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Osteria Alla Frasca
Corte de la Carità, 5176, 30121 Venezia VE, Italy
+39 041 241 2585
This tiny osteria, close to the Fondamente Nove from which the vaporettos to the islands depart, retains a local following, despite the fact that it has been written up and reviewed by many. Perhaps it’s due to the fact that it only has a handful of tables inside and a small patio out front. Reservations are essential. The kitchen is a postage stamp, the menu has just three or four options for each course, and the wines are local and mostly organic. This is the kind of place where you hand yourself over to whatever your waiter recommends, where you might have an extra glass, even though it’s only lunch, and where you feel lucky to be part of the scene so that you linger over coffee long after the last delicious crumbs have been cleared.
Written by Simone Girner
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