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The 15 most popular lunch experiences in Venice. What each one includes, what it costs and who runs it, so you can spend the day out on the water instead of stuck in a queue.
Skip the line for a set-menu lunch or dinner at Hard Rock Cafe Venice near St Mark’s gondolas, plus a chance to shop at Rialto.
Most Popular“definitely worth the money had a great waiter who was very attentive food was lovely we did the gold menu. lovely and hot freshly cooked, happy hour half price drinks between 4-6 absolute winner”
Skip the line at Hard Rock Cafe Venice for a 2- or 3-course set meal near San Marco, rock memorabilia, and canal views.
“Great atmosphere, very friendly staff, quick service. The size of the meals were massive. The chocolate brownie was amazing. Thank you for a great experience.”
Rialto Market tour plus a hands-on Venice cooking class. Shop with a chef, cook pasta and tiramisù, and enjoy lunch with wine.
“We had an absolutely fabulous time during our cooking classes! We saw the market and learned how to make numerous different items. The instructor was fabulous, she was extremely patient and informative! This was absolutely a highlight of our trip!!”
Small-group Venice to Prosecco Hills tour: two wineries with tastings, family osteria lunch, and a scenic train ride included.
“Had a wonderful day with our guide, Carlo. He was entertaining and very knowledgeable. We went to 2 wineries as well as having a fabulous lunch with a lot of local dishes. Of course we bought delicious prosecco wine and some yummy balsamic vinegar. Highly recommend touri g with Carlo!”
Private Prosecco day trip from Venice: tastings at two DOCG-area wineries plus a local 2-course lunch, with door-to-door transfers.
“Private tour. Personal attention. I highly recommend. Our guide was very sweet and tailored the tour to our tastes. Highly recommend. Don't really need to talk about how good the Prosecco was, do i?”
A 3-hour Venice food walk at Rialto: fish-market lessons, bacari wine bars, about 15 cicchetti tastings, and lunch for $90.
“The title of the tour is very misleading. It should not be called a local fish market tour as virtually no time at all was spent in the fish market, which was disappointing. We had been looking forward to learning about the different types of seafood brought to the market from the lagoon and stopping…”
Venice Lagoon lunch cruise on a spacious catamaran with chill-out music, light caprese and couscous lunch, free drink, and views of San Marco Bay.
“Repas comme boissons insuffisants. En guise de repas un tout petit bol de taboulé avec une demi glace en dessert.”
Relax on a Venice catamaran lagoon cruise with chill-out music, light summer lunch, and one drink included at noon.
“Loads of fun! We enjoyed our boat ride and the crew was very nice and welcoming and great! The food and drinks were good as well. Overall, A+”
One-hour light lunch in Venice’s Royal Gardens behind St. Mark’s, with cicchetti, main, dessert, water, and a phone audioguide.
“Lo que más nos gustó fue en sí el aperitivo platos abundantes y buenos. El postre eran dos biscotti que nos tomamos con un café que no está incluido pero lo pagamos aparte, pero tardaron muchísimo en traerlas. lo peor el lugar porque comes en una habitación con vistas a un cánal trasversal enfrente de…”
Half-day boat tour from Venice to Murano, Burano, and Torcello with a seafood lunch at Al Raspo de Ua and time to shop for lace.
“Wonderful boat ride with multilingual tour guide who provided lots of historical details and highlights as we approached each island. Tip: venture away from the docks to view stores in Murano and Burano. Don't miss the lace shop in Burano. Glass blowing demonstration was delightful. Be sure to take home Murano glass and Burano lace…”
Private Venice walking tour to Rialto & St Mark’s, plus Murano 3-course lunch and Colleoni glass demos. Boat transfers included.
“Selina was absolutely fantastic! We had a relaxed, curated experience walking through both the well traveled and quieter streets of all the barrios. Really enjoyed learning about how life evolved on the island, it’s history and treasured architectural jewels. Great experience at Murano and wonderful lunch. All in all worth it, to do Venice your…”
Enjoy a light St. Mark’s lunch with cicchetti and views over the San Marco Basin and Royal Gardens, plus a mobile app for Venice.
“Lunch was heerlijk maar verschillende gerechten waren op. Als je er koffie bijneemt kost dat opeens € 16 meer. De desserts zijn erg lekker. Personeel is niet heel aardig op zo’n drukke locatie.”
Amarone wine day from Venice with expert guide Mario, small Valpolicella tastings, and lunch at Trattoria Alla Porchetta.
“What a fabulous day!! Our tours were amazing! Mario did an amazing job! His knowledge of wine and the area was vast! He made the day fun. We visited some great small wineries that were just the best. We had lunch that was so delicious! I can’t rave enough about Mario and his tour. I…”
Prosecco DOCG day trip from Venice with an expert English guide, vineyard tastings, lunch, drinks, and a WWI history stop in the hills.
“We did two tours with Mario - Prosecco hills and also valpolicella/amarone. We’ve been. home now for a week and haven’t stopped talking about how incredible both were. Each day we went to family-owned wineries (where they were clearly thrilled to see Mario), tasted delicious wines, and had an amazing lunch. We could not have…”
Private Venice walk, Doge’s Palace, private gondola, and a Murano boat trip with seafood lunch and a glass master demo.
“The first half of the tour with the Venice walking tour and Gondola ride was terrific. The second half was not. The Venetian lunch took up most of the time on the island. We can book our own 2 hour meal outside of a very expensive private tour. We had different guides for each part…”
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