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MAP
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( 041 241 23 39;
www.murovenezia.com
; Campo Bello Vienna 222, San Polo; 9am-3pm & 5pm-2am Mon-Sat;
Rialto)
No velvet rope here, though it's the kind of buzzing, urban-chic place at which
you'd expect to find one. The throng at Muro's sleek aluminum
cicheti
counter are on to
something - no one wants to miss
sopressa
with porcini cream, or smoked goose and
arugula crostini. Prices are friendly too, with wines by the glass starting at €2 and
cicheti
from €1.50 to €3.50.
CANTINA DO SPADE
MAP
PUB
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 521 05 83;
www.cantinadospade.it
;
Calle delle Do Spade 860, San Polo; 10am-3pm & 6-10pm; Ri-
alto)
Since 1488 this bar has kept Venice in good spirits, and the laid-back young manage-
ment extends warm welcomes to
spritz
-sipping Venetian regulars and visiting connois-
seurs drinking double-malt Dolomite beer and bargain Venetian DOC cab franc. Come
early for market-fresh
fritture
(batter-fried seafood; €2 to €6) and stick around for local
gossip (free).
TAVERNA DA BAFFO
MAP
OSTERIA
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( 041 524 20 61;
www.tavernadabaffo.com
;
Campiello Sant'Agostin 2346, Santa Croce; 7am-2am; San
Tomà)
This
osteria
named for Casanova's licentious poet pal Giorgio Baffo is actually a
converted chapel, stripped to its naked brick walls. With strong
spritz,
draught beer and
tasty house wines, there may be impromptu poetry from the
campo
crowd by night's end.
Arrive early at summer happy hours to claim outdoor tables,
bruschetta
orders and the
bartender's attention.
BARCOLLO
( 041 522 81 58; Campo Cesare Battista 219, San Polo; 5pm-midnight; Rialto)
Consider permission
to get happy granted:
barcollo
means stagger. DJs and sass from the handlebar-mus-
tachoied bartender put the crowd in a party mood, especially on Wednesday buffet nights
that draw university students by the dozen. Prices aren't staggering - an
ombra
(half
glass) of DOC wine plus snacks of
polpette
(meatballs) or fried calamari runs under €5.
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