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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
EL PECADOR
No, you're not suffering from heat stroke; that really is a red double-decker bus parked against the kerb, and
what's more it's dishing out the Lido's finest sandwiches and
spritz
, so climb aboard and take a seat on the can-
opied top deck.
El Pecador
(Lungomare Gabriele d'Annunzio; sandwiches €2.50-5; 11am-3am May-Sep; Lido)
means 'The Sinner' - a tongue-in-cheek allusion to its ongoing struggle with the Lido comune over local permits.
But despite the party-pooper behaviour, the bus marks out its territory on the Lungomare d'Annunzio each sum-
mer and attracts an alternative crowd to its very own block party.
Pellestrina
RISTORANTE DA CELESTE €€€
( 041 96 73 55; Sestier Vianelli 625; meals €60-80; 12.30-3pm & 7-10.30pm Thu-Tue; Pellestrina)
At
the furthest end of the island, da Celeste has been serving up lagoon-fresh fish on its pon-
toon terrace for generations. Go at sunset, when the rose-tinted sky kisses the glassy la-
goon, and let Rossano guide you through the best daily offerings from polenta with tiny
shrimp to a whole host of cockles, clams, scallops, spider crab and - the house special -
fish pie. Reservations are advised.
SEAFOOD
