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( 041 524 01 65;
www.antichecarampane.com
;
Rio Terà delle Carampane 1911, San Polo; meals €30-45;
noon-2.30pm & 7-11pm Tue-Sat; San Stae)
Hidden in the once-shady lanes behind Ponte delle
Tette, this culinary indulgence is a trick to find. The sign proudly announcing 'no tourist
menu' signals a welcome change: say goodbye to soggy lasagne and hello to silky,
lagoon-fresh
crudi
, asparagus and
granseola
(lagoon crab) salad, cloudlike gnocchi, and
San Pietro (whitefish) atop grilled
radicchio trevisano
.
OSTERIA LA ZUCCA €€
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( 041 524 15 70;
www.lazucca.it
; Calle del Tintor 1762, Santa Croce; meals €30-45; 12.30-2.30pm &
7-10.30pm Mon-Sat; ; San Stae)
Vegetable-centric, seasonal small plates bring Venetian
spice-trade influences to local produce: zucchini with ginger zing, cinnamon-tinged
pumpkin flan, and raspberry spice cake. Herbed roast lamb is respectable here too, but the
island-grown produce is the breakout star. The snug wood-panelled interior gets toasty, so
reserve canalside seats in summer.
TRATTORIA DA IGNAZIO €€
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( 041 523 48 52;
www.trattoriadaignazio.com
; Calle dei Saoneri 2749, San Polo; meals €25-30; noon-3pm &
7-11pm Mon-Sat; ; San Tomà)
Dapper white-jacketed waiters serve pristine grilled lagoon
fish, fresh pasta and desserts made in-house ('of course') with a proud flourish, on tables
bedecked with yellow linens and orchids. On cloudy days, homemade crab pasta with a
bright Lugana white wine make a fine substitute for sunshine. On sunny days and warm
nights, the neighbourhood converges beneath the garden's grape arbour.
AL NONO RISORTO €€
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( 041 524 11 69; Sottoportego della Siora Bettina 2338, Santa Croce; pizzas €7-9, meals €20-30; 7-11pm Thu-
Tue; ; San Stae)
Manifesto or menu? At Al Nono Risorto, pizzas are listed alongside
urgent action alerts: 'No abandoning animals!', 'More rights for gays and domestic part-
ners!' Prices are left of centre, radical-chic servers graciously indulge petty-bourgeois
pizza orders, and on sunny days, all of Venice converges on the garden for
frittura mista
(seafood fry), the bargain house
prosecco,
and cross-partisan bonding.
AL PESADOR €€€
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