VENICE
The Venice shortlist.
The 15 most popular lunch experiences in Venice. The ones worth your time in a city with plenty to choose from, each with prices, running times and the operator behind it.
Hard Rock Cafe Venice set-menu lunch or dinner near St. Mark’s, with priority seating, big flavor, and gondola-station views.
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Skip-the-line Hard Rock set lunch or dinner in Venice by Piazza San Marco, with classic American food, rock memorabilia, and canal views.
“I have been to this Hard Rock several times. Today’s experience was not up to their standards. Food was ok, not the typical great hamburger I am used too. The worst thing was I couldn’t hear the music to the videos. The volume wasn’t loud enough to cover conversations and the baby music video at…”
Small-group Prosecco Hills tour from Venice with 2 winery visits, 4 tastings each, and a family osteria lunch with train tickets included.
“We had a great time on the prosecco tour. We visited a beautiful winery in the morning with great views. We then went to a small family run restaurant with amazing food. we finished off the day at a small organic winery. We would highly recommend this to anyone looking for an intimate tour of…”
A private 8-hour Prosecco day trip from Venice with two winery tastings, a 2-course lunch, and 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?”
Rialto Fish Market flavors meet classic Venice bacari: cicchetti tastings, wine, and a seasonal lunch over 3 hours.
Venice Lagoon catamaran lunch cruise with chill-out music, a free drink, and light lunch, gliding past San Marco Bay and Giudecca.
Venice lagoon catamaran at 12:00 with chill-out music, a light lunch, and one included drink. San Marco views plus Lido.
“Sehr schöne, ruhige Segeltour mit toller Crew.”
A 1-hour light lunch with Venetian cicchetti in St. Mark’s Royal Gardens, plus basin views and a mobile audioguide with 200 stops.
Venice lagoon boat tour to Murano, Burano and Torcello with a glassmaking stop and a seafood lunch in Burano.
“Waste of time on not good thing was lunch ! No guide only a speaker talking I.n multiple languages. Information was not n sink and was hard to interpret . Sound loop in 5 languages and a lot of background noise . Avoid this tour”
Private Venice walk plus Murano island lunch and a Colleoni glass demo, with boat transfers and hotel pickup for an easy day.
“This was an amazing personalised tour that gave a real insight into Venice and its history.”
Panoramic St. Mark’s lunch at Illy Café in the Royal Gardens: 2 cicchetti, main, dessert, water, plus a self-guided app for Venice.
“This is a waste of time and money. The gardens to stroll for nice. The lunch was inside only couple of tables outside not even immersed gardens. Food off chain restaurant menu only a couple of items allowed and way over priced.”
Prosecco DOCG day trip from Venice with Mario: vineyard tastings, a WWI bridge stop, lunch, and AC transport for small groups.
“I booked an all day solo Prosecco tour with Mario. My intention was to expand upon my wine education (WSET 1 and 2) and experience first hand different wineries in the prestigious Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene wine region. Mario was fantastic and a wealth of information as I continued to ask many questions throughout the day.…”
Amarone wine tour from Venice with expert guide, lunch at Trattoria Alla Porchetta, and tastings at small Valpolicella producers.
“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…”
Private Venice walk, gondola, and lagoon boat to Murano with Venetian lunch and Colleoni glass factory visit in about 6 hours.
“The tour was great. It went at our own pace and we saw what we wanted. Would definitely do it again.”
Skip-the-line St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace plus lunch and a Murano glass demo, with a scenic boat transfer in 5 hours.
“I paid €150 for this tour and was (almost) only disappointed. At the meeting point I was told that there was a problem with the guide for German. I could do the tour in English or come back at 12:30 for lunch and then do the tour in German at 2pm. I did not receive…”
The historic centre, the lagoon islands and the art the city was built around.
