Venice is not known for pizza, partly because fire codes restrict the use of traditional wood-burning ovens, but the big, fluffy crusted pies here—made using natural mineral water—are the best in the city. They also do a mean T-bone steak, cooked tableside on a granite slab, accompanied by truffle or red pepper sauce, and some of the pastas are pretty good too—stick with seafood versions like cuttlefish, and the seasonal moeche (soft-shell crabs fried in batter) and schie, small gray shrimp caught in the lagoon. Wash it all down with the drinkable house wine, or for a change, tasty craft beers from Treviso-based 32 Via dei Birrai.
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Al Vecio Canton
Castello 4738a (at the corner of Calle Ruga Giuffa)
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Castello-Riva Degli Schiavoni
Hours
Wed–Mon 11:30am–3pm and 6–10:30pm
Transportation
Vaporetto: San Zaccaria (head down the road that flanks the left side of the Hotel Savoia e Jolanda to Campo San Provolo; take Salizada San Provolo on the north side of the campo, cross the 1st footbridge on your left, and the pizzeria is on the 1st corner on the left)
Phone
041-5287143
Prices
Main courses 13€–20€
Cuisine Type
Italian/Pizza
Web site
Al Vecio Canton
Other
Reservations not accepted.

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Castello 4738a VeniceNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.