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.

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

Thursday 28 May 2026

Class/Price

standard

Physical activity level

light

Itinerary

Rialto Mercato

As equally popular with the locals and the tourists, this foodies paradise is a great introduction to street food, Venice style

Stay for 1 hour

Rialto Pescheria

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

Stay for 30 minutes

Cantina Do Spade

Offering a cicchetti menu ranging from octopus salad and tuna meatballs, to stuffed squid and sardines in saor. The cantina also boast a full restaurant menu and great selection of 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

Stay for 20 minutes

I Compari Pulperia a Venezia

With vegetables and seafood on hand from the market stalls, which are just metres away the market, I Compari offers fresh and delicious Venetian cicchetti

Stay for 30 minutes

Amorino

The highest quality gelato made as naturally as possible with no artificial colours or flavourings

Stay for 10 minutes

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