FOOTY FAN
FAVOURITE
Ortofrutta Tommasi sells
locally grown produce,
including red endive
Three generations of
the Muciacca family
have run
STRANI
,
a
cosy
osteria
(
wine bar)
where an
ombra
,
the
local term for a glass
of wine, costs just €1
and
cicchetti
,
the
Venetian take on
tapas, are served, such
as polenta topped with
creamy
baccalà
(
salt
cod). On Sundays the
place is full of local
football fans.
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Venice’s young people
often leave the city, but
Francesca Bianchi is
bucking the trend. She’s
slowly taking the reins of
SALUMERIA BIANCHI
GABRIELE
,
the
delicatessen her papa has
run for 35 years. “We
don’t just sell products,
but human contact,
which is why our
customers always
come back.”
Tel:
+39 041 522 1156.
#1495
A
#1561
#1582
Francesca Bianchi with
a giant mortadella from
her family’s shop
Via Garibaldi
PASSION:
FRUIT
Lucio Tommasi took
over this hole-in-the-
wall greengrocers last
year, but locals have
been buying their
fruit and vegetables
at
ORTOFRUTTA
TOMMASI
for
more than a century.
Tommasi works
directly with farmers,
selling local favourites
such as
castrauri
(
baby
artichokes) grown on
the lagoon island of
Sant’Erasmo.
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