Staying on Murano instead of in Venice turned out to be an incredible experience. Venice is great,…read morebut getting out of the crowd was such a relief at the end of the day, and part of the wonder of Murano is Versus Meridianem! This quaint, understated INCREDIBLE restaurant is located on the water, at the end of a quiet street in a quiet part of town on this quiet tranquil island. This whole island feels local, not touristy. And that is probably because it is local. This is where a lot of the locals live. And that feeling extends into this restaurant. The entire outdoor courtyard when we arrived was filled with a large family, who must've been from the island, as there was about 40 of them. It looked like the matrons birthday. Celebrating. Eating, laughing and dancing. Drinking wine of course. I wanted to join them! We had reservations and were seated inside at the window, so we could watch the sunset. It was perfect, from the appetizers, to the entrees and wine. I ate more than my share and drank so much incredible wine I was glad we were walking only a short distance back to the hotel. When we left over an hour later, the family in the courtyard was still there. I regret not bringing over a bottle of wine and joining them! I remember loving every morsel I ate and the wine wasn't extravagant, but it was excellent! Definitely worth the boat ride if you're staying in Venice. If you're on Murano, I'm jealous, I wish I was there! Definitely get a table.

Best meal I have had in Italy! And I didn't even get meat. We took a boat to Milano, and took our…read moretime walking down the main street, and all the way ar the end, right before you fall in the water, we found M Versus. This restaurant is gorgeous! It has big and pretty amazing Murano glass chandeliers which are the perfect center piece of the dining room. The huge floor to ceiling windows make it nice and bright. I had the vegetable soup which was delicious and did my unsettled stomach a world of good. Hubby had the prongs and zucchini pesto pasta (which he shared with me) Oh lord, it was so good! And we shared a prosciutto ham pizza. It was one of rhw best I have had on this trip. Because I was a little queasy for some reason, I didn't have any wine but they have a great variety. They weren't too busy, which I didn't get because the view alone is worth it, and their prices are very comparable to everywhere else we have been. Service is typical Italian, they take your order, ring it and leave you alone until you are ready. Great place!

Ok service was super slow at first! We understood she was busy. This place was further away from…read moreThose tourist traps leaving the station. The view was beautiful and filled with Italians.... first sign you're in the right place. I had the gnocchi Gorgonzola, it's was good. Not the best but good. My brother had the spaghetti with garlic.... really good Mom had a spicy penne ... the best!

This is a relatively new enoteca and osteria in the Santa Croce sestiere of Venice. It has handsome…read moretables down one wall for osteria clients, while the bar on the other side permits more casual visitors. We grabbed a plateful of cicchetti here as a fast, late lunch and weren't disappointed. The toppings were tasty and fresh and the staff pleasant and accommodating. The 'ombre' wine was decent and cheap - in total we paid less than €10 for 8 cichetti, a glass of water and a glass of wine. Perfect! When I come back I'd love to try the osteria side as the portions looked impressive and fresh. For now, on the basis of the cichetti alone and the friendly staff, it's a solid four stars. It's also well-located for the station and the Rialto bridge so an easy place to reach from the main sights in the centre.

Al Timon was the culinary highlight of my visit to Venice. We went for Sunday lunch-- restaurant…read morewas quite busy; there were a few tables inside. Servers were welcoming and answered questions my friend and I had about the menu. The steak platter was AMAZING. 10/10. Truly such a memorable meal. I loved the chips and tzatziki-like sauce that were served alongside the meat. The complimentary limoncello at the end of our meal topped off our incredible experience. Would travel all the way back just for this gem of a spot. Thank you!

Food was good but service NOT. Very hard to get waiters attention for anything.. he was outside…read morejust standing there and never checked on us or asked if we needed another drink. Also the wine had turned bad.. like vinegar .. when we told him he just blew us off. He should have apologized and not charged us for it. Anyway.. like I said.. steak Florentine was great but service terrible

They have a gluten-free menu! Kids liked the pizza and pasta. I enjoyed the seafood spaghetti.read more

Extremely rude wait staff. We didn't realize we couldn't just sit for a drink and the waitress was…read morevery rude. When we then tried to order food she would completely ignore us and refused to serve us. We left without eating. While we were waiting she was also very disrespectful to another family and spoke to them like they were stupid. Overall horrible experience.

We do love Cicchetti and some bar-hopping. And this is a new place we've discovered this time…read morearound in Venice. Location is very nice, right at a pretty trendy canal, filled with lots of restaurants and bars. Right next to is an excellent gelato place. It's quite small inside with few tables, many just hang around outside - and why not, the location at the canale is a pretty spot. We did manage though to get some seats inside. Our Bulldog was very welcome here as well. The various cicchetti are presented at the counter. There are some classics of course, but also some very innovative creations. We went for the latter. There was gorgonzola with strawberry, radicchio with brie cheese, pesto topped with an anchovie and mushrooms, mashed fava beans with pulp and mashed fava with goats cheese and a cherry. All really wonderful combinations. Our favorite were the radicchio and the fava/goat cheese. Surely something to recreate back home. Staff was very friendly, we felt very welcome here. And instead of focussing on Aperol, Select and Prosecco, it's mostly about white and red wine here. And they have an excellent selection of wine. Not all cheap, but definitely worth the money. We especially loved the Pinot Nero "Terre di Giotto". A brillant cicchetti bar. Definitely a place we come back to next time in Venice.

We wanted to try this place given the high reviews and seeing so many groups of people outside. We…read morestood in queue for a few minutes. The guy serving our wine was not friendly. Maybe he was having an off night. He asked what we wanted to try. He'd pour a tasting and then roll his eyes and wander off, bring his friends their charged phones from the back, and then just look at us. Such a shame, we had hoped for a better experience. We found many other places in this area that we loved and enjoyed their wine. Such a cool hip local area.

WOW, lucky for us the restaurant we wanted to go to was closed for our duration of our travels so…read morewe sat here for some lunch grub and how beautiful that they have some water ways right behind you. Decor is super cute and def gives off that Venice vibes! Not to mention this was actually a very highly rated restaurant according to google with a lux dinning experience. I ordered the octopus dish and my cousin ordered some seared fish dish. We ordered an appetizer to share as well before out entrée dishes arrived. We both finished our dish and appetizer. The seafood we both had was super fresh and actually quite filling. I was worried I was still going to be hungry after eating. The service is A1! he speaks fluent English and was very helpful answering our questions before we ordered. They def have some top notch quality food and service to accompany you!

We had a marvelous dinner here our last night in Venice! My husband and I stopped and were lucky to…read moreget in without a reservation. The restaurant quickly filled completely after a short time. We had the thinly sliced beef with apricots for an aperatif and the beef was so tender you could cut it with a fork. They had an extensive wine list and we had a bottle of Teroldego which we had sampled at the Rioja winery in Romero and it was perfect. My husband had the lamb - tender and perfectly done. I had the potato and zucchini filled pasta which was delicious and the plate presentations for everything were beautiful. We had their tiramisu for dessert which was also delicious. It was an outstanding and memorable meal for our last night in Venice.

Stopped in for a snack. Had spritzes and a few small bites. Everything was tasty. Very laid back…read morevibe. Sat inside because it was too hot outside.

Tucked away in the very busy main artery running through Venezia that is full of tourist traps this…read morewas a welcomed oasis I knew 2 mins into it I was in for a great time. There were 2 tables next to me were locals came in and were greeted, they didn't have to say anything else and the owner brought them wine and samplings of cicchetti he had for the day. Service was outstanding and intimate. The entire menu and was explained so well and recommendations made. We even had our napkins replaced twice For a quick lunch we started with the local made beer which was excellent. Next came the house salad which was nothing short of amazing. The pic says it all. Perfectly fresh cut veg with balanced flavors, a hint and S&P with vinegar and you are good to go Lastly the raw seafood platter is much try. Truly great restaurants here will have it since you will only have the freshest and best stuff to represent. Heavenly and well put together with so much thought and prep into it. This is as good as it gets ppl

Genuinely one of the best finds of our whole trip to Venice. Such a cool little wine bar tucked…read moreaway but 1000% worth the visit. The tapas style eats they have are great, the selection of wine is amazing, and the service is excellent. Will return every time I'm in Venice!

Wonderful cicchetti bar with seating indoor and outdoor. Good variety of wine but also…read morenon-alcoholic drinks. The best part is their seafood apps ranging from bacalao dip, octopus salad to pickled sardines and all sorts of deep fried mozzarella and cod. Stick with the seafood dishes and you won't be disappointed

Stopped here around 10pm on a Sunday night for a drink or two and the place had roughly 6 people in…read moreit. There was some nice music playing and the bartender was very friendly. After a few moments we ordered some wine and grabbed a seat at the bench across from the bar. There were lots of choices from wine to liquor to beer, but we thought we should get wine since it's technically a "wine bar". We ended up staying for a while and each had two glasses of wine (4€ each glass). This is pretty affordable and the pours were not light. Overall, it's a nice place to grab a drink but not too busy or loud on a weeknight. A good experience.

Cute little wine bar. Apparently they have live music, but we went on a Sunday night so live music…read morefrom us. They played mainly classic rock from the 70s/80s when we went. The wines range from about 4€ per glass and upwards. Nice service! Seating is pretty limited if this place gets busy.

Amazing and cheap eats! I decided to try out cicciatori when I was in Murano. It is located on the…read moremain tourist strip of Murano. They have a spacious amount of indoor and outdoor (canal facing) seating. The bathroom situation was very European. You can order at the bar table. They have bites of ciccatori for like 2 euros and 50 cents. It made for an interesting experience to see the different small tapa options. All of the dishes were the perfect bite size with such fresh toppings. At the end of the meal, you pay up front.

We were walking around Murano island and came across Osteria ai Cacciatori. What caught my eye was…read morethe cicchetti display they have by their front entrance. We decided to check them out because I wanted to try cicchetti while in Venice. Cicchetti originated from Venice and it's basically small plates (think tapas). Osteria ai Cacciatori offers outdoor seating along the canal or indoor seating. There are tables or you can just stand and enjoy your order by the bar. We opted to sit inside on a table. They also seem to have some games in the back and a private restroom for customers only. I ended up ordering 3 pieces of cicchetti to snack on with a glass of red wine at the display case. After we were handed the glass of wine and plate, we found an empty table to sit at. The red wine came from tap and it was a lot better than I expected! From what I read online, the bread is usually toasted but their bread was soft and room temperature. It was still good and the fish topping was quite good. Once you're done, you go up to the register to pay. Great experience trying cicchetti in Venice with excellent customer service!