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onion marinade). But Venetians also love traditional meat dishes, including
sopressa
(soft
salami),
cotechino
(boiled sausage) and
trippa
(tripe).
Fegato Veneziano
(Venetian calf's
liver) gets mixed reviews, even from Venetians - but don't miss creative
cicheti
versions,
such as velvety fig-and-liver mousse.
Hidden Happy Hours
Campo Santa Margherita and Campo Cesare Battista attract happy-hour throngs of stu-
dents, tourists and locals alike - but for a drink in local company, track down hidden
ba-
cari
(watering holes). Duck behind the Rialto Market to All'Arco and Cantina Do Spade,
drink the good stuff at I Rusteghi and Bacaro Da Fiore in San Marco, seek out Al Timon
and Ai Promessi Sposi in Cannaregio, and detour to Bacaro Risorto in Castello.
