Ristorante al Theatro

The dart board and London ‘phone box’ are a hit with English speakers, but this cozy pub is most popular with locals who linger over beers and games of chess.

One of Venice’s most popular hangouts, Margaret Duchamp, keeps the campo animated well into the wee hours. It is in Campo Santa Margherita in Dorsoduro.

Less glossy than its neighbours on Piazza San Marco, this 250 year-old institution has nonetheless been the favourite of Richard Wagner, Gabriele D’Anunzio and generations of Venetians.

Founded as early as 1638, not long after the introduction of coffee in Venice, the coffee house known as Il Remedio was purchased in 1775 by Giorgio Quadri