Venice – A haven for quintessential foodies!

Venice, the beautiful city of Italy, has a plethora of offerings for the quintessential foodies. It’s a perfect destination for all the diehard seafood lovers. In fact, seafood is a prominent feature of the Venetian diet. There are many restaurants in the city offering the best and delicious seafood. Here are some of the best restaurants in Venice that you should consider visiting to enjoy the delectable cuisines being offered.
 
Antico Martini
The Antico Martini initially started functioning as a coffee shop in 1720, but has transformed over the years and become one of the top restaurants in Venice today. The Antico Martini is situated adjacent to the La Fenice Opera House. It has become the most exclusive restaurant in the city and is being constantly visited by food connoisseurs from Italy and around the world. The restaurant comprises of two exquisitely designed dining rooms, which look awe-inspiring with their paintings and period furniture. The restaurant has been visited by a galaxy of celebrities including Charlie Chaplin, Arthur Rubinstein, Jean Cocteau, Igor Stravinsky and Laurence Olivier. The Antico Martini is renowned for serving delectable seafood and meat dishes accompanied by seasonal vegetables. Fresh seafood dishes offered here include langoustines, caramote prawns and John Dory. The Chateaubriand, Liver & Onions, and the Venetian classic are among the famous meat dishes served here. The other dishes worth trying out include John Dory with corn and Jerusalem artichoke puree, Kamut wheat spaghetti with European lobster with aubergine and smoked ricotta, Goose liver escalope with port and bitter orange marmalade, or Rosemary blossom cream of potato with caramote prawn tails and Mediterranean slipper lobster. The restaurant also offers more than 400 labels of wine procured from Italy, France and other wine-producing countries in the world.

Mirai
The Mirai restaurant is situated on the busy Lista di Spagna, and is only at small distance from the train station. It’s an authentic Japanese restaurant located in the heart of the city of Venice. The restaurant is a welcome respite for those who want to try out something different after having getting satiated with the traditional Venetian cuisines. This is among a few Japanese restaurants to be found in the city today. The customers visiting the restaurant are offered great choices including traditional sushi, shisoten, tempura and sashimi. The Mira restaurant takes pride in the talent of its acclaimed sushi chef Norio Nishibori, who has delighted the visitors with his exquisite dishes for the past several years. When visiting the restaurant on warmer days, you are required to book your table in advance. Apart from the dishes, the visitors can also look forward to fine Italian wines and Japanese beers at the restaurant as well.

Osteria Alle Testiere
The Osteria Alle Testiere is situated at only a small distance from the Rialto Bridge and Saint Mark’s, right in the heart of Venice. The restaurant is quite popular among the locals and the tourists. It is renowned for serving delicious Italian cuisines for the past several years now. The restaurant has won acclaim for its Michelin recommendations consistently. With its only nine tables, the intimate atmosphere of this famous romantic restaurant is greatly lauded by the people. The visitors are offered mouthwatering menu options such as the classic spaghetti alle vongole, fresh grilled fish, and gnocchi paired with calamari. The restaurant also has good wine offerings to complement with the dishes.

Fiaschetteria Toscana
The Fiaschetteria Toscana is situated in Salizada San Giovanni Grisostomo opposite the church. The restaurant can be easily reached from the Railto Bridge. The Busatto family owned restaurant is serving delicious traditional Venetian cuisines to the locals as well as tourists for the past 40 years. The restaurant is renowned to offer exclusive meat and fish dishes accompanied with seasonal vegetables. Visitors here also get delighted to be served homemade desserts as well. The wine selection at the Fiaschetteria Toscana restaurant is quite impressive with nearly 600 labels from Italy on offer to the customers.

Locanda Cirpriani
The Locanda Cirpriani restaurant is situated on the historic Torcello Island, only 30 minutes away from the heart of Venice. The restaurant was opened in 1938 and is proud to have an elite clientele such as Queen Elizabeth II, Paul Newman, Charlie Chaplin, Ernest Hemingway and other members of the British royal family. The restaurant is known to serve rustic, traditional Venetian cuisines. Some of the popular dishes that you can look forward to be served here include maltagliati with lobster, salad with locally available shrimps and avocado, and Risotto Torcello style, catalan salad with lobster.