Category: Where to Eat in Venice

The Ultimate Guide to San Polo’s Best Bacari: A Venetian Wine Crawl By Tommy | Savor Italy Tours Founder & Venice Local The ultimate giro d’ombra essential: a colorful mix of traditional Venetian cicchetti. If you want to understand the true soul of Venice, you have to leave the grand, crowded piazzas behind and lose yourself in the labyrinth of the San Polo district. Here, clustered around the ancient Rialto Market, you will find the lifeblood of Venetian culinary culture: the bacaro. A proper Venetian evening isn’t spent sitting down for a heavy three-course meal; it’s spent standing shoulder-to-shoulder with locals, balancing a small glass of wine (an ombra) in one hand and a bite-sized cicchetto in the other. This […]

The Casanova Connection: Discovering Cantina Do Spade (Since 1448) By Enzo| Savor Italy Tours & Venice Local The historic entrance to Cantina Do Spade in San Polo, welcoming thirsty Venetians since 1448. If Cantina Do Mori is the stoic grandfather of Venetian wine bars, Cantina Do Spade is its lively, boisterous sibling. Tucked away in a labyrinth of narrow alleyways just a stone’s throw from the Rialto Bridge, Do Spade has been serving thirsty Venetians since 1448—making it a strong contender for the oldest operating bacaro in the city. Legend has it that this historic tavern was a favorite haunt of Giacomo Casanova, who allegedly brought his conquests here for a glass of wine and a discreet bite. Today, it […]

The Copper Pots of 1462: Inside Cantina Do Mori, the Living Heart of Venice By Tommy | Savor Italy Tours Founder & Venice Local In a city of 118 islands and nearly as many tourist traps, there is a narrow, dimly lit alleyway in San Polo where time has effectively been held at a standstill since the mid-15th century. To step through the heavy wooden doors of Cantina Do Mori is to abandon the Venice of cruise ships and enter the Venice of Casanova, spice merchants, and the city’s ancient Giro d’Ombra. Founded in 1462, Do Mori holds the undisputed title of the oldest bacaro (wine bar) in the Serenissima. But its value isn’t just in its age—it’s in its […]