San Polo, Venice

A taste of the Rialto

🕒 Breakfast, Mid morning

Explore the vibrant 700 year old markets of San Polo, then taste the fresh local produce in the form of cicchetti (small plate appetisers)

Your tour starts in the historic Rialto market, following the stalls as they wind along banks of the Grand Canal. The fruit & vegetable stalls then merge with the equally famous fish market.

Now that your appetite has been whetted, visit three of the best bacari to experience the mouth watering cicchetti, including one bacari that was a favourite of Casanova himself - you too will fall in love with the culinary delights of Venice!

Finish the tour with an ice-cream desert at one of San Polo's most popular gelateria's.

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Practical information

The best time to visit the markets is in the mornings, since some of the stall holders will start packing up after noon

2 hours 55 minutes

399 metres

Next available

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Class/Price

standard

Physical activity level

light

Itinerary

Rialto Mercato

Popular with locals and visitors, this food lovers' market is a lively introduction to Venice's fresh produce and Rialto food culture

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Rialto Pescheria

A 700-year-old fish market vital to local Venetian cuisine, just minutes' walk from the Rialto Bridge

Stay for 30 minutes

Cantina Do Spade

Ancient Venetian bacaro and restaurant near Rialto, known for fried cicchetti served at the counter, traditional Venetian dishes, and local wines

Stay for 20 minutes

Bar All'Arco

With food bought fresh that day from the Rialto markets, there is always a queue for their cicchetti dishes

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I Compari Pulperia a Venezia

I Compari Pulperia a Venezia is a small Venetian osteria by Rialto Market, known for seafood cicchetti, oysters and pulperia-style plates