Le Spighe is a wonderful vegetarian deli off the beaten path in Venice. In a city of sub-par,…read moreoverpriced eateries, Le Spighe is a simple, healthy, tasty alternative. Each day the staff prepare a variety of vegetarian dishes from whole, organic food. We went there twice during our stay and had potato salad, seaweed risotto, a stewed kabocha dish, a cooked veggie medley with figs, and many other tasty dishes. We also bought some house-made pasta to take away, which was delicious when we cooked it a few days later.
If you eat in, you can get a mixed plate of items of your choice (you pay by weight) served on a plastic plate. Or you can take out in plastic containers. The food is not cheap, but I feel it was a good value for the taste, ingredients, and variety (and I was also sick of mediocre Italian food and wanted some PROPER VEGETABLES!!). The proprietor was friendly and spoke English.
Le Spighe is located on 1341 Via Guiseppe Giarabaldi near Arsenale east of St. Mark's square. They are closed on Sundays but are otherwise open from ~11-8.