VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular dining experiences in Venice. The ones worth your hours in a city you cross on foot and by water, with prices, run times and who to book each with.
Skip the line at Hard Rock Cafe Venice near St Mark’s gondolas for a set lunch or dinner with priority seating and a rock-shop stop.
Most Popular“Brilliant!!! Best table in the restaurant, excellent set menu and brilliant service. Definitely worth booking. Overlooks the gondola service point.”
Skip the line at Hard Rock Cafe Venice for a 2–3 course set meal near Piazza San Marco, with rock memorabilia and canal views.
“Incredible my Husband 60th Birthday's celebration at Hard Rock Cafe in Venice. Fantastic food, brilliant customer service and the best Team singing Happy birthday to my Husband was all he could dream of. Thank you so much for making such wonderful memories for both of us.”
Venice cabaret dinner show on the mainland near old town: a Baroque theater, international acts, and a 5-course gala meal with wine.
“You are offered a welcome drink when you come in of Prosecco which was very nice. Then you also get a bottle of your choice at your table. Food was very subpar. Pork was not cooked and cooked vegetables were not very good. However, the performances were GREAT! Loved them all so much and really…”
Eat organic Venetian cicchetti, sip wine, and listen to world-class live jazz at Laguna Libre on the Cannaregio canal.
“מוסיקה טובה. אווירה ודרות טובים האוכל פחות טוב. קוקקטלים טובים”
Semi-private Venice market and cicchetti tour with Rialto Fish Market sights, 3 snack stops with Prosecco, gelato, and a gondolino ride.
“Giulia was an amazing tour guide as we saw Venice and experienced the food and culture through her native eyes. The parts of Venice she was able to show us were the best because they were truly authentic, as she lives the culture every day. Seeing Venice through her eyes was a unique experience to…”
Venice evening cicchetti and wine walking tour with 12 tastings, a sit-down dinner, and gelato, led by a small-group guide.
“Irena was amazing and this was a great tour. There were 10 of us and it was the perfect size. She explained the menu items, the culture behind Cicchetti, as well as other interesting facts about Venizia in general.”
A 2.5-hour private home dinner in Venice with a cooking demo, family-style recipes, and regional wines, coffee, and water.
“Beautiful setting. Wonderful food and memorable experience!”
3-hour Cannaregio Venice food tour with 8 tastings, spritz and wines, sit-down meal, and gelato, ending near Rialto.
“Our guide Flavia was really wonderful, so likeable, nice and informative - we had such a great time with her.”
1.5-hour Venetian dinner near St. Mark’s with gondola views, a choice of 2 courses, and drinks included. Small group, $85.
“Dishes were delicious. The atmosphere, service and the cutlery were excellent. Strongly recommended!”
A 4-hour cabaret dinner show on Venice’s mainland with a gala meal, welcome Prosecco, live music, and Grand Show Magic.
“It was typical touristic show, but what was unexpected: Broadway-clone, not Italian at all (except dancers and the place). I came in just in time, but the small hall was already overcrowded and no indications shere to leave the coat and where to check-in, not mentioning about the rest room.. Check-in was a disaster, as…”
A 2.5-hour four-course Veneto dinner in Venice with an aperitif, four wine pairings, and sommelier-led wine chat near St Mark’s.
“Lovely dinner in the inner courtyard of the restaurant. Our server was very knowledgeable about each of the wines he served us. The food was excellent, as well. It was a welcome respite from the crowds of tourists.”
4-hour Venice food walk through Cannaregio and the Jewish Ghetto with dinner, kosher wine, and dessert as the city lights up.
“The whole tour was excellent. Tour guide knew a lot of history and was pleasant. The variety of foods was interesting and fun”
Private gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal plus aperitivo and a gala dinner in a famed palace-hotel setting, 2.5 hours total.
“A ride back to our hotel would have been nice to end the night”
Four-course Venice dinner with a sommelier-chosen wine pairing, apéritif on arrival, and elegant setting near St Mark’s Square.
Cesarine’s Venice show cooking at a local home: small-group Venetian pasta lesson and 3-course meal with wine near Rialto.
“Special experience! The food was absolutely delicious and our host was excellent, welcoming, and very professional.”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
