VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular lunch 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.
“Great pla e, great people and great burger (and cheesecake!) Will be back again for rhe third time...”
Venice to Conegliano for a small-group Prosecco Hills day: two winery tastings, family osteria lunch, and DOCG views.
“Carlo was spectacular! My husband and I had the best time on this tour. Definitely one of our trip highlights.”
Private Prosecco day trip from Venice to Valdobbiadene: tastings at two wineries, DOCG Marsuret, and a local two-course lunch.
“Our guide Marco was very informative and really knew the area and the wines. All 4 of us totally enjoyed the day with him. He took us out to the Valdobbiadene I believe that's the right name wine region. Had a great lunch at a local restaurant in a small town, the food was fantastic.…”
A 3-hour Venice food walk from Rialto’s fish market to classic bacari cicchetti, wine, and a seasonal lunch, led by Anna.
“The title of the tour is very misleading. It should not be called a local fish market tour as virtually no time at all was spent in the fish market, which was disappointing. We had been looking forward to learning about the different types of seafood brought to the market from the lagoon and stopping…”
A 90-minute Venice Lagoon lunch cruise by catamaran with free drink, light lunch, and chill-out music for a calmer city escape.
“Fab chill vibes- a real highlight away from the busy streets.”
Noon Lagoon cruise in Venice on a catamaran with chill-out music, caprese lunch plus one drink. Small group, 90 minutes.
“The light snacks and drinks were very tasty! We were the only ones on the tour which was nice. This is not a guided tour but we asked questions about what we were seeing, the crew happily obliged answering questions. The views are awesome especially if you trying to get your social media pics! Would…”
Skip the line for a 1-hour light lunch at illy Caffè in Venice’s Royal Gardens, with cicchetti, basin views, and a handy audio app.
“Lo que más nos gustó fue en sí el aperitivo platos abundantes y buenos. El postre eran dos biscotti que nos tomamos con un café que no está incluido pero lo pagamos aparte, pero tardaron muchísimo en traerlas. lo peor el lugar porque comes en una habitación con vistas a un cánal trasversal enfrente de…”
Boat tour of Murano, Burano, and Torcello with a glass-blowing stop and a 4-course fish lunch in Burano.
“It was a relaxing way to visit the 3 beautiful islands. The information provided as an overview prior to getting to each location was helpful. I would recommend getting the package with fish lunch included. 3-course meal at Al Raspo di Ua was satisfying.”
Private Venice walking tour to Rialto and San Marco, plus Murano lunch and a Colleoni glass factory demo.
“This was an amazing personalised tour that gave a real insight into Venice and its history. Our guide Selena was very friendly and knowledgeable. The Murano Glass factory was interesting with a chance to buy something that you know has been made in Venice.”
Panoramic lunch at Illy Caffè in Venice’s Royal Gardens near St. Mark’s, with cicchetti, a main, dessert, and a self-guided app.
“Lunch was heerlijk maar verschillende gerechten waren op. Als je er koffie bijneemt kost dat opeens € 16 meer. De desserts zijn erg lekker. Personeel is niet heel aardig op zo’n drukke locatie.”
Spend a full day from Venice learning Amarone wine basics with a top guide, included lunch, tastings, and small-group attention.
“What a fabulous day!! Our tours were amazing! Mario did an amazing job! His knowledge of wine and the area was vast! He made the day fun. We visited some great small wineries that were just the best. We had lunch that was so delicious! I can’t rave enough about Mario and his tour. I…”
Venice to the Prosecco DOCG hills for expert-led vineyard tastings, included lunch, and a WWII-era bridge stop in a small group.
“We did two tours with Mario - Prosecco hills and also valpolicella/amarone. We’ve been. home now for a week and haven’t stopped talking about how incredible both were. Each day we went to family-owned wineries (where they were clearly thrilled to see Mario), tasted delicious wines, and had an amazing lunch. We could not have…”
Private Venice walk, gondola, and Murano glass factory with hotel pickup, seafood lunch, and a private boat crossing to Murano.
“Alex was wonderful guide. The pace was very comfortable. We saw all the highlights and more. While we were there we requested to go to a nice coffee, pastry shop - it was lovely! Lunch was fastastic! Very large meal. Enjoyed the Murano glass factory - wish we had more time there. Gondola ride was…”
Skip-the-line St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace plus a real lunch and a boat to Murano for glassmaking, in about 5 hours.
“I paid €150 for this tour and was (almost) only disappointed. At the meeting point I was told that there was a problem with the guide for German. I could do the tour in English or come back at 12:30 for lunch and then do the tour in German at 2pm. I did not receive…”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
