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starving artists with creative, grilled-to-order
panini
, including ham with fresh porcini
and daily vegetarian options.
Tramezzini
(sandwiches) are tasty, too - Bar Toletta goes
easy on mayonnaise in favour of more flavourful toppings like olive tapenade. Have a seat
for €0.50 extra per sandwich, or get yours to go.
PIZZA AL VOLO €
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PIZZERIA
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( 041 522 54 30; Campo Santa Margherita 2944; pizza slices from €2, small pizzas €4.50-7; noon-11.30pm;
Ca' Rezzonico)
Peckish night owls run out of options fast in Venice once restaurants start
to close at 10pm - but slices here are cheap and tasty, with a thin yet sturdy crust that
won't collapse on your bar-hopping outfit.
RISTORANTE LA BITTA €€
( 041 523 05 31; Calle Lunga San Barnaba 2753a; meals €30-40; dinner Mon-Sat; Ca' Rezzonico)
The
daily menu arrives on an artist's easel, and the hearty rustic fare looks like a still life and
tastes like a carnivore's dream: steak comes snugly wrapped in bacon, and roast rabbit
tops marinated rocket. This bistro focuses on local meats and seats only 35 -
'bitta'
means
'mooring post'. Reservations essential; cash only.
RISTORANTE
DO FARAI €€
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SEAFOOD, VENETIAN
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( 041 277 03 69; Calle del Cappeller 3278; meals €25-35; 11am-3pm & 7-10pm Mon-Sat; Ca' Rezzonico)
Venetian regulars pack this hidden wood-panelled room, hung with football-championship
scarves and fragrant with mouthwatering seafood: pasta with shellfish and sweet prawns;
herb-laced, grilled
orata (
bream); and Venetian
tris di saor sarde, scampi e sogliole
(sardines, prawns and sole in tangy Venetian
saor
marinade). Service is leisurely; bide
your time with a Negroni
aperitivo
, or postprandial
sgropin
(prosecco-lemon sorbet).
PANE VINO E SAN DANIELE €€
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ITALIAN
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( 041 243 98 65;
www.panevinovenice.com
; Calle Lunga San Barnaba 2861; meals €15-30; 10am-2pm Tue-
Sun; Ca' Rezzonico)
Artists can't claim they're starving any more after a meal in this wood-
beamed trattoria, a favourite of art students and professors alike. Settle in to generous
plates of gnocchi laced with truffle cheese, Veneto game such as roast rabbit and duck,
lavish appetisers featuring the namesake San Daniele cured ham, and Friulian house wines
made by the Fantinel family owners.
