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If you can't find a seat, grab
cicheti
at the bar. You won't be disappointed.
TAVERNA SAN LIO €€
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MODERN VENETIAN
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( 041 277 06 69;
www.tavernasanlio.com
;
Salizada San Lio 5547; meals €25-40; noon-11pm Tue-Sat; ;
Rialto)
Modern without losing Venice's essential quirkiness, the seafood dishes here are
delicately handled: think scallops infused with thyme or a tuna steak in a clam and lobster
sauce. The veal with ricotta is also tempting. Low tables encourage diners to lean towards
one another conspiratorially, amoeba-shaped lamps set the mood for free-form conversa-
tion, and huge windows let you in on the catwalk action outdoors.
ALLA RIVETTA €€
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VENETIAN
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( 041 528 73 02; Salizada San Provolo 4625; meals €20-25; noon-2.30pm & 7-10.30pm Tue-Sun; San
Zaccaria)
Tucked behind the Ponte San Provolo, this trattoria hums with the chatter of con-
tented diners even in the dead of winter. Manned by a clutch of senior
camerieri
in jovial
red gilets, who'll dispense free nibbles and a glass of strawberry wine as you wait for your
table. Then they'll cordially serve you a feast of traditional lagoon platters: raw seafood
antipasti, pasta with clams and
fritto misto
(mixed fried seafood).
OSTARIA DA SIMSON €€
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VENETIAN
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( 041 528 99 29;
www.ostariadasimson.it
; Fondamenta dei Felzi 6316; meals €25; 11am-midnight; Os-
pedale)
Taking in dreamy canal views in this tiny, wood-clad interior just like a ship's cabin,
you could be forgiven for thinking you'd been cast adrift on the lagoon with gregarious
oste
Andrea as your captain. You're in good hands. He'll supply something memorable to
drink while Mirco sends forth plates of parsley-dusted razor clams and steaming Gò
risotto.
Landlubbers can look forward to a variety of salami and proscuitto from the Veneto,
Friuli and Parma, alongside duck, goose and, occasionally, horse.
TRATTORIA DA REMIGIO €€
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VENETIAN
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( 041 523 00 89; Salizada dei Greci 3416; meals €30-40; 12.30-2.30pm & 7.30-10.30pm Wed-Sun,
12.30-2.30pm Mon; ; San Zaccaria)
It's not often you find a restaurant that can post a sign in
the window saying
completo
(full), but this place can. The secret: perfectly prepared Adri-
atic classics such as
gnocchi alla pescatora
(homemade gnocchi in a tomato-based sea-
