Classic Venetian cooking and an oasis of calm near the Rialto.

Classic Venetian cooking and an oasis of calm near the Rialto.
It’s worth a trip to Murano to sample the excellent cooking at this new kid on the block (or rather canal).
Choose a good day and relax in the sublime garden, sippling a Bellini and looking across to the 11th Century cathedral.
Algiubagiò has long been a great bar but now there are great restaurant options too, looking across to Murano and San Michele
Gardens are always a bonus in Venice, and this restaurant has a lovely one – it would be great to sit under the wisteria on a warm evening.
Just across the bridge from Murano’s extraordinary honey-coloured Duomo, the Osteria that bears its name is a very handy place.
A treasure of a restaurant right near the Rialto Bridge, Venice
Across the narrow Calle from their restaurant Tavernetta San Maurizio Mehdy, Mauro and Silvia have opened a take-away.
Murano has a lot of restaurants but most don’t aspire beyond the basics of Venetian cooking. But there are exceptions.
Risoteca Oniga has an enviable position, looking across the delightful Campo San Barnaba towards the church.