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Italy

Venice

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

BarsSix O'Clock in Venice: The City's Real Dinner Table Is a Bar

Markets

  1. MarketsVenice's Fish Market Comes Alive Before the City WakesRialto fish market and early bacari scene
  2. MarketsFirst Light in Venice: The Hour the City Keeps for ItselfEarly morning market and food stops before crowds

Tables

  1. TablesMurano, Venice: the neighbourhood guideFocus on eating and staying on Murano island
  2. TablesLido, Venice: the neighbourhood guideIncludes restaurants and beach clubs with costs and walks
  3. TablesGiudecca, Venice: the neighbourhood guideNeighborhood guide with where to eat and drink
  4. TablesSan Marco, Venice: the neighbourhood guideIncludes where to eat and quieter alternatives in San Marco

Bars

  1. BarsSix O'Clock in Venice: The City's Real Dinner Table Is a BarAuthentic Venetian dining at bacari with cicchetti and wine
  2. BarsSix Bacari, One Night: How Venice Actually DrinksDetailed bacari crawl with timing and door policies
  3. BarsSan Polo, Venice: the neighbourhood guideRialto bacari crawl with group advice and art stops
  4. BarsAbove the Canals: Venice's Rooftop TerracesRooftop bars and terraces with timing and costs
  5. BarsSanta Croce, Venice: the neighbourhood guideBacari and restaurants with local prices and museums
  6. BarsCastello, Venice: the neighbourhood guideIncludes cicchetti and bacari advice in a quiet neighborhood
  7. BarsDorsoduro, Venice: the neighbourhood guideCombines galleries with standing lunches and evening squares
  8. BarsCannaregio, Venice: the neighbourhood guideDetails where to drink standing up and local bar tips

Coffee & sweet

  1. Coffee & sweetVenice's Literary Underbelly and BookshopsBookshops and cafes with literary drinking spots

Where to sleep in Venice: the Venice hotel directory

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