Every Monday morning until about noon, people gather from all over Mogliano Veneto to browse and…read moreshop the weekly mercato, where you can find produce, fresh fish and seafood, cheese, food trucks, flowers, clothing, home goods and all kinds of things. It's like a flea market and a farmers market rolled into one. I really got a sense of the town at this market, because it is literally in the middle of the town (it's set up around the town square), and it's literally where residents go to buy stuff each week. Be sure to bring cash when you visit the mercato -- I didn't come across any stalls that took credit cards.

Mercato di Rialto, or the Rialto Market, is the oldest market in Venice. During Venice's golden…read moreage, merchants brought exotic goods from Asia and Africa to Rialto, making it one of the most important trading posts in Europe during its' prime. The Rialto Bridge is located by the Grand Canal and it is now still a part of Venice's daily life. Chefs and locals come here to purchase fresh quality products from the fish market, fruit and vegetable markets, and there's nearby shops for butchers and bakers too. It has been a commercial heart of the city for nearly a millennium. Unfortunately for us... they are closed on Sundays. We came before 9am and were so surprised about how empty the area was. I watched many YouTube videos recommending to come early, so I was surprised not to see many vendors out. There were a few stands for fruits and spices but it was so bare... I didn't know until afterrrrrr that they are closed Sunday. There was no other day where we were available to come over in the morning, but if I knew I would have saved time and avoided making the trek to this area.

Mercato di Rialto (Rialto Market) in Venice is a fresh food market with many different items in the…read moresurrounding area. I love to check out the fruits, veggies, seafood, and delicious salami. I found many fruits and vegetables I had never seen in the United States. The salamis tasted better than those in the supermarkets. They have many different items you can find at very affordable prices in the area. They have many choices of leather bags, belts, hats, and many, many other interesting inexpensive things catching my eye. This is a great way to relax after a whole day of sightseeing in Venice. The price tag is negotiable, at least for the leather items we bought in some of the stalls. Don't expect a significantly deeper discount. But you should get a few euros in savings if you ask, especially if you purchase multiple items. Try to group the things you will buy with your friends.

This is so my kind of place :-))) a fabulous fresh fish market with a huge fresh fruit and…read morevegetable market next door. An Italian colleague of mine had recommended that we visit this place and I am glad he did. The fish is so fresh and there is a ton of variety here. I would buy the place out and cook every day if we had an apartment here with a stove. The prices seem reasonable and for someone who loves seafood this is heaven :-)) As it is hard to find such places in Munich and having lived in Australia where seafood markets are a plenty this was a journey back in time and I absolutely loved it. I could spend a whole day here and talk to the fisherman and understand all the different varieties of fish and how to best prepare them and try them all out one by one :-) Will definitely come back to Venice rent an apartment just so I can shop for fresh seafood every day :-)))

A nice roadside restaurant. We went there specifically in search of Friulian food, and we were not…read moredisappointed. We had frico (a cheesy potato pancakey thing that is utterly scrumptious), polenta, olive oil fried zucchini, salsiccia (sausage), and a bunch more. I'm really glad we went! Oh, don't get the coffee. It's awful. Don't ask me how that's possible in Italy.

Excellent kiosk with local spek and cured meats.sausages and frankfurters on the grill with cheeses…read moreand other local products.the kiosk is part of a vineyard so the wines are made there.apples are also grown here and the apple juice is excellent.highly recommend the sandwiches and the mixed meat plates.great!