Good spot for Middle Eastern / Mediterranean cuisine with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options…read more My wife & I ordered a vegan appetizer combo to start (€18), which was rather massive, coming with a single piece each of falafel and dolmades (why not at least 2?) and various other good stuff. For mains, we split the Jordanian rice and a couscous dish. The Jordanian rice was simple but came with a nice mix of pine nuts, almonds, raisins, and served with a large amount of hummus. The couscous dish was served with roasted veggies (largely carrot and zucchini) on a large bed of couscous and a side of absolutely delectable soupy marinade that everything was cooked in. Turns out this was much too much food for 2, but our tummies were very happy. Recommended if you need a break of the same old pasta/pizza that are available at most places here.

We had our birthday dinner with friends and it was the firat time for everyone and all enjoyed it…read morevery much. Food was delicious and interesting. The place is small so you need to book in advance especially for the evenings at the weekends. Staff was attentive and helpful. Not rushed and we spend lovely hours there. Definately would come back again.

From the owner: Wir bieten Ihnen frische mediterrane Küche (Fleisch- und Fischspezialitäten), Calamari,…read moreausgezeichnete Weine aus Slowenien und Kroatien und leckere Desserts mit cremiges Eis. Sie finden uns im Zentrum der Stadt, wir haben unsere Parkplätze (vor der Tür) und traumhaften Gastgarten. Besuchen Sie uns und geniessen Sie etwas gutes...BEI UNS.

My husband and I had dinner at Al Bagatto when we were in Trieste for a day on a road trip from…read moreZagreb to Ljubljana earlier this summer. It was one of the best meals of our trip! Al Bagatto has been around for almost 50 years, and it was easy to see why. The food was outstanding. The service was wonderful. The ambiance was great - comfortable, traditional without being old-fashioned...just a restaurant where you're happy to sit and enjoy good food. We shared: breaded white asparagus with grilled green asparagus, green asparagus sauce beurre blanc, and grated egg yolk; stuffed squid with potatoes, green beans, calamari ragout, pistachio pesto, spring caponata, calamari sauce, and pistachio crumble; paccheri with shrimp ragout, seared shrimp, fava beans, and pea sauce; lasagna with rabbit ragout, pepper sauce, jalapeno sauce, yellow bell peppers, and Parmesan bechamel; and apricot tiramisu. We enjoyed a great bottle of wine and a couple of espressos with dessert as well. Every dish was great, but that stuffed squid is one I'm going to be thinking about for a long time. A truly outstanding meal! If I'm ever in Trieste again, I'd be happy to repeat the experience!

We read an article in Travel and Leisure from August 2011 that we saved. Admittedly, we visited 2…read moreyears after publication. The article describes the restaurant in glowing terms as "the best meal I have in Trieste." The author raved about the fritto misto. We ate here recently and were disappointed. First of all, our meal cost $190 for two of us. We had 2 courses. First was amberjack tuna that my wife enjoyed. I had octopus that was just ok, pretty chewy, although the one really interesting part was the tomato ice cream accompaniment. We both had fritto misto and both felt it was mediocre. Wines were far more enjoyable than the food and apparently drove up the price. If cost is no object, you will find the restaurant charming and the service attentive. Silence in this place is akin to a church service. There are only 6 tables. It is a 5 minute walk from the piazza.

Amazing. The best Cibo on Padova. Fresh and fast. I'll come back for sure. I tried the Orticello…read morewith pomodoro, mozzarella, fungi, carcioti, spinach, patate e grana.

How can it be that nobody has reviewed this place yet? It is a stone's throw away from Palazzo Bo…read moreand full of students at lunch time. The panzerotti are dirt cheap, delicious, and filling. I've come here more than once -- the cottarello and the gorgonzola speck are my favorites. Ottimo!

Came here on a recommendation but definitely a tourist trap. The food was okay but definitely not…read morethe best. Service was decent, but compared to our experience at some other restaurants this place pales in comparison. Also the automatic service charge and then asking for additional tip is extremely sketchy. I would avoid this place. There are much better options in Venice.

I ate at this restaurant 33 years ago and have such fond memories of delicious food. It literally…read moreis the only restaurant I remember from that trip. The hotel we're staying at recommended it again and I thought I'm so excited I'm going back! Big mistake. I sat across from my daughter while eating, who looked between gagging and crying. She ordered the gnocchi with Bolognese sauce. It tasted like American barbecue and was very one note. I had my favorite seafood risotto. There were literally three small pieces of shrimp and one small piece of fish and when I say small, I mean about an inch in diameter. No mussels or octopus like I remember. That's it. It was tasteless and had no flavor. I was so disappointed. The crab in the shell appetizer was ok but the artichoke hearts had no flavor. I would avoid this place.

Venice is an expensive city and a lot of the seated meals can be expensive, subpar or both…read more Therefore in order to eat well on a budget it is suggested to eat at cicchetti bars (bacari), the Venetian equivalent on tapas. Most cicchetti are priced between €1-€3, which is consumed with alcohol priced from €2-€4. You can eat your cicchetti at one bacaro or make a crawl by traveling to several. As suggested by Rick Steves, one of his tour guides Alessandro Schezzini specializes in a cicchetti crawl. This was the first stop in his crawl as well as my first real meal in Venice (I had arrived from the US that morning). Turns out that there's two parts to this bacaro: the bar area where people drink and a back area where people can eat cicchetti or full meals. Since we were a big group we first started at the back tables where we were introduced to four cicchetti. - Calamari: fresh off the fryer, you can taste the freshness of the squid. Squid was not rubbery at all. - Sardine on top of an egg. My favorite cicchetti. Alessandro encouraged people to try to eat out of their comfort zone. - Rosemary potatoes: for any vegetarians of the group. - Deep fried fritter with meat (arancini?) All was served with flowing pitchers of house red wine, which Alessandro kept track of and poured as our glasses were approaching empty. It was also quite easy to get full out of fried food and wine. This bacaro is hidden somewhere near the Rialto so use Google Maps to find it.

Cozy looking. Downhill from there. Polite waiter. Ordered cold meat plate of Mortadella and salamis…read moreand a cheese. Poorly cut and of average quality at best. Pitcher of house Prosecco: this is a mixer prosecco not a sipping one. Salad Mista was adequate but served with packets of vinegar and of oil: like a take out place. Asked if we liked the meal, we said no. No remedy from the waiter. Paid and left. Obvious tourist trap. Upon leaving, two walking tours ended and were directed to eat here. YUK!

Well, it was interesting to discover a well regarded Glatt Kosher restaurant right in Canneragio,…read moreright over the Ponte delle Guglie near the Ghetto Ebraico (where the term Ghetto originated in the early 1500's.). It was a bit too cool once the sun went down, so we moved inside. Everything was excellent, Matzo Ball soup, lamb chops, hummus with mushrooms. Nice service. We were there on the early side but by the time we left the place was filled. If you have hopes to dine, especially during season, make a reservation for sure.

Gam Gam was so well reviewed and had such a unique premise that we were very excited to give it a…read morego. While the food wasn't bad, it didn't make good on the promise of a different kind of cuisine in Venice. The food was tasty enough, but the eggplant and pasta were both just solid versions of dishes readily available throughout the city. The eggplant was touted as a signature dish, but was merely an echo of others throughout the area. Aside from the hint of tahini it would be indistinguishable. Similarly, the tagliatelle pasta with salmon did little to make itself memorable. I believe that these dishes reflect the Kosher dining experience, but our high hopes were nonetheless dashed by their mediocrity. Gam Gam is not a breath of fresh air, although maybe we would have been happier had we thought of it as just another restaurant. After all, tomato sauce makes almost anything delicious.