Updated June 2025
TREATS
- Gelatolandia: Small walk-up in Lido with daily changing flavors including an exceptional lemon sorbet
- Majeur: Multiple locations with great snacks. Bakery and wine bar.
TIPPLES
- Hotel Cipriani: If you can’t snag a poolside lunch reservation, stop by for a Bellini or twelve and people watching.
- Harry’s Bar: Same Cipriani group makes more Bellinis in this classic location.
TASTE
- Al Cavaliere: Easy spot for a snack from the Lido beach or meal at odd time.
- Al Profeta: Hidden rustic restaurant with excellent food and kind staff.
- Antinoo’s: Excellent food in an intimate setting, but skip the desserts.
- Gio’s: Canalside fine dining at the St. Regis.
- La Caravella: Classic Venetian cuisine in a moody, wooden dining room.
- Lineadombra: Upscale Dosoduro with a grand terrace over the canal.
- Ristorante Riviera: An absolute favorite. Everything on the menu is worth a try.
- Venissa: Now a vegetarian only restaurant with it’s own vinyard and varietal.
REST
- Ausonia Hungaria: Five star perfection with a spa, pool, and rooftop bar that reminds you how smart you were to take in Venice from afar in the steamy evenings.
- Il Palazzo Experimental: Trendy resto and bar from the Experimental Group.
- Nani Moncenigo Palace: The absolute best hotel room for a romantic splurge.
- Palazzo Giovanelli: Former palace and classic Venice vibes hidden near Rialto.
- Palazzo Veneziano: Insane rooms with jacuzzi tubs, comfy beds, and excellent brekky.
- Sina Centurian Palace: Five star luxury with none of the stuffiness on the best island in Venice.
- XS Venice: New, hidden, quiet and quirky luxury on a side area of Dorsoduro.
VISIT
- Mazzorboro: A secret island connected via bridge to Burano and hosting the perfection that is the Venissa complex
- Burano: Crayon-box colored island home to lace, cookies, and many, many tourists. Go early.
- Lido: Beach locale of the Venice Film Festival. Go or stay as a respite from the mainland of Venice
