Cicchettis in Venice on a Sunday - where?
 

Hi there,
we will be going to Venice prior to our cruise next week and I've been reading about cicchettis. Seems like we've got to have some. Can anyone recommend a bar/bacaro which will be open on a Sunday for lunch and with seating (if there's only standing space and the place is good, then it's ok too.) I got some suggestions while surfing but the majority seem to be closed on Sunday for lunch. We would prefer to go away from the tourist area and be with locals, although I guess in Venice, tourists are all over the place.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Fran

The bar immediately over the bridge in front of the Frari does cicchetti (in fact there are two bars there). Also there is a place on Fondamenta Tolletta in Dorsoduro that is open on Sunday.

Also the bar immediately in front of the Pont de Pugni, Campo San Barnaba, by the vegetable boat does cichetti, and has seating, ditto the Ai Artisti bar in Campo San Barnaba.

Sometimes it's best to have a look in the bar, and see if there is a decent range of cichetti in the display case. Typically each piece will cost about one euro, maybe 1.20.

There are a lot of cichetti bars around the Rialto Market. Many are closed on Sunday.
I am pretty sure Do Mori is closed on Sunday.

The cichetti bars here with outside seating that face Ca'Doro may be open on Sunday.

I can't remember.

I like Paradiso across from the Bienniale Vaporetto stop. We had lunch there on a Sunday and it was nice to sit in the garden.

Don't remember if they offer cichetti.

Thin

In case others even those like moi who have been to Venice a zillion times do not know was cicchettis are here is how wiki describes what I would call 'tapas' in Spain.

<Cicchetti (pronounced chi-KET-tee) (also sometimes spelled "cichetti" or "cicheti") are small snacks or side dishes, typically served in traditional "bàcari" (cicchetti bars or osterie) in Venice, Italy. Common cicchetti include tiny sandwiches, plates of olives or other vegetables, halved hard boiled eggs, small servings of a combination of one or more of seafood, meat and vegetable ingredients laid on top of a slice of bread or polenta,[1] and very small servings of typical full-course plates. Like Spanish tapas, one can also make a meal of cicchetti by ordering multiple plates. Venice's many cicchetti bars are quite active during the day, as Venetians (and tourists) typically eat cicchetti in the late morning, for lunch, or as afternoon snacks. Cicchetti are usually accompanied by a small glass of local white wine, which the locals refer to as an "ombra" (shadow).
Cicchetti is the plural form. A single piece of cicchetti is a cicchetto.

The bar immediately over the bridge in front of the Frari does cicchetti (in fact there are two bars there). Also there is a place on Fondamenta Tolletta in Dorsoduro that is open on Sunday.

Also the bar immediately in front of the Pont de Pugni, Campo San Barnaba, by the vegetable boat does cichetti, and has seating, ditto the Ai Artisti bar in Campo San Barnaba. Peters suggestions

I have been to both several times and they were great!

Hey great! Thanks. I'm looking forward to trying them.
Fran

Okay. Can I please get a lesson in cicchetti etiquette? Do we just go take a look at what we want and point? Order our wine at the same bar? Do places that have seating have different prices for people who stand versus those who sit? Thanks.

This is a good article about ciccheti.

http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/venice/se_cicheti.htm

Thanks for the link. Now I know the etiquette and have some suggestions of places.

Like PalenQ and never having heard of cicchettis, I thought this was a thread about ballet.

http://www.cecchetti.org/

Now I know.

If you find yourself in Cannaregio check out Vecia Carbonera. They are on the main drag from the train station to San Marco/Rialto so it is not exactly tourist free but it is a very popular Sunday spot for the locals. They have a big room full of tables in the back on a little canal - you get all your food and wine at the bar and seat yourself. Vecia Carbonera is on Rio Terra de Maddalena - down the street, closer to Ca d' Oro, Alla Vedova is another good cichetti spot. They are open on Sundays too. Just don't go between 3:30 (ish) and 6:30...

Oh great, thanks for the tip. Will see where we end up when the stomachs growl. :)