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Alla Maddalena
On this peaceful, leafy island adjacent to Burano is a lively seafood oasis. Walk over the bridge from Burano to reach this soothing spot near the vaporetto stop. Relax by the canal or in the garden out the back. In the hunting season (autumn) you may encounter various birds on the menu - enough to make you feel like Hemingway! It opens for dinner only for groups that book.
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Alle Testiere
In a cosy, nay, tiny dining area with B&W photos on the walls, the chef may well come up for a chat as you sample the tasty offerings. Fish is the leitmotif. A handful of starters and pasta courses (around €15 ) are followed by a couple of set main courses or fresh fish (whatever happens to have been caught that day).
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Boccadoro
Take a seat beneath the pleasant pergola on this quiet square for the freshest of seafood. The house special is the fritto misto , a delicate fry up of fish, seafood and vegetables. If you want, the owner will explain the various merits of his fresh fish brought in from Chioggia that day.
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Busa Alla Torre
Run by Lele, a big fellow with a big heart, this is the place on Murano for lunch. Take a seat on the square and try the seafood pasta, such as sea-bass ravioli in a granseola (crab meat) sauce. On the subject of crabs, the place is known for its fried moeche . Eat 'em legs and all!
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Hostaria Da Franz
Known in Venice as home to one of the best tiramisus in the world, Da Franz is also a phenomenal seafood stop (trying to get a table here during the Biennale is impossible). Two dishes spring to mind: the melt-in-mouth seppie (cuttlefish) prepared in black ink, and the anguila (eel), prepared according to grandma's secret recipes as a grilled fillet - surprising and delicious.
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La Favorita
For lashings of excellent seafood in a pleasing, relaxed setting, this is one of the best spots on this long and gastronomically meagre island. In the warmer months you can sit outside.
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Linea D'ombra
A good catch for fish and even better for the location. Grab a seat on the generous pontoon set out from the footpath and gaze over the Canale della Giudecca while getting stuck into some tender fish of the day. Some tables are set aside for drinking only, grand for an early afternoon tipple in the summer sun.
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Osteria Da Alberto
Another hidden Venetian jewel, this osteria is run by Alberto, a well-known figure in the business of serving up traditional food. The dried cod, a house speciality prepared in various ways, is good. Dark-wood tables are spaced out nicely and surrounded by huge damigiane and other odds and ends on the walls.
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Osteria Giorgione
Wine-lovers will enjoy combining one of the bottles of fine Veneto and Friuli drops that line the exposed brick walls with a carefully prepared fish dish. Don't hesitate to try the zuppa di cozze (a big bowl of mussels in a light onion and capsicum broth) as a starter. There is also a handful of meat dishes for landlubbers. It's a romantic spot with soft lighting and discreet service.
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Osteria Penzo
Once, all you would get here was wine and basic snacks but nowadays staff prepare good local dishes based entirely on the fleet's catch. The setting remains homy and simple, a little osteria with photos of Chioggia as it once was. You can start with some cicheti and proceed with gnocchetti con vongole veraci, cipolla bianca e radicchio rosso (little gnocchi with clams, white onion and red chicory) before trying the fish of the day.
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Trattoria Giorgione
If you get lucky you'll strike upon the owner, Lucio Bisutto, a local icon, singing old Venetian songs, often in company with friends and family. He is most likely to play on Saturday and Sunday evenings. This trattoria does a great seafood risotto and even better fried seafood platter (frittura mista di pesce) .
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Trattoria San Basilio
Stefano loves a chat so come in a social mood and sea what he can offer in terms of catch of the day. You might want to have mixed seafood antipasto with prawns, squid, baccalà mantecato and sarde in saor followed by lightly grilled bream. Finish with a glass of fragolino (strawberry-flavoured wine).
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Vini Da Arturo
There's not the slightest whiff of sole, bream or prawns in this carnivores' club buried in the backstreets of San Marco. Not only that, but the sizzling slabs of meat are accompanied by respectable vegetable garnishes.
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