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Such a great little spot. There is limited seating inside, but that's ok because there is plenty of room to sit along the canal, watching gondolas and boats pass by. This place is right across the canal from one of the oldest (maybe the last remaining?) gondola repair shops in Venice. Drinks were delicious and so cheap (3.50 for a spritz). There was a large variety of cicchetti to chose from; we ordered a few of the seafood/fish cicchetti and they were great. Long line up but service was efficient. Definitely would recommend - we easily spent two hours here.
-cicchetti is good, my favorite was the tuna with caramelized onions. - spritz to go is big - they have one bathroom - you can pay with a credit card - it's a small place so you have to eat outside. There is maybe room for 6-8 people inside. - watch out for the seagulls outside. They will try and eat your food if you leave it unattended for more than 2 seconds.
Nice local spot stand outside or limited seatimg inside for cichetti. We went to grab snacks there after visiting the Galleria accademia. We tried the Brie/truffle cichetti, pastrami panini, shrimp with pickled onions on bruschetta, sweet and sour sardines on pickled onions, and meat croquette. The Brie cichetti and panini were our favorites. The service was friendly and quick. Check them out.
Awesome cicchetti bar that also has wine. There is really not a bad order here. The wheat bread base is a great texture to go with the toppings and is better bread than usual. Try a mix if seafood and salami toppings. Fair warning that the white sauce on the ham is spicy and will be felt. They even gave seasonal options like a pumpkin cheese. Indoor seating is comfy and standing room is also available. Outside you'll find a concrete canal wall that you can eat on. Fair warning that this place fills fast so arrive early and avoid weekends! Staff is super efficient, speaks English, and accepts credit cards.
Busy place with lots of locals! You queue up, order, then they quickly prepare it. Virtually no seating inside, but that's okay because the action is outside! It's on a small canal, across from a boat-building place. We enjoyed the wines and cichetti, and people watching! Get away from the crowds of tourists by crossing the bridge (Ponte Dell'Accademia) and see a slice of the real Venezia!
My wife and I visited Osteria Al Squero on a recent trip to Venice. This osteria specializes in Cicchetti which are basically Venetian tapas. Upon arriving we noticed a line out of the door but it moved quickly. I ordered a variety of Cicchetti and a pair of Aperol Spritz. We enjoyed our meal outside next to a canal. Directly across the canal was a gondola workshop which made for a nice view while enjoying our food. One cicchetti included creamy cod, another had cream cheese with juicy tomato, another had fatty pork with rosemary, another had tangy onion with flavorful fish, another had creamy tuna with briny olives, and the final one had tangy olives with flavorful anchovies. Overall, the food was delicious and Osteria Al Squero was worth the visit.
We came to this place because I saw it on a youtube video for cichetti. It was really good. There was plenty to choose from, salmon, shrimp. Top it off with glasses of wine. Heavenly. Enjoyed the view of the last/only gondola repair place in venezia. There was also a park across the canal to sit under a tree.
Absolutely delicious and super affordable cicchettis and drinks with a great vibe and ambience, although a very small place! Came here on a weekday night for dinner! It was a bit further out and near the edge of the city, it was pretty quiet and dark, but once you near the place you can hear the bustle, the energy and the chatter. It was packed! There were pretty much no seats when I arrived at 5:30 and people were scattered even outside on the ledge sitting right at the water. The nice thing about this place is even though it's tiny inside, they give you disposable plates and glasses and you can grab a drink and eat outside in the fresh air. The restaurant itself is quite small, but so energetic and live. You'll unlikely find a seat here unless you come really early or have great timing. When you walk in you see a huge glass counter with a ton of cicchettis, which is what this place is known for! And so many options. I got 5 of them that looked appealing - they have some with meat, eggs, shrimp, seafood, or veggie - and they usually have some spread, sauce, etc. It looked simple, but it was so good. It was probably the high quality ingredients like the bread and meat, and great combinations that provide good balance, taste and texture. Each cicchetti was pretty cheap around 1 - 3 euros each, but probably averaging 2 euros. I even got a spritz which I believe was under 3 euros! So good! Anyways, this place has great food and vibes and I'd definitely come back if I'm in Venice.
This place is good for small bites (cichetti) and good wine. We got some cured salmon, fried meat ball and potato balls and calamari with green pesto. The calamari was super good with the lemon zest on it. It was tender and not chewy at all. The cured salmon with lemon squeeze was also excellent. The staff was friendly and orderly and helped us in our choices of wine to enjoy it with. They have a massive collection of wine for you to enjoy and the prices are reasonable. The vibe is loud and lovely with mostly standing room and the seating is limited, both inside and outside. read more
Absolutely amazing cicchetti (Venetian finger sandwiches) and spritzes! Was recommended by a fellow friend who visited years ago and this place is loved by locals and tourists alike. You go to the counter, request which sandwiches you want, order yourself a drink, and eat outside along the water. Fair warning though, beware of the seagulls. They are on the prowl and ready to steal these amazing sandwiches. In clockwise order, I got the avocado with shrimp, truffle with egg, tuna with caramelized onion, mushroom, and salmon with lemon. All of them were drastically different but #1-3 were my favorites. I got a second one of the tuna as well. My husband ordered a different combo not pictured and loved his as well. Great service, cool place. I will definitely be missing this when we return home. read more
4 months ago
Osteria ai Sequeros has amazing chucihuti and excellent drinks. Great flavors, great vibe -- definitely worth a visit read more
2 years ago
Such a great little spot. There is limited seating inside, but that's ok because there is plenty of room to sit along the canal, watching gondolas and boats pass by. This place is right across the canal from one of the oldest (maybe the last remaining?) gondola repair shops in Venice. Drinks were delicious and so cheap (3.50 for a spritz). There was a large variety of cicchetti to chose from; we ordered a few of the seafood/fish cicchetti and they were great. Long line up but service was efficient. Definitely would recommend - we easily spent two hours here. read more
1 year ago
-cicchetti is good, my favorite was the tuna with caramelized onions. - spritz to go is big - they have one bathroom - you can pay with a credit card - it's a small place so you have to eat outside. There is maybe room for 6-8 people inside. - watch out for the seagulls outside. They will try and eat your food if you leave it unattended for more than 2 seconds. read more
10 months ago
Nice local spot stand outside or limited seatimg inside for cichetti. We went to grab snacks there after visiting the Galleria accademia. We tried the Brie/truffle cichetti, pastrami panini, shrimp with pickled onions on bruschetta, sweet and sour sardines on pickled onions, and meat croquette. The Brie cichetti and panini were our favorites. The service was friendly and quick. Check them out. read more
3 years ago
Awesome cicchetti bar that also has wine. There is really not a bad order here. The wheat bread base is a great texture to go with the toppings and is better bread than usual. Try a mix if seafood and salami toppings. Fair warning that the white sauce on the ham is spicy and will be felt. They even gave seasonal options like a pumpkin cheese. Indoor seating is comfy and standing room is also available. Outside you'll find a concrete canal wall that you can eat on. Fair warning that this place fills fast so arrive early and avoid weekends! Staff is super efficient, speaks English, and accepts credit cards. read more
Busy place with lots of locals! You queue up, order, then they quickly prepare it. Virtually no seating inside, but that's okay because the action is outside! It's on a small canal, across from a boat-building place. We enjoyed the wines and cichetti, and people watching! Get away from the crowds of tourists by crossing the bridge (Ponte Dell'Accademia) and see a slice of the real Venezia! read more
3 years ago
My wife and I visited Osteria Al Squero on a recent trip to Venice. This osteria specializes in Cicchetti which are basically Venetian tapas. Upon arriving we noticed a line out of the door but it moved quickly. I ordered a variety of Cicchetti and a pair of Aperol Spritz. We enjoyed our meal outside next to a canal. Directly across the canal was a gondola workshop which made for a nice view while enjoying our food. One cicchetti included creamy cod, another had cream cheese with juicy tomato, another had fatty pork with rosemary, another had tangy onion with flavorful fish, another had creamy tuna with briny olives, and the final one had tangy olives with flavorful anchovies. Overall, the food was delicious and Osteria Al Squero was worth the visit. read more
3 years ago
We came to this place because I saw it on a youtube video for cichetti. It was really good. There was plenty to choose from, salmon, shrimp. Top it off with glasses of wine. Heavenly. Enjoyed the view of the last/only gondola repair place in venezia. There was also a park across the canal to sit under a tree. read more
4 years ago
This was our first food stop on our honeymoon and we were not disappointed. We beat the lunchtime rush so there wasn't much of a line and we got a nice spot to sit right along the canal and enjoyed aperol spritz as well. The bites were delicious. read more
Gotta stop in here if you're in the Venice hood. Cute little sitting areas inside. Right on the canal. Cheapest Spritz and delicious food bites. Watch out if you're carrying the food outside. Saw a full plate of snacks get dive bombed by seagulls. They aren't shy. read more
2 years ago
! Fast friendly service! Would definitely recommend . Was dying to try cicchetti in Venice and this spot did not disappoint! read more
6 years ago
Absolutely delicious and super affordable cicchettis and drinks with a great vibe and ambience, although a very small place! Came here on a weekday night for dinner! It was a bit further out and near the edge of the city, it was pretty quiet and dark, but once you near the place you can hear the bustle, the energy and the chatter. It was packed! There were pretty much no seats when I arrived at 5:30 and people were scattered even outside on the ledge sitting right at the water. The nice thing about this place is even though it's tiny inside, they give you disposable plates and glasses and you can grab a drink and eat outside in the fresh air. The restaurant itself is quite small, but so energetic and live. You'll unlikely find a seat here unless you come really early or have great timing. When you walk in you see a huge glass counter with a ton of cicchettis, which is what this place is known for! And so many options. I got 5 of them that looked appealing - they have some with meat, eggs, shrimp, seafood, or veggie - and they usually have some spread, sauce, etc. It looked simple, but it was so good. It was probably the high quality ingredients like the bread and meat, and great combinations that provide good balance, taste and texture. Each cicchetti was pretty cheap around 1 - 3 euros each, but probably averaging 2 euros. I even got a spritz which I believe was under 3 euros! So good! Anyways, this place has great food and vibes and I'd definitely come back if I'm in Venice. read more
Tapas bar right next to the river! Found this around 7pm and it was super packed. Indoor seating but most people sit along the river outside. Drink and tapas (small plates) deal. Mixture of different breads and toppings - cheese, meat, etc. Ordered 5 different tapas and 2 spritz for a bit over 10 euros. Everything was delicious and such a great deal especially in a place like Venice where cheap food can be hard to find. Would definitely come back again!! read more
7 years ago
4 years ago
I cannot understate how much I love the concept of cicchetti! A lunch made of small bites, that are all fresh, unique and tasty, all served up on a paper plate that you can eat along the canal is my idea of perfection. It was busy when we stopped in, but the staff are all pros and were patient as we pointed out what we wanted. The caprese was my favorite! It had a really good pesto underneath that I loved but the mortadella-topped one was pretty good too. We also grabbed a couple of little meat patties that were great. We stopped by one other bacari but this one was my favorite. I highly recommed stopping by for lunch or happy hour. read more
Finally a good meal that's cheap! It's really refreshing to pay 10 euro for a drink and some food that's actually good. If you are super hungry the small tapas won't fill you up unless you get a lot of them. But they are so cheap, why not. I was really disappointed with the food here up until this point and was pleasantly surprised by this little spot! read more
8 years ago
BF couldn't have found a better place to grab a quick, cheap bite before we headed to two nearby museums. Osteria Al Squero is located far enough from Piazza San Marco that there were more locals than tourists lining up for cicchetti. No seating outside, but opt to eat there so you can watch the gondola makers across the canal. You can't beat the atmosphere! We chose crostinis -- ones topped with cured meats for him, & ones topped with cheese & veggies for me. My absolute favorite was the truffle & brie, with herb ricotta & pepper being a close runner up. The crostini topped with artichoke was good. The smoked cheese, pumpkin,& mushroom was the only I didn't care to finish. I was pleased to see a plethora of vegetarian options. We ate well & had two limone sodas for around €18. Calling Osteria Al Squero a must for delectable finger foods when in the Dorsoduro district. read more
7 years ago
Left me wanting more, but I'll take it. The crosstini was very good, however they didn't have many options. They were all pretty much the same thing with a different garnish on top. They are only €2 each, but they're not that big. They are mainly tuna, which tasted like it was canned. Additionally, the tuna ball I got was cold. Overall, the food got three stars in my book. However, The appeal of this place is for the cheap drinks and nice location. I saw a few places offering €2.50 aperol spritz, but this place was right on the water which was nice. It gets busy, so you will most likely have to eat standing outside, unless you're lucky enough to snag a seat. If you're in the area, definitely go. But, don't make a detour just to come here read more
6 years ago
9 years ago
Very nice little Osteria!! Absolutely perfect for pre-drinks and aperitif type foods; but not for lunch nor dinner. The most common thing they have is very tasty little tapas toasts with different types of homemade spreads. Considering that Venice is not particularly well known for the quality of its restaurants, this is a pretty good spot!! read more
8 years ago
Super small, long lines and very busy. Pricier then a few other also off the main tourist streets. Eating outside with cigarette smokers not the best and you must make sure the seagulls don't take you plate! Lol Good selection of choices and friendly staff, know what you want quickly or they move to the next customer in line! I have one pork fat, two fish and the what's left of the eggplant the seagulls dropped. read more
8 years ago
As much as I love Venice, it sadly lacks a foodie culture. As a city that relies on tourism almost exclusively as an artificial life support, many restaurants offer multiple Italian cuisines from many different regions. You can easily spot them near many of the famous landmarks - they offer menus in many different languages, entrees are often overpriced and the dish is subpar. Avoid these restaurants like the plague. The key to eating well in Italy is to be mindful of the region you are in and to know what are the specialties of the region. While Venice may not have as many regional famous dishes as its neighbors down south, being by the water gives it access to great seafood. Place the seafood on top of a crostini and add some vegetables if needed. Offer a selection of seafood, pair it up with wine or a spritz and when you combine a couple of these seafood crostinis with a few glasses of alcohol you got yourself an affordable meal in Venice. Welcome to the wonderful world of bacari (wine bars that offer cicchetti - meat on top of crostini). While cicchetti (along with aperitivo wine or spritz) are made to tide off hunger before dinner as Europeans eat their dinner later than Americans, it can be made into a meal in and of itself if you eat several of these crostinis. Most cicchetti are about €1-€2, an ombre (small glass) of wine is about €2-€3, and an Aperol spritz €2.50. I got lucky. My hotel was located in the Dorsoduro sestiere and this was the closest bacaro. Even luckier was how highly rated this was on TripAdvisor. For those trying to access it from other sestiere you can access it from Zattere or Accademia vaporetto stops, but it's closer to Zattere. Cicchetti came to €1.60/piece. Some offerings at the top are a little cheaper, such as the fish fritter or the egg with anchovy. I didn't have a specific strategy when selecting my cicchetti nor do I remember to this day the names of each of the cicchetti I ate. I literally pointed to a couple of cicchetti I thought looked delicious and they served it to me on a plate. Though busy the service was very friendly and they reuse the paper plate you are initially served with when you go up to the counter a second time. What I do remember was that I liked all the cicchetti I was served, especially the crab and crab meat, cured meat (the only non-seafood cicchetti I had) and the sardine, which is a Venetian specialty. The total for my spritz and cicchetti totaled to about €12. Aperol spritz is a very popular drink in northern Italy where there's a strong "aperitivo culture". You'll see many people have a spritz in almost every restaurant. It's significantly less bitter than campari which made the drink surprisingly refreshing. The best part about this bacaro is the view - the window overlooks the Squero di San Trovaso, a gondola boatyard. This squero is what the bacaro is named after. The Taking advantage of this you can order your alcohol in plastic cups and picnic right along the edge close to the factory. It's probably one of the best picnicking spots in all of Venice. My only regret out of this whole experience was not picnicking outside. read more
7 years ago
Great selection of cicchetti. Not much for seating but wonderful to sit outside in the sun. read more
8 years ago
Delicious tapas! Hubby and I purchased different ones and enjoyed them all...including the one with sardines considering that we don't like sardines. The tuna with strawberry, shrimp, and the meat ball were our favorite.Pair them with an aperol spritz! read more
8 years ago
Tasty tapas and good Aperol Spritz. Cozy place. Everything you can order is already cooked so you won't wait for the order. Serves plates to go. Recommend it. read more
9 years ago
Walking through Venice on our last day, my husband picked out this spot for lunch. It's right across from the gondola builders which made for a cool afternoon view. The restaurant was busy, with limited seating. We each got prosecco and a few different open face sandwiches. All of them were delicious. We were lucky enough to get in a seat on the bar along the wall. Seating is limited so be prepared to stand, or take your food outside to eat along the canal. I loved all the vegetarian options, lots of cheese. My husband enjoyed the meat options. We had two rounds of food, then we were stuffed. Prices were very reasonable. This place was full of tourists and locals alike. Highly recommend trying this place. read more
8 years ago
As I was meandering along in Venice, I saw a crowd gathered on the sidewalk. Out of curiosity, I approached to find one of my best discoveries yet. This little place has a good thing going and they don't charge the normal, high price that most Venice restaurants do. €2.50 for a Campari, same for Prosecco. Also snacks... so many delicious snacks! read more
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