Gourmet Flavours

2026

Italy

Venice

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

MarketsVenice's Fish Market Comes Alive Before the City Wakes

Markets

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

Tables

  1. TablesSan Marco, Venice: the neighbourhood guideSan Marco's dining and quieter alternatives guide.
  2. TablesMurano, Venice: the neighbourhood guideMurano dining and timing guide for visitors.
  3. TablesLido, Venice: the neighbourhood guideLido's restaurants and beach clubs sequenced guide.
  4. TablesGiudecca, Venice: the neighbourhood guideGiudecca dining and drinking guide for 2026.

Bars

  1. BarsSix Bacari, One Night: How Venice Actually DrinksDetailed Venice bacari crawl with timings and policies.
  2. BarsSix O'Clock in Venice: The City's Real Dinner Table Is a BarVenice's real dinner culture at bacari explained.
  3. BarsAbove the Canals: Venice's Rooftop TerracesVenice rooftop bars and hidden loggias guide.
  4. BarsCastello, Venice: the neighbourhood guideCastello's cicchetti and bacaro crawl advice.
  5. BarsSan Polo, Venice: the neighbourhood guideSan Polo bacaro crawl and group advice.
  6. BarsDorsoduro, Venice: the neighbourhood guideDorsoduro's galleries and standing lunches with cicchetti.
  7. BarsCannaregio, Venice: the neighbourhood guideVenice Cannaregio bar and cicchetti guide.
  8. BarsSanta Croce, Venice: the neighbourhood guideSanta Croce's bacari and museums for visitors.

Coffee & sweet

  1. Coffee & sweetVenice Learns to Live With Water That Won't Stay OutCafés and workshops showing Venice's water coping.
  2. Coffee & sweetVenice's Literary Underbelly and BookshopsVenice bookshops and cafes with literary focus.

Where to sleep in Venice: the Venice hotel directory

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