xgapeach1

if you had to pick 3 restaurants to recommend in:

Venice
Verona
Bellagio/Lake Como

what would they be? (high end and casual)

bfrac

These are for Venice:
Ristorante Riviera
Vini da Gigio

ekscrunchy

XGA: Did you ever write a report about your rental villa in Tuscany?

HappyTrvlr

Bellagio:
La Barchetta
Alle Darsena ( in Loppia adjacent to Bellagio)

Jean

Bilacus in Bellagio for dinner.

Hotel Florence in Bellagio for a lakeside lunch on a sunny day.

Il Cavatappi in Varenna for dinner if the ferry schedule allows.

anna_roz

In Venice:

Another vote for Vini da Gigio
Ristorante alla Madonna
Antica Birraria La Corte


Anna Roz

DAX

Venice:
Trattoria Alla Madonna (a block from the Rialto bridge), informal, crowded & traditional.
Al Graspo de Ua (3 blocks from Rialto) more expensive, business crowd,
Da Fiore, good & famous but very expensive, everyone seems to know this place.

Verona:
Il Desco,formal dinner, considered to be the best in Verona with great wine list. I call it just good & very expensive.
Caffe Dante, good & very reasonable prices at the famous Piazza dei Signori
Il Cenacolo, good food but not necessarily outstanding

Bellagio:
Hotel Florence outdoor restaurant, lake front, must reserve ahead, hands down our favorite in terms of ambiance, food is pretty good but not more than that.
Grand Serbeloni, good food with upmarket crowd and formal service.