On the historic wine wharf, since 1985. — Terrazza Sommariva

This stretch — one of the very few along the Grand Canal you can walk — takes its name from the wine trade: as early as the 13th century, the Venetian Republic established here the Uffizio del Dazio del Vin, where casks unloaded by merchants from the Veneto were inspected and taxed. For centuries it was one of the city's busiest spots, a few steps from the Rialto Bridge and its market.

That history is still in the air: our terrace rests on the same stones of the Riva del Vin, facing the silhouette of the Rialto and the slow passage of gondolas. Inside, an intimate candle-lit dining room; outside, Murano glass lanterns and flowers that light up at sunset.

The kitchen stays loyal to the place: fish arrives each morning from the Rialto market, the wine list favours small producers from the Veneto and Friuli, and the dishes follow Venetian tradition — seafood risotto, Adriatic fritto, vongole, the house tiramisù — without unnecessary flourishes.