Note: interior mosaics are highlighted 11:30-12:30 daily, it's the best time to get inside. Also they don't let you inside with a back-pack: either use storage facility nearby, or split into groups.
San Marco is more for guests and tourists, but Frari is true main Venice cathedral: lots of important historical figures are burried here, including Titian (whose masterpiece you can find in altar)
Few tourists get here, and so they miss propably the nicest church in Venice, and maybe whole Northern Italy. So not typical for this place - and yet so nice!
Want some fresh local seafood? Get off the beaten path, come here and get mixed fried seafood and black pasta with squid ink. Fantastic!
Nice and really tasty place in Venice, for both pizza and Italian specialties. Owner of our hotel recommended it as 'I eat there myself!' - and he has a point; prices are OK, too :)
Not a typical tourist rip-off place, locals go here. Good quality food, reasonable price. Don't miss these geese! (Their name translates as At Geese :)
Fast-food Italian style: self-service restaurant with low prices, but excellent quality simple food. Close to train stations and has free Wi-Fi Internet, for that reason is crowded with tourists.
Good quality pizza, not expensive, close to train station, Wi-Fi Internet... You can also order pizza take-away and get free soft-drink (or beer for just 0.5€). Still, Ae Oche at Zattere is better :)
Grilled food (NOT fried! they use no oil) and fresh fruit juices/smoothies - tastes good, handy if you want a bite on the move. They're close to bus/train stations, get some hot food when you leave!
This is not another coffee bar, but rather coffee workshop, where you can get quality beans from different places, fried / milled here at the spot. Or get a subscription for 10 espressos for just 8€
Good place to learn about local specialties in pastry and sweets: you get some with you or you can have a coffee inside.
You can't get too far from tourist crowds in Venice, but you may find places where locals come: this is one of them. Excellent quality bread and pastry, you can also get a breakfast here with a coffee
Best places in Venice are often right at the tourists path among dozens of rip-off places. This one is small, so ignored by the crowd; but friendly owner offers good coffee and pastry.. and Absinth
Although this is an ice-cream shops chain, the quality is really good and prices are OK. Here you may be sure you get ice-cream made of fruits, not some stuff from chemical lab..
New type of ice-cream: on a stick (not typical for Italy) - new place. Anyway, the quality is really good, and you can get many gancy covers / toppings - give it a try!
Another ice-cream and sweets chain, but still good quality. Being too close to San Marco square, they tend to sell you bigger portions then you've asked for, you've been warned.
