19 tables near the museums, rankedBest restaurants in Venice
Where to eat in Venice before or after a museum: the 19 tables with a history within reach of them, the cafés of St Mark's Square, the bacari of the Rialto, the trattorie of the lagoon and the islands, and Harry's Bar, in the order their customers rate them.
- 19
- Tables near the museums, ranked
- 1448
- The oldest: Cantina Do Spade
- 15
- Within 500 metres of a museum
- 4.7
- The highest rating: Locanda Cipriani
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14.7
Locanda Cipriani
Restaurant and inn, Torcello
The inn Giuseppe Cipriani made on the island of Torcello, where Hemingway wrote part of a novel in 1948, a few steps from the ancient cathedral.
4.7
602 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1936, as a wine shop: a locanda after the war
- Nearest museum
- Ca' Pesaro, 9.2 km
24.6
The street the pastry shop is on.. Picture: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pasticceria Tonolo
Pastry shop, San Pantalon
A pastry shop near the Frari since 1953, from a family of pastry makers that began in Mirano in 1886, known for its focaccia veneziana.
4.6
3,053 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1953, in Venice: the family's workshop opened in Mirano in 1886
- Nearest museum
- Basilica dei Frari, 150 m
34.6
Trattoria Ai Cugnai
Trattoria, Accademia
A small trattoria near the Accademia, in the same family since 1911 by its own account, its name meaning at the in-laws'.
4.6
2,853 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1911, by its own account
- Nearest museum
- Gallerie dell'Accademia, 100 m
44.5
Al Covo
Restaurant, Castello
A restaurant near the Arsenale since January 1987, cooking the fish and vegetables of the lagoon.
54.5
The canal-side street the café is on.. Picture: Bouzinac, CC BY-SA 4.0
Caffè dei Frari
Café, Frari
A café of 1870 across the canal from the Frari, with its old murals, wooden bar and gallery upstairs.
64.4
Cantina Do Spade
Bacaro, Rialto
A tavern by the Rialto market that dates itself to 1448, serving cicchetti and wine at the counter.
4.4
4,142 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1448, by its own account
- Nearest museum
- Ca' Pesaro, 250 m
74.4
Cantina Do Mori
Bacaro, Rialto
The bacaro by the Rialto market said to be the oldest in Venice, dated by tradition to 1462, with copper pots hanging over the counter.
84.4
Trattoria Antiche Carampane
Trattoria, Rialto
A family trattoria of the early 1980s in a hidden lane of San Polo, cooking Venetian fish dishes, among them liver and onions.
94.3
Trattoria Da Romano
Trattoria, Burano
A trattoria on Burano for about a century, known for its risotto of gò, a small fish of the lagoon, in the old lace workshop since 1947.
104.3
The street the pastry shop is on, by the station.. Picture: Wolfgang Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pasticceria Dal Mas
Pastry shop, Lista di Spagna
A pastry shop and café on the Lista di Spagna, by the station, since 1906 by its own account, for Venetian cakes and carnival fritters.
4.3
1,107 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1906, by its own account
- Nearest museum
- Basilica dei Frari, 600 m
114.1
The street the osteria is just off.. Picture: Wolfgang Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0
Osteria Ca' d'Oro alla Vedova
Osteria, Strada Nova
An osteria off the Strada Nova run by the same family since the late nineteenth century, known all over Venice for its meatballs.
4.1
3,076 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1890, about: the same family since the late nineteenth century
- Nearest museum
- Ca' Pesaro, 250 m
124.1
The Campo San Fantin, where the restaurant faces La Fenice.. Picture: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Antico Martini
Restaurant, Campo San Fantin
A restaurant facing La Fenice, by its own account a café of about 1720, where singers and conductors went after the opera.
4.1
675 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1720, by its own account: as a café; a restaurant since 1922
- Nearest museum
- Teatro La Fenice, 0 m
133.9
The Zattere, where the gelateria is.. Picture: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gelateria Nico
Gelateria, Zattere
A gelateria on the Zattere since 1937, by its own account, known for its gianduiotto: a block of hazelnut chocolate ice cream in whipped cream.
3.9
3,645 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1937, by its own account
- Nearest museum
- Gallerie dell'Accademia, 200 m
143.9
Trattoria alla Madonna
Trattoria, Rialto
A large trattoria of 1954 in a lane by the Rialto Bridge, cooking fish from the market a minute away.
153.9
Ristorante Do Forni
Restaurant, San Marco
A restaurant near St Mark's in what were bakeries for the convent of San Zaccaria, run by the same owner since 1973, with a room like a dining car of the Orient Express.
3.9
1,195 Google ratings
- Opened
- 1973, under its present owner: the rooms were bakeries
- Nearest museum
- St Mark's Basilica, 100 m
163.8
Caffè Florian
Café, St Mark's Square
The oldest café in Italy still open, under the arcades of St Mark's Square since 1720, with its painted and mirrored rooms of 1858.
173.7
Gran Caffè Quadri
Café and restaurant, St Mark's Square
The café Giorgio Quadri and his wife opened under the Procuratie Vecchie in 1775, with a restaurant upstairs since 1830.
183.6
Harry's Bar
Bar and restaurant, Calle Vallaresso
The bar Giuseppe Cipriani opened in 1931 by the San Marco landing, where the Bellini and carpaccio were invented, a national landmark since 2001.
192.6
Gran Caffè Lavena
Café, St Mark's Square
A café of 1750 at the foot of the clock tower on St Mark's Square, the café of Wagner and of musicians, in the Lavena family since 1860.
How long they have been open
Each bar runs from the year a restaurant opened to today. The oldest on the list opened 578 years ago, and 8 of the 19 were already open in 1900.
- Cantina Do Spade1448, by its own account
- Cantina Do Mori1462, by tradition
- Antico Martini1720, by its own account: as a café; a restaurant since 1922
- Caffè Florian1720
- Gran Caffè Lavena1750
- Gran Caffè Quadri1775
- Caffè dei Frari1870
- Osteria Ca' d'Oro alla Vedova1890, about: the same family since the late nineteenth century
- Pasticceria Dal Mas1906, by its own account
- Trattoria Ai Cugnai1911, by its own account
- Trattoria Da Romano1920, about
- Harry's Bar1931
- Locanda Cipriani1936, as a wine shop: a locanda after the war
- Gelateria Nico1937, by its own account
- Pasticceria Tonolo1953, in Venice: the family's workshop opened in Mirano in 1886
- Trattoria alla Madonna1954
- Ristorante Do Forni1973, under its present owner: the rooms were bakeries
- Trattoria Antiche Carampane1983, about
- Al Covo1987
How near they are to a museum
For each restaurant, the museum or sight it is nearest to, and how far it is in a straight line. Nearest first: the top of the list is where to go when you come out hungry.
- Antico MartiniTeatro La Fenice, 0 m
- Caffè dei FrariBasilica dei Frari, 50 m
- Gran Caffè LavenaSt Mark's Campanile, 50 m
- Caffè FlorianSt Mark's Campanile, 100 m
- Gran Caffè QuadriSt Mark's Campanile, 100 m
- Ristorante Do ForniSt Mark's Basilica, 100 m
- Trattoria Ai CugnaiGallerie dell'Accademia, 100 m
- Pasticceria TonoloBasilica dei Frari, 150 m
- Gelateria NicoGallerie dell'Accademia, 200 m
- Harry's BarSt Mark's Campanile, 250 m
- Osteria Ca' d'Oro alla VedovaCa' Pesaro, 250 m
- Cantina Do SpadeCa' Pesaro, 250 m
- Trattoria Antiche CarampaneCa' Pesaro, 250 m
- Cantina Do MoriCa' Pesaro, 300 m
- Trattoria alla MadonnaCa' Pesaro, 400 m
- Al CovoDoge's Palace, 550 m
- Pasticceria Dal MasBasilica dei Frari, 600 m
- Trattoria Da RomanoSt Mark's Basilica, 8.3 km
- Locanda CiprianiCa' Pesaro, 9.2 km
The track is 3 kilometres long. A restaurant inside a museum or a monument has almost no bar at all.
What diners say
Each restaurant's overall rating on Google, and how many people have given one. The longer the bar, the more people have eaten there and said so.
- Caffè Florian3.88,247 Google ratings
- Harry's Bar3.64,459 Google ratings
- Cantina Do Spade4.44,142 Google ratings
- Gelateria Nico3.93,645 Google ratings
- Osteria Ca' d'Oro alla Vedova4.13,076 Google ratings
- Pasticceria Tonolo4.63,053 Google ratings
- Trattoria alla Madonna3.92,871 Google ratings
- Trattoria Ai Cugnai4.62,853 Google ratings
- Gran Caffè Lavena2.61,853 Google ratings
- Trattoria Da Romano4.31,506 Google ratings
- Ristorante Do Forni3.91,195 Google ratings
- Cantina Do Mori4.41,159 Google ratings
- Trattoria Antiche Carampane4.41,111 Google ratings
- Pasticceria Dal Mas4.31,107 Google ratings
- Al Covo4.51,067 Google ratings
- Gran Caffè Quadri3.7951 Google ratings
- Antico Martini4.1675 Google ratings
- Locanda Cipriani4.7602 Google ratings
- Caffè dei Frari4.5218 Google ratings
Read on Google Maps. A famous café is rated by a great many visitors who came for the name, which is why the best known are not the best rated. Ratings change, and so will this.
Where they are
Each number is a restaurant, by its place in the ranking. The yellow squares are the museums and sights this site has a guide to. The blue is the lagoon and the canals, the green blocks the parks, and each square of the grid is one kilometre.
- 1Locanda Cipriani
- 2Pasticceria Tonolo
- 3Trattoria Ai Cugnai
- 4Al Covo
- 5Caffè dei Frari
- 6Cantina Do Spade
- 7Cantina Do Mori
- 8Trattoria Antiche Carampane
- 9Trattoria Da Romano
- 10Pasticceria Dal Mas
- 11Osteria Ca' d'Oro alla Vedova
- 12Antico Martini
- 13Gelateria Nico
- 14Trattoria alla Madonna
- 15Ristorante Do Forni
- 16Caffè Florian
- 17Gran Caffè Quadri
- 18Harry's Bar
- 19Gran Caffè Lavena
River and green areas: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where to eat in Venice: common questions
- Which is the best restaurant in Venice?
- Of the 19 on this list, Locanda Cipriani: 4.7 out of 5 from 602 ratings on Google. Pasticceria Tonolo and Trattoria Ai Cugnai come next. The order on this page follows that rating and nothing else.
- Where can you eat near the Doge's Palace?
- Caffè Florian, 150 m away; Gran Caffè Lavena, 150 m away; Gran Caffè Quadri, 200 m away; Ristorante Do Forni, 200 m away. Distances are in a straight line.
- Which is the oldest restaurant in Venice?
- Of those on this list, Cantina Do Spade, which dates itself to 1448, by its own account.
- Which are the famous cafés of Venice?
- Pasticceria Tonolo, Caffè dei Frari, Pasticceria Dal Mas, Gelateria Nico, Caffè Florian, Gran Caffè Quadri and Gran Caffè Lavena are the cafés and tea rooms on this list.
- How is the list made?
- The restaurants are chosen by this site: famous tables with a history, within reach of the museums. Their order is not chosen. It follows each one's overall rating on Google, and where two are level, the one more people have rated comes first. No restaurant pays to be listed or to be higher.
Things to do in Venice
- 1Walk through the Doge's Palace and over the Bridge of SighsSan MarcoMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, ticket
- 2Stand under the golden domes of St Mark's BasilicaSan MarcoChurch, 45 to 90 minutes, ticket with a time, sold by the basilica
- 3See Venetian painting from Bellini to Titian at the AccademiaDorsoduroMuseum, 1.5 to 2.5 hours, ticket at the museum, tours online
- 4Ride up St Mark's Campanile for the view over the lagoonSan MarcoMonument, 30 to 45 minutes, ticket with a time
Where to stay in Venice
- Aman Venice4.8Five-star hotel, Grand Canal
- Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel4.7Five-star hotel, Giudecca
- Hotel Londra Palace4.7Five-star hotel, Riva degli Schiavoni
- The Gritti Palace4.6Five-star hotel, Grand Canal
How the ranking is made
Which restaurants are on the list is this site's choice: famous tables with a history, within reach of the museums. Their order is not. It follows each one's overall rating on Google, highest first, and where two are level, the one more people have rated comes first. No restaurant has paid to be here or to be higher.
No prices are given, because they change, and no stars, for the same reason. The button on each restaurant's page leads to its own site, where the menu and the bookings are.