Best places: Down home cooking restaurants in Venice, Italy

Casual venue featuring seafood, pasta & pizzas, plus terrace dining with canal views.

Cozy, family-run restaurant with a rustic interior & a fish-centric menu of Med/Venetian dishes.

👍👍 I dined at a fantastic restaurant in Venice and had an incredible experience. The highlight was undoubtedly the cuttlefish ink pasta, which was a delightful blend of flavors and textures. The use of fresh cuttlefish lent a unique and savory twist to the dish. The grilled seabass was equally impressi...

👍👍 Terrific location and fabulous view, Andrea (the owner) is lovely, friendly and cheerful, and the food was delicious. Andrea graciously packed my spaghetti Al vongole to go as I needed to catch my train. Even though I ate it on the train, it was delicious. The tuna tartare was also good (I was able...

Rustic, wood-beamed space by a canal, offering typical Venetian snacks & a long list of wines.

Relaxed, brick-lined restaurant serving market-fresh fish, handmade pasta & other classic fare.

Compact, traditional Venetian bar with outdoor seating, serving hearty regional fare & local wines.

Traditional Venetian eatery with a counter crammed with cicchetti, plus regional wines by the glass.

👍 Nice place in the middle of a busy main street in the middle of Venice. Really nice and helpfull staff! Asked for a large beer, you will get a whole liter! (33.814 fluid ounce) for the 🇺🇸here😉 The food was tasty but nothing special, schnitzel was done perfectly! Really good prices though and wort...

Classic Venetian fish & meat dishes, plus pastas, in a compact, traditional trattoria.

Rooms with terrazzo floors & Murano glass chandeliers, plus a gourmet restaurant & free breakfast.

Creative antipasti, pasta & Venetian mains at a cozy, charming trattoria with canal-side tables.

Venetian mussels, seafood pasta & grilled fish at a simple trattoria with tables beside a canal.

Traditional Venetian dishes served in a vaulted former 1400s chapel with a vine-covered courtyard.

Traditional dishes in an enduring & homey trattoria hung with pictures, plus outdoor tables.

Venetian cuisine with a focus on seafood, in an old-style, wood-paneled space overlooking a canal.

Inventive takes on traditional Venetian dishes in a cozy room with exposed bricks & chandeliers.

Seasonal Italian dishes served in a relaxed, rustic-style restaurant with wood-beamed ceiling.

Snug, charming trattoria for seafood platters & traditional pastas & mains, with tables outdoors.

Cozy trattoria with tables overlooking the canal & a menu of traditional Venetian fare.