FOR THE CATCH
OF THE DAY
CELEB SPOTTERS
TAKE NOTE
The watery city’s widest street was created in 1808 by
filling in a canal and paving over it, but today it’s home
to the most authentic slice of Venetian life
Via Garibaldi
Inside the restaurant
IL NUOVO GALEON
is a kitsch wonderland,
including a boat-
shaped bar stacked
with fresh seafood and
vegetables. Owners
Giorgio and Donatello
serve gourmet
Venetian food –
expect to pay €50 for
an evening meal.
Celebrity
patrons include Bono
and Rihanna.
ilnuovogaleon.com
Religiously opening
its doors at 4.50am
every day,
TRATTORIA
ALLA RAMPA
is a
historic local watering
hole that has one of
the last fruit and veg
boats in Venice –
found moored outside.
While the bar heaves
with noisy customers,
head to the more
serene rustic dining
room out back to
enjoy classic pasta and
grilled fish.
Ernesto Saddemi has
been serving locals
for 35 years at
PESCHERIA
DELFINO
.
His fish
shop is a cornucopia
of locally caught
specialities – from
giant lobsters to
wriggling eels – all of
which feature heavily
in Venice’s seafood-
biased cuisine.
pescheriadelfino.com
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During the Biennale and
Film Festival, Il Nuovo
Galeon gets visited by its
share of famous faces
Giant lobsters are one
particular local speciality
C I T Y S C A P E
V E N I C E
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY
JOHN BRUNTON
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