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“Great value for money. Would recommend requesting a table overlooking the canal as it is beautiful at night”
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.
“Excellent meal, good quantity, staff were amazing. Brilliant experience. Waiter Fabio made it an even better experience.”
Venice cabaret dinner show on the mainland near old town: a Baroque theater, international acts, and a 5-course gala meal with wine.
“A very beautiful evening. Beautiful people who worked hard and managed to put on an excellent show! Everything was wonderful!”
Eat organic Venetian cicchetti, sip wine, and listen to world-class live jazz at Laguna Libre on the Cannaregio canal.
“Nel prezzo è compreso aperitivo e cena con una bottiglia di vino. qualità buona eccetto le cozze nel mio cous cous che non erano fresche. Musicisti molto bravi. Unica ma importante nota dolente c'era una festa in una sala accanto di ragazzi di 20 anni che per accedere passavano dal ristorante con un vai e…”
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.
“We loved our Cannaregio food tour with Cecilia! She made a great food tour exceptional with her warm personality and deep knowledge of Venetian food culture. There were two other couples on our tour for a total of six people, which made it possible to get to know one another. The food, pace and conversation…”
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…”
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 2.5-hour four-course Veneto dinner in Venice with an aperitif, four wine pairings, and sommelier-led wine chat near St Mark’s.
“This was very good. The restaurant and dinner was first class. I was a little surprised, however, as I thought this was a group outing but turned out the two of us were the only ones there for this particular menu? But the dinner was terrific, the service was impeccable and the sharing information regarding…”
Private gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal plus aperitivo and a gala dinner in a famed palace-hotel setting, 2.5 hours total.
“The guides and the Gondolier were knowledgeable about Venice, and we had excellent communication with them. Giuseppe and Livinia helped make our 39th Anniversary a truly memorable experience. The dinner at the Aman hotel was spectacular."”
4-hour Venice food walk through Cannaregio and the Jewish Ghetto with dinner, kosher wine, and dessert as the city lights up.
“We enjoyed a wonderful and personal evening and learned quite a bit about the Canneregio area. It was a very good tour and tasting.”
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.
“This was the most exciting part of our stay in Venice. Having dinner with locals on their private roof top bar in their house from the 12th century. Patrizia and Adriano are - with the help of Lyn - wonderful hosts. Food was very local. We liked it very much.”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
