These are the restaurants in Venice that the major lists rate, plus the local institutions the press keeps returning to, on one map. Filter by list, tap a pin for the details, and follow the links on each card to the award or article behind it.
Key takeaways
- Strongest list standing: Glam Enrico Bartolini, Venissa and Quadri.
- 14 places: 4 with MICHELIN stars, 5 from other guides, 5 local institutions.
- Best-covered local institutions: Antiche Carampane, All'Arco and Osteria Alle Testiere.
- Every award and article is linked on its card, so you can check it yourself before booking.
Places are ordered by list standing, then press coverage. This is not a ranking of our own. Last checked October 26, 2026.
Screenshot of enricobartolini.net Venice · Creative
Enrico Bartolini's two-Michelin-star restaurant inside Palazzo Venart, which Michelin describes as one of the most exclusive residences in the city.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out and Condé Nast Traveler
Calle Tron, Santa Croce 1961, 30135 Venice
Screenshot of venissa.it Venissa
$$$$Mazzorbo · Lagoon cooking
A one-Michelin-star restaurant on the island of Mazzorbo, set in a walled medieval vineyard with a 14th-century bell tower, according to Michelin.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out and Time Out
Fondamenta Santa Caterina 3, 30142 Mazzorbo, Venice
Screenshot of alajmo.it Local
$$$$Venice · Contemporary Venetian
A minimalist one-Michelin-star restaurant in Castello with an open kitchen. Time Out says its menu centres on ingredients from the lagoon's farmers and fishers.
Covered by Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out
Salizzada dei Greci, Castello 3303, 30122 VeniceAgli Amici dal 1887
Godia
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 90.5.
Via Liguria, 252, Udine, 33100 Godia
Screenshot of pizzeriagrigoris.it Mestre (Venice) · Pizza
Ruggero Ravagnan and Pina Toscani's pizzeria on the mainland side of Venice ranks 43rd in 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026.
Via Asseggiano 147, 30174 Chirignago-Zelarino, VeniceHarry's Piccolo
Trieste
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 87.5.
Piazza Unità d'Italia, 2, Trieste, 34121 TriesteL'Argine a Vencò
Dolegna del Collio
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 87.
Località Vencò, Dolegna del Collio, 34070 Dolegna del CollioTrattoria Al Gazzettino
Venice · Fritto misto
TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Fritto misto. It opened in 1952.
C. de Mezzo 4997, 30124 Venice VE, Italy
Screenshot of antichecarampane.com Venice · Venetian seafood
Local institutionA San Polo seafood trattoria reviewed by both Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out, and included in both outlets' lists of the best restaurants in Venice.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out, Time Out and Condé Nast Traveler
Rio Terà de le Carampane, San Polo 1911, 30125 VeniceAll'Arco
$Venice · Cicchetti bar
Local institutionA bacaro (wine bar) by the Rialto fish market, which Condé Nast Traveler calls one of the most popular in the area. It appears on Condé Nast Traveler's list of the best restaurants in Venice and Time Out's list of the city's best bars.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out
San Polo 436, 30125 VeniceOsteria Alle Testiere
$$$Venice · Venetian seafood
Local institutionA very small Castello osteria that Time Out calls one of the hardest tables to get in Venice, with two sittings each evening.
Covered by Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler and Condé Nast Traveler
Calle del Mondo Novo, Castello 5801, 30122 Venice
Screenshot of lazucca.it Venice · Venetian osteria
Local institutionA Santa Croce osteria reviewed by Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out, and listed in Time Out's guide to the best restaurants in Venice.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out and Time Out
Santa Croce 1762, 30135 VeniceAl Covo
$$$Venice · Venetian seafood
Local institutionA Castello restaurant reviewed by Condé Nast Traveler and included in Time Out's local guide to the best restaurants in Venice.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and Time Out
Campiello de la Pescaria, Castello 3968, 30122 Venice
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A place gets in one of two ways. It holds an award in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition of a recognised list, or it is a local institution that at least two established outlets have covered. We do not rank, and nothing here is paid for. The order on the page follows list standing first, then press coverage. The full method is in the note at the end.
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Methodology
How we did this comparison
This guide aggregates; it does not rank. A restaurant in Venice is included if it holds a place on a recognised list in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition (MICHELIN Guide Italy 2026, 50 Top Pizza Italia 2026, TasteAtlas Awards 24/25: 100 Most Legendary Restaurants and La Liste 2026), linked to the list publisher's own page, or if it is a local institution covered by at least two established outlets, each linked on its card. A single blog post or a review-site rating is not enough.
Places are ordered by list standing (MICHELIN stars, 50 Best, Tabelog Gold and Black Pearl three diamonds first, then other awards and Bib Gourmand), then by how much press they have. Summaries paraphrase the cited sources. Map positions come from OpenStreetMap. Price bands run from $ (casual) to $$$$ (tasting-menu fine dining) and are our reading of each place's menus and sources; places without one had no price source.
Every entry was checked against its sources on 26 October 2026. Lists change every year and restaurants close, so check opening days and book directly before you travel.
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Last updated: October 26, 2026