Anybody have a favorite restaurant in Venice?

The Agli Alboretti, at Rio Terra Foscarini. Fantastic restaurant.

www.aglialboretti.com

For lunch? Snacks and drinks? Dinner?
For a splurge on a special occasion?
For someone wanting to spend as little as possible?

ditto, R.

Just a good place for dinner. Preferably family-run not touristy (seems hard to find in Venice).

Thanks Leigh. I'll check out Agli.

That Agli Alboretti must be nice. They don't list any menus on their website except their New Year's one which is $260 per person not including wines or beverages.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, just pointing it out.

My two new favorites were both recommendations from a Fodorite. I wouldn't say there weren't a lot of tourists, but there were a lot of locals too and both are very popular.

Trattoria alla Rivetta, (two courses each plus a bottle of wine -- 72 euro for two)
Here are some reviews and information:
http://tinyurl.com/yaw9hv

Trattoria de Remigio, (three courses each plus a nice bottle of Barbera --97 euro for two).
This one is also in the Castello section.

The Trattoria alla Rivetta is one of the few restaurants in Venice that I remember loving. There is another one but I could never find it again or the card I took to remember it by. I am afraid it is lost forever, I have tried to find it on two different trips to Venice. So once you go off the beaten track and find the place you love, take note of the name!

I can't think of a specific name right now (I'm at work) but if you want family not touristy restaurants, go down to the Castello area, on Via Garibaldi. It's a real neighborhood, there are at 4 - 5 restaurants and though there will be tourists, it seemed to be mainly locals at the restaurant.

this thread may also be helpful, lots of suggestions

there's a link there to another link with lots of good restaurant suggestions

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34884985

Elaine, why don't you just post the TTG link right here? I doubt anybody really cares, at this point.

Hi Jalexp3. We discovered a great little, non-touristy restaurant for dinner off Campo Stefano on Calle delle Botteghe (which is back to the left of P. San Marco, along the walking route to the Accademia in the Dosoduro if you look at a map). It is Trattoria da Fiore, not to be confused with the expensive Osteria da Fiore in another neighborhood. Their food was exceptional, but not expensive. Small, ambient, and clearly family-run, though a bit sophisticated. Enjoy! We also enjoyed Rivetta for a fun lunch in Castello. Many people like Ai Gondolieri in Dosodoro. Good luck!

The Montin had been recommended by hotel staff so we decided to try it. Excellent meal nice atmosphere.

Thanks all. I'm getting hungry already.

Agli Alboretti is not over pricey. Certainly nothing like the New Year menu. Three course dinner with wine and coffee. Much less than the figure Patrick quotes, but I'll grant it's not cheap. Lots of locals here and I think worth the extra for a memorable dinner.
alla Rivetta is also a favourite.

Glad to hear that about Agli Alboretti. They don't have prices on their website except that New Year's menu, but of course, that is not necessarily a good gage of their regular prices. $520 for two BEFORE wine or beverages is way out of my league, but then I'm not going to be there on New Years Eve. Hopefully their regular prices are about 1/4 of that or maybe less?