Cantina Vecia Carbonera — Restaurant in Venice

We were very happy many years ago when we discovered this old canteen. Provides everything we love. The old Venice spirit with excellent food and wine. It is located in a corner of the Rio della Maddalena, near the S. Antonio Bridge, along one of the city's most popular arteries. Self service and sharing table with strangers makes this place special. Here we can eat very tasty tapas ( cicchetti) based on baccalà, cheese and prosciutto, radicchio and shrimp, beef and spicy pepper. Price per piece is only 1.5 Euros. A great selection of white and red wines, of which I prefer chardonnay delle venezie and tokai. The people are friendly, accommodating, usually drinking wine and spritz. It is a place where you can feel the local spirit, where is always a...

My first experience of Cicchetti and it did not disappoint! The gorgonzola anchovies Cicchetti was my favourite, and there are plenty of options for all tastes and desires. Very cute venetian setting next to the canal - there are some cute seats with windows that open up to the canal. Honestly this was one of my favourite places in Venice. It felt very authentic....

We discovered this little wine bar several years ago on one of our many trips to Venice. The wines are great and CHEAP.... and the cichetti are brilliant. We have made a point of revisiting every time we are in town. You will pay 4 or 5 Euros less at this bar than bars around the main tourist attractions such as Rialto. So go check it out. We had the Aperol...