misto, consisting of
       Agli Alboretti   €€  Campo San Barnaba 2852, 30123  a tempting selection of fresh sea-
       Venetian     Map 6 E4  Tel 041 522 44 10  Closed Tue Jan–  food, feature here. Friendly service
       Rio Terrà Foscarini 882, 30123  Feb     and a pleasant summer garden.
       Tel 041 522 99 37   Closed Wed   A great spot with tables in the
       dinner; Thu; 20 days Jan; 10 days Aug  square. Well-presented meat and   La Cantina   €€
       Excellent Venetian fare including   fish dishes are served with a choice  Enoteca   Map 2 F4
       fresh ravioli with branzino (sea bass)  of more than 150 different wines.  Strada Nuova 3689, 30121
       and pumpkin cream. The antipasto        Tel 041 522 82 58   Closed Sun; first
       misto features delicious seafood.  La Rivista   €€  2 weeks Aug; 2 weeks Jan
                           Enoteca       Map 6 E4  Wine bar with outdoor tables for
       Ai Gondolieri    €€  Rio Terrà Foscarini 979/a, 30123  people-watching. Mouthwatering
       Venetian     Map 6 F4  Tel 041 240 14 25   Closed Mon  snacks and seafood, meat and
       San Vio 366, 30123  This wine bar with modern decor   cheese dishes are made to order.
       Tel 041 528 63 96   Closed Tue  serves light salads and cold
       Fine Italian wines accompany a   platters of cheeses and meats.   Ostaria Boccadoro   €€
       superb menu of seasonal local   Charming outdoor terrace as well.  Venetian   Map 3 C4
       vegetables such as baby purple          Campo Widmann 5405, 30121
       artichokes and Treviso radicchio.   Lineadombra   €€€  Tel 041 5211021  Closed Mon Oct–
       Excellent meat dishes, too.   Italian   Map 6 F7  Apr; 2 weeks Jan
                           Ponte dell'Umiltà 19, 30123  Serves creative pasta dishes and
        DK Choice          Tel 041 241 18 81  Closed Dec–Feb;   blends of seafood and sea sonal
                           Tue Oct, Nov, Mar & Apr
                                               vegetables, as well as superb choc-
        La Bitta       €€  Modern twists to Venetian cuisine  olate desserts and a good wine
        Venetian   Map 6 D3  are served in the bright interior   list. There’’s a vine-clad pergola
        Calle Lunga San Barnaba 2753a,   or on the waterfront terrace.   for romantic outdoor dining.
        30123              Excellent French and Italian wines.
        Tel 041 523 05 31   Closed Sun         Osteria Giorgione   €€
        This small but lovely osteria   Ristorante La Riviera   €€€  Venetian   Map 3 B4
        serves greatly innovative fare.   Italian   Map 6 E4  Calle Larga dei Proverbi 4582/a, 30121
        But unusually for Venice, there   Zattere al Ponte Lungo 1473, 30123  Tel 041 522 17 25   Closed Mon
        are no fish dishes on offer.   Tel 041 522 76 21 Closed Wed & Thu  Cosy, refined restaurant serving
        Expert guidance on wines.  Creative Italian fare such as ricotta-   seasonal fish specialities such as
                           filled pasta with borlotti beans and  seppie in nero (cuttlefish in black
                           crunchy guanciale bacon is offered   sauce). Good wine list.
                           here. Romantic waterfront seating.
                                                DK Choice
                           Cannaregio           Paradiso Perduto   €€
                           Brek              €  Mediterranean   Map 2 F3
                           Tavola calda   Map 2 D4  Fondamenta Misericordia 2540,
                           Lista di Spagna 124, 30121  30121
                           Tel 041 244 01 58    Tel 041 72 05 81   Closed Tue &
                           This self-service restaurant offers   Wed
                           fresh pasta, rolls and desserts to   This atmospheric neighbourhood
                           eat in or take away. Excellent value.  osteria and watering hole next to
                                                a canal is a Venetian institution.
                           Da Marisa         €  The affable owner-chef Maurizio
                           Trattoria     Map 1 C3  brings fresh fish from the Rialto
                           Fondamenta di San Giobbe 652, 30121  Markets every morning. Enjoy
                           Tel 041 72 02 11   Closed Sun,    the home-made pasta, excellent
                           Mon & Wed lunch; 2 weeks Aug  house wine and plenty of live
      Diners enjoying the convivial atmosphere   Huge servings of fried fish,   music. Booking is essential.
      of Paradiso Perduto  seafood and meat are served in
                                     For more information on types of restaurants see pp236–7
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