Local Food
Food, activities and places to unlock the best of Venice's gastronomy
Traditional dishes, sweets & drinks you should taste
Tiramisú
Dessert
The favorite dessert in Venice (and in almost all of Italy), the Tiramisu, consists of layers of sponge cake soaked in coffee with mascarpone cheese.
Polenta con schie
Wintern dish
Polenta with small fried prawns from the lagoon.
Polenta is typical of all northern Italy. Only the Italians know how to make it rich and moist. Another dish with polenta …
(More)Polenta with small fried prawns from the lagoon.
Polenta is typical of all northern Italy. Only the Italians know how to make it rich and moist. Another dish with polenta that can be found is the Baccalà with polenta.
Gnocchi
Pasta
Gnocchi of many types, but the most common are the ones made of potato. Kineglis -of pumpkin-, pistum -sweet, with bread crumbs, sugar, eggs, aromatic herbs and raisins-, gnocchi di pane …
(More)Gnocchi of many types, but the most common are the ones made of potato. Kineglis -of pumpkin-, pistum -sweet, with bread crumbs, sugar, eggs, aromatic herbs and raisins-, gnocchi di pane e prosciutto -with bread and Italian sweet ham- or gnocchetti di fegato -with liver-.
Fritto misto
Seafood
A combined dish of sardines, prawns, squid and breaded scallops. In the past it was sold to take wrapped in paper in street stalls and even today, you will find places …
(More)A combined dish of sardines, prawns, squid and breaded scallops. In the past it was sold to take wrapped in paper in street stalls and even today, you will find places where this specialty is prepared to take away.
The whole area of the Adriatic Sea has a lot of fish and seafood. Pasta with frutti di mare is a classic.
Bars & Restaurants
Bars & Restaurants
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