Osteria Boccadoro

Top choice in Venice


The sweetly singing birds in this campo (square) are probably angling for your leftovers, but they don’t stand a chance. Chef-owner Luciano and son Simone's creative crudi (raw seafood) are two-bite delights, and cloud-like gnocchi and homemade pasta are gone too soon. Fish is sourced from the lagoon or the Adriatic, and vegetables come from the restaurant's kitchen garden.


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