While mostly catering to tourists, ai Cugnai is a great spot to experience Italian home cooking. Fine dining this is not, but the staff are a very friendly lot and the atmosphere is warm and non-intimidating. The menu comes in 4 languages. Their zuppa di pesce is simply wonderful.
Written Mar 7, 2005
Address: Calle Nuova Sant' Agnese, Dorsoduro 857
Phone: +39 (041) 5289238
Had a decent dinner here for a fair price.
Venice in my opinion is not a premier "food" town, more for walking, sightseeing, etc. but this place wasn't bad at all. It was small and it tasted almost like home cooking.
Less expensive than average for Venice.
Closed on Mondays and it is almost always crowded by the dinner hour.
Favorite Dish: Any of the std seafood or meat pasta dishes; (even spaghetti bolognese was very good for a town that specializes in seafood).
House wines were good, and any of the pastas with seafood looked really good as well.
Updated Jan 2, 2005
Address: Piscina Forner 857
Phone: 041 528 92 38
The absolute fun - run by three sisters, you queue to get seated and take pot luck whether it is a table for two or eight. Service is quick and the food good. Very popular with all types of visitors.
Favorite Dish: Fegato alla Veneziana
Updated Aug 31, 2003
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