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Corte Sconta
Seafood
Hard to find but worth the effort, this unpretentious and sprawling
fish restaurant is always lively. Listen closely as the menu
is recited for you, and go for whatever is fresh that day, simply
grilled.
Calle del Pestrin 3886 - Vaporetto Arsenale
Open Tue-Sat lunch/dinner Clsd 4wks Jan Aug
Tel. 0415221480 - All credit cards 
Reservations recommended
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Al Covo
Seafood
This intimate little restaurant is one of the best places in
Venice, serving imaginative dishes such as gnocchetti with red
mullet ragout or grilled calamari with monkfish, which taste
as good as they look.
Campiello della Pescaria 3968
Vaporetto Arsenale
Open Fri-Tue lunch & dinner
Tel. 0415223812 - No credit cards
Reservations recommended
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Alle Testiere
Seafood-Venetian
A tiny and simple trattoria that is immensely popular, with
two evening servings at 1900 and 2100. The creatively prepared
dishes include such treats as gnocchetti with calamaretti, or
fillet of St Peter's fish with fresh vegetables.
Calle
del Mondo Novo 5801 - Vaporetto Rialto
Open Mon-Sat lunch & dinner
Tel. 0415227220 - All credit cards
Reservations essential
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Trattoria alla Rivetta
Seafood
Diners in this exceptional seafood place are packed in like,
appropriately, sardines. The décor is simple and the
noise level high, and you have to join the queue if you haven't
booked. try gnocchi stuffed with spidercrab, or mixed grilled
fish.
Ponte San Provolo, Campo San Filippo 4625
Vaporetto San Zaccaria
Open Tue-Sun lunch/dinner, Clsd 4wks Jul/Aug
Tel. 0415287302 - All credit cards
Reservations recommended
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Mondo Novo
Seafood-Venetian
Housed in a Renaissance building, this formal but relaxed restaurant
concentrates on seafood with seasonal offerings such as sea
bass fillet with artichikes or veal chop in spiced butter and
mint sauce..
Salizzada di San Lio 5409 - Vaporetto Rialto
Open Tue-Sun lunch and dinner
Tel. 0415200698 - All credit cards
Reservations recommended
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Da Remigio
Venetian
The Remigio may look no different from other places in this
busy dining area, but the food is way ahead. A wide choice of
fresh fish is usually available, along with a delicious fish
risotto.
Salizzada dei Greci 3416
Vaporetto San Zaccaria
Open Wed-Mon lunch, Wed-Sun dinner
Tel. 0415230089 - All credit cards
Reservations recommended
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Al Mascaron
Venetian
This wine bar's food has earned such a reputation that it is
now a restaurant with three simply decorated rooms showing the
seafood influence on the menu. Spaghetti with lobster is one
of the chef's specialities.
Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa
5223
Vaporetto Rialto
Open Mon-Sat lunch/dinner, Clsd 4wks Dec/Jan
Tel. 0415225995 - No Credit cards
Reservations essential
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| Paola
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VENETO WINES
Venice and the region around it, the Veneto, is Italy's largest
producer of DOC (denominazione di origine controllata) wines
- the Italian equivalent of appellation controlled wines. As
a result, there is no shortage of good local wines to try, including
several names that will be familiar to wine drinkers such as
Soave, Valpolicella and Bardolino, and many new ones to discover
as well.
Among the whites, one of the most common is Prosecco,
a delicious sparkling wine from vineyards around Valdobbiadene
and Conegliano in the rolling hills north of Treviso. A good
prosecco will be light, dry, inexpensive. The most highly prized
(and expensive) version of prosecco is known as Cartizze.
A more rustic, unfizzy version is served by the glass in bacari.
Bittersweet Soave is the best Veneto still white; reliable producers
include Pieropan and Inama.
Prosecco is also the basis of the Bellini invented at Harry's
Bar, and other variations which mix it with different fruit
juices to make a delightful aperitif.
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| Soave
is a very easy-drinking wine, which it needs to be as over 52
milion litres are produced every year. Makers whose Soaves can
be recommended include Anselmi, Bertani, CS di Soave, Guerrieri-Rizzardi,
Masi, Pieropan, Tedeschi and Zenato. Soave goes well with appetisers,
pasta dishes, fish and seafood. |
Valpolicella
is the best-known red wine, and like Soave this can vary enormously
in quality. Try vineyards such as Alighieri, Bertani, Guerrieri-Rizzardi,
Masi, Tedeschi and Zenato. Don't confuse Valpolicella, which
is a stronger and richer version, well suited to strong meat
dishes. There is also Recioto della Valpolicella, which is a
strong but sweet red wine.
Another well-known varities is Bardolino, a
light, dry red that is a good accompaniment to all kinds of
meat dishes except perhaps for heaviest game. The recommended
manufacturers include most of the same names listed above. |
| Finally,
if you just want a cheap and cheerful drink, almost all restaurants
will offer a house white and red, available by the litre or
half-litre, and which can usually be relied on to be good drinkling
table wines. |
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