Venice — Italy
Venice is an overwhelmingly crowded area. The city is an open-air museum and by just getting lost you will end up in really nice areas.
However, by just walking around you will notice that you often naturally end up in the same big streets and might pass just next to some nice places.
I have the chance to regularly visit the city. Every time I go I discover new places, visit new expos. This page is a good way to save some of those addresses and make them easily browsable.
This page contains addresses I visited and liked or just passed by and told myself 'this looks nice'. It also includes museums or foundations I visited and Biennale 2026 addresses.

There is a tourist tax that now applies when you visit the city. It's really likely that you will be checked if you get to Venice from the railway station area. Check the period when the entrance fee applies and make sure to pay it in advance. It gets more expensive the closer you book it.

If you sit at a bar, watch out for the 'tourist' price. If you don't see the price mentioned clearly on a menu you will pay a big markup on the price.

In Italian restaurants you pay for the 'coperto' (plates, cutlery, etc. ...). It's usually pretty low but it's a known tourist scam to bump the coperto. Make sure to check it before sitting somewhere to avoid a surprise.

LOCATIONS

Museum / Fondazione
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Negozio Olivetti
P.za San Marco, 101, 30124 Venezia VE, Italie
Olivetti showroom designed by Carlo Scarpa.
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Espace Louis Vuitton
Calle del Ridotto, 1351, 30124 Venezia VE, Italie
Located on top of the Louis Vuitton store, you can access from a small entrance on the right side to not have to enter the store. It holds small temporary expos.
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Fondazione Dries Van Noten
S. Polo, 2766, 30125 Venezia VE, Italie
Reservation needed.
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Collection Peggy Guggenheim
Dorsoduro, 701, 30123 Venezia VE, Italie
Art collection.
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Fondation Pinault — Punta Della Dogana
Regular big exposition. Renovated by Tadao Ando. An entrance here also gives you the right to visit the Palazzo Grassi.
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Fondation Pinault — Palazzo Grassi
Regular big exposition. Part of the Fondation Pinault.
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Le Stanze della Fotografia
Photography museum on San Giorgio island. You need to take the vaporetto to get there.
Food, Drink & Bacari

Bacari are the typical small bars in Venice. Here you can find finger food (cicchetti), small glasses of wine (ombra). You can also most of the time find sandwiches to go that you can keep in your backpack for later.

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Bacareto da Lele
Fondamenta dei Tolentini, 183, 30100 Venezia VE, Italie
Probably one of the most known bacari. It's really famous and always crowded with long queues. You can find extremely cheap food and drink. The area nearby is often animated during the evening.
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Hostaria Vecio Biavarol
Santa Croce, 225, 30135 Venezia VE, Italie
Elevated cichetti and local wines.
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Angolo del gusto
Santa Croce Venezia 190/B, 30135 Venezia VE, Italie
Pizzette, focaccia, tramezzini, good pit stop to your lunch if you come from the ferrovia.
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Osteria Ai Pugni
Fondamenta Gherardini, 2836, 30125 Venezia VE, Italie
Good wine selection, typical venetian dishes.
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Corner Pub
Calle de la Chiesa, 684, 30123 Venezia VE, Italie
Cheap spritz and drinks. Good stop if going to the Guggenheim collection or Fondation Pinault. Reachable by foot with the Academia bridge.
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Vino Vero
Fondamenta de la Misericordia, 2497, 30100 Venezia VE, Italie
Fine local wine bar with finger food available.
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La Sete
Calle Larga, 2555, 30121 Venezia VE, Italie
Wine bar with cicchetti.
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Ae Bricoe
Fondamenta dei Ormesini, 2684, 30121 Venezia VE, Italie
Bacaro, cicchetti available and drinks.
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Estro - Pane e vino
Fondamenta dei Ormesini, 2831, 30121 Venezia VE, Italie
Wine bar, a bit on the pricey side but with high quality elevated bites available.
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Bea Vita
Fondamenta de le Capuzine, 3082, 30121 Venezia VE, Italie
Simple local food and wines.
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Succede. La Vineria
Calle de la Laca, 2465f, 30125 Venezia VE, Italie
Fine local wine bar, finger food and day menu.
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Enoteca Al Volto
C. Cavalli, 4081, 30124 Venezia VE, Italie
Typical venetian dishes and drinks.
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La Bottiglia
Campo S. Stin, 2537, 30125 Venezia VE, Italie
Fine local wine bar with finger food available.
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Caffe Rosso
Sestiere Dorsoduro, 2963, 30123 Venezia VE, Italie
Nice caffe in a nice location.
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Cantina Aziende Agricole
Rio Terà Farsetti, 1847/A, 30121 Venezia VE, Italie
Wine bar, finger food and small dishes
Ice Cream & Sweets
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Gelateria il Doge
Sestiere Dorsoduro, 3058/A, 30123 Venezia VE, Italie
It's a small chain, you can find multiple location exists with the same name.
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Suso
Sotoportego de la Bissa, 5453, 30124 Venezia VE, Italie
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Pasticceria Tonolo
Calle S. Pantalon, 3764, 30123 Venezia VE, Italie
Typical italian pastries.
Places
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Cimitero di San Michele
Cemetery of Venice has its own island. Worth a visit, you will of course have to take the vaporetto.
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Monastero Armeno Mechitarista
You need to book your visit in advance.
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La Certosa
An island with almost nothing on it. You might find art pieces from the biennale. The remains of the old monastery are still visible. Worth a walk to escape the crowds of the city.
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Lido
Closest beach from Venice. Nice to take a day off if you stay multiple days.
Biennale 2026, National Pavillon & Off
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Anish Kapoor - Palazzo Manfrin
Fondamenta Venier, 342, 30121 Venezia VE, Italie
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Canicula
complesso dell’ospedaletto
Must-see free exhibition in an old hospital. Multiple films shown. Takes quite some time to see everything.

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