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Vini da Gigio

Address: Fondamenta de la Chiesa, Cannaregio 3628/a, Venice
Phone: 041/5285140

Price range: $$-$$$
Cuisine: Italian
Location: Cannaregio

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.3/5

Fodor's Review:

This family-run trattoria on the San Felice Canal is deservedly popular with Venetians and visitors. Homemade pastas, such as rigatoni with duck sauce and arugula-stuffed ravioli nestled in a rich cheese sauce, are excellent. Fish is well represented on the menu, but the meat dishes steal the show: the Burano-style duck is a flavorful fricassee, the steak with red-pepper sauce and the lamb with a heavenly crusty coating are both superb, and the fegato alla Veneziana (Venetian style liver with onions) is among the best in Venice. Desserts are worth every luscious calorie.The wine list of over one thousand bottles is a major attraction; an oenophile will be in ecstasy here.

Credit Cards: MC, V
Closed: Closed Mon. and Tues., 2 wks in Jan., and 3 wks in Aug.
Vaporetto: Ca' d'Oro

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by loncall from London on 8/25/07
This place made a great start to our Italian holiday. We booked online in advance as we knew it would be popular and were pleased to find our reservation in order when we arrived. A bustling restaurant with good food including some interesting local dishes. Well priced for Venice and to be recommended.

Member Rating: 4.2
Ratings details: Food: 4.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 4.0

Reviewed by Marcos_68 from Dublin on 1/16/07
Seeing the great reviews we booked a table in advance for the Friday...during the secundo plati we asked if there was a table free the next day !
Highlights include Cuttlefish in its ink, lamb, gnochi, carpacio was superb, all the sides (best zucchini I've had)...and great desserts
Scampi, beef fillet, fried fish were also good though not 5*
Wines were generally very good (some slightly out of the way wines worth trying out), as was the service
Place was buzzing with locals, and the owner is a great charcter