In the Venetian dining scene, Bistrot de Venise stands out as a true culinary landmark. Located in the heart of Venice, it expresses the city’s gastronomic heritage through a thoughtful balance between tradition and contemporary interpretation.
The Historic Venetian Cuisine draws inspiration from reinterpreted recipes by Cuoco Anonimo Veneziano, Bartolomeo Sacchi known as Platina, Bartolomeo Scappi and other authors from the 14th to the 18th century. A journey back in time through the ancient aromas and flavors of the Serenissima: sweet-and-sour notes, precious spices, rice, and baccalà.
The Classic & Modern Venetian Cuisine highlights fish and shellfish from the sea and the lagoon, offering updated interpretations of dishes traditionally prepared for popular festivities.
Appetizer
Sardines in “Saor”, a great classic dish of the Venetian cuisine. Sardines, sweet and sour onion, sultanas €16,00
Warm appetizer with seasonal greens €18,00
Focaccia bruschetta with red and yellow datterino and Pachino tomatoes in compote, capers, Taggiasca olives with "Inchio" sauce (anchovy) €18,00
First courses
Traditional Carbonara. Benedetto Cavalieri durum wheat spaghetti “alla Carbonara” €20.00
Traditional Cacio & Pepe. Benedetto Cavalieri durum wheat spaghetti “alla Cacio & Pepe” €20,00
Pasta Calamarata, tuna sauce, capers, tomatoese and olives, lemon scented €22,00
Maison tagliolini with lamb ragout, oil and bay leaf powder, pecorino cheese €22,00
Main courses
Veal silverside cooked at low temperature, tuna sauce, caper leaf and rice chips €22,00
Sautéed prawns on a bed of rice, cereals and seasonal vegetables €24,00
Beef cheek with potato parmentier truffle scented €26,00
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
Raw fish & Crustaceans IQF 60,00 Crustacean & Raw fish composition, according to season and fish-market availability
Raw scampi IQF “Porcupine” - 5 pieces 60.00 size 10/15 kg
Oysters Concava Speciale Gillardeau
10,00/each
taille 2, Charente-Maritime - France
“Carabineros” Shrimp IQF 55,00/each Galizia raw shrimp - 1° category
Caviar Asetra (Acipenser Gueldenstaedtti) 18 gr. 90,00
One of the most refined caviar for its sophisticated taste with a distinctive nutty aroma, and for the medium-large 2.7-3.0 mm crunchy grain, brown and gold in color, with amber shades. Served with salted French butter and blinis
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
Confit Byaldi (vegan) 28,00
Vegetable ratatouille on sweet pepper cream with Taggiasca olive soil
Artichoke Bottoms (vegan) 28,00
Gratinated artichoke bottoms with fried Storo polenta, s
autéed spinach, lemon bread crumble, and zucchini pesto
“Chic-etti” - Selection of our seafood appetizers 45,00 Prawn in “saor”, creamed cod, marinated sturgeon, seared scallops
Eggplant Parmigiana 28,00 Eggplant, mozzarella, tomato, parmesan, basil caviar
Caprese Gourmet 28,00 Buffalo mozzarella mousse glazed with San Marzano tomato, Ligurian olive soil, basil mayonnaise and pesto caviar
Beef tonge “salmistrada” - Historic Venetian Cuisine 28,00 Revised receipe taken from “La cucina del Goldoni” 18th century. Beef tongue, Venetian “mostarda” and green parsley sauce
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
Creamed cod 28,00 Creamed codfish and polenta taragna chips with “inchiò” sauce (anchovy)
Prawns in “Saor” - Historic Venetian Cuisine 32,00 Revised recipe of the classic venetian saor of Cuocho anonimo Veneziano, 14th century Sweet & Sour prawns with spiced onions, sultanas and almond milk
Marinated Sturgeon - Historic Venetian Cuisine 34,00 Recipe revisited from “Opera dell’arte di cucinare” by Bartolomeo Scappi 16th century. Sturgeon marinated in “vin cocto” (mulled wine), vegetables “in carpione “ (soused) and ancient mustard
Scallops 38,00 Seared scallops on sweet pepper cream with samphire, peanut, tapioca chips, basil oil
Foie Gras de Canard and red prawns 60,00 Foie gras escalope, Mazara red prawns, handmade butter pain brioché, raspberry and port wine gel
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
Cold Spaghetti with Almond & Melon (vegan) 28,00
"Capelli d’angelo” pasta Benedetto Cavalieri with almond cream, melon,
toasted almond and extra virgin olive oil Tommaso Masciantonio
“Oro & Oro” Fusilloni (vegan) 34,00
Durum wheat fusilloni pasta ‘Pietro Massi’ with yellow datterino tomato cream, sun-dried
San Marzano tomato, tomato powder, pizzaiola oil and 24kt gold powder
Lasagnetta with beef ragout 28,00 Handmade lasagnetta gratin with beef ragout, bechamel foam and parmesan crumble
Spaghetti with “Sepe in tecia” – Classic Venetian Cuisine 19th century 30,00 Bronze drawn durum wheat spaghetti with cuttlefish in black sauce and saffron cuttlefish roe
Raffioli de herbe…vantazati - Historic Venetian Cuisine 14th century 32,00 Handmade ravioli stuffed with fermented ricotta cheese & herbs, saffron sauce, caramelized and spiced almonds
“Maccaroni (called Gnocchi)in tredura de agnello 34,00 Homemade potato gnocchi with lamb and leek sauce, lemon bread crumble Gnocchi, a Venetian classic since the 18th century
Linguine alla ‘’Buzara’’ 38,00 Dalmato-Veneta old fashioned recipe, Durum wheat pasta “Benedetto Cavalieri” with scampi, San Marzano tomato and scampi coulis, tomato flakes, chilli pepper oil
“Raw-Cooked” Risotto 38,00 Fennel flavored risotto with “cooked-raw” shellfish, dill essence, licorice and star anise powder. Specialty of Bistrot de Venise, 1st place at the 8th National Enogastronomic Competition “Ristotto del Sommelier” - Isola della Scala (VR)
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
Tempeh Gourmet (vegano) 30,00
Tempeh, vegan jus and onion petals
Seasonal Garden (vegano) 30,00
Chickpea hummus, crunchy seasonal vegetables, flax and tapioca chips
Calf’s liver alla “Veneziana” - Historic Venetian Cuisine 19th century 32,00 Calf’s liver, onions, mountain butter and polenta di Storo
Guinea Fowl in “Pevarada” sauce - Historic Venetian Cuisine 15th century 36,00 Slow-cooked guinea fowl with its juice, pevarada sauce, grape must gel, apple, grape, onion and mustard compote (Bartolomeo Scappi)
Umbrine 36,00 Low-temperature cooked umbrine fish fillet, mosaic of braised leek and nori seaweed, lemongrass sauce, kombu-marinated red onion, Keta salmon caviar
Baked Eel in “Ara” - Historic Venetian Cuisine 16th century 40,00 Smoked eel, with scent of laurel and polenta di Storo
Lamb in “Savor Fior de Persico” - Historic Venetian Cuisine 15th century 42,00 Slow-cooked lamb ribs on almond velouté, pomegranate molasses, gratinated artichoke bottom. Maestro Martino, 15th century
Beef fillet & Caesar’s 50,00 Beef fillet with its jus, our reinterpreted Caesar salad — low-temperature blanched baby lettuce, pan-seared and served with Caesar dressing — egg yolk gel and 20-month aged Parmesan.
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
“Crostone” with asparagus € 20,00 Crostone with white asparagus tartare, green asparagus cream, Asiago cheese and leek oil
Risotto with asparagus & Morlacco cheese € 28,00 Parmesan risotto finished with green asparagus cream, nettle powder, Morlacco fondue and petals of white asparagus
Poached Egg and white asparagus € 30,00 White asparagus, poached egg, leek beurre blanc and parsley oil
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
HISTORIC VENETIAN DESSERT
“Rixo in bona manera” a la Turchesca 16,00 Rice milk mousse with sweet spices, candied orange, crunchy pistachios, rose gelée, raisins, fiordilatte ice cream infused with rum-soaked raisins.(Anonymous Venetian Cook, 14th century)
Torta “Biancha Reale” 18,00 Revised recipe by Bartolomeo Scappi, active in Venice and Papal Chef in the 16th century. Ginger cheesecake rose with a lemon cream center on an almond shortbread base, raspberry soil, rose sorbet and rose water
Tiramisù del Bistrot de Venise 16,00 Revised version of our world-wide famous Tiramisù trevigiano. Mascarpone flower sandblasted with 70% dark chocolate, cocoa pastry, savoyard biscuit sponge and coffee sauce
Crema Rosada 16,00 Orange and star anise crème brulée with orange jam rosemary ice-cream. Revised recipe taken from the piece “Pistori e Scaleteri - La Cucina Veneziana” by Giuseppe Maffioli
MODERN DESSERTS
Ape Maya 16,00 Honey panna cotta, lemon curd, lavender honey gel, rice crumble, lemon and lavender ice cream, crunchy honey waffle. Specialty of Bistrot de Venise
Vegan Sweet 18,00
Coconut mousse, red berries and lemon balm sphere, coconut crumble, strawberry crisp, strawberry and mint sorbet
Fruit Giardiniera 16,00
Flavored seasonal fruit, melon sorbet and black pepper
Handcrafted Gelato & Sorbetti €16,00
3 quenelles of your choice
Milk Cream Ice Cream - Lavender Ice Cream
Rosemary Ice Cream - Melon Sorbet - Strawberry and mint Sorbet - Rose Sorbet
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
The Venetian cuisine from its origins to today
welcome starter and 4 courses of your choice
120,00 per person
Wine Pairing 4 glasses 45,00
Historical and local DOC-DOCG wines suggested by our Sommeliers paired with the chosen dish
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
Available until 2pm (at lunch) and 10pm (at dinner)
Appetizers
Prawns in “Saor” sweet & sour
“Cisame de Pesse”, old fashioned recipe of the classic venetian saor of Cuocho anonimo Veneziano XIV° sec. Sweet & Sour prawns with spiced onions, sultanas and pine nut milk
“Lengua salmistrada” Revised receipe taken from “La cucina del Goldoni” 18th century. Cured beef tonge, Venetian “mostarda” and green parsley sauce
Marinated Sturgeon Recipe revisited from “Opera dell’arte di cucinare” by Bartolomeo Scappi XVI century Sturgeon marinated in “vin cocto” (mulled wine), vegetables “in carpione “ (soused) and ancient mustard
First Courses
Linguine alla ‘’Buzara’’
Dalmato-Veneta old fashioned recipe Durum wheat pasta “Benedetto Cavalieri” with scampi, San Marzano tomato and scampi coulis, tomato flakes, chilli pepper oil
Raffioli de herbe Raffioli de herbe ...vantazati -Anonymous Venetian Cookman, 14th century Handmade ravioli stuffed with fermented ricotta cheese & herbs, saffron sauce, caramelized and spiced almonds
“Maccaroni (called Gnocchi) in tredura de agnelo” Homemade potato gnocchi with a 14th-century lamb and leek sauce, lemon bread crumble Gnocchi, a Venetian classic since the 18th century
Main Courses
Baked Eel in “Ara”
Traditional 15th century dish Smoked eel, with scent of laurel and polenta di Storo.
In the past the eels were roasted outside the mouth of Murano ovens “ARE”
Guinea Fowl in Pevarada sauce Slow-cooked guinea fowl with its juice, pevarada sauce, grape must gel, apple, grape, onion and mustard compote (Bartolomeo Scappi)
Lamb “in Savor Fior de Persico ” low-cooked lamb ribs on almond velouté, pomegranate molasses, gratinated artichoke bottom. Maestro Martino, 15th century
Dessert
Tiramisù by Bistrot de Venise
Revised version of our world-wide famous Tiramisù trevigiano Mascarpone flower sandblasted with 70% dark chocolate, cocoa pastry, savoyard biscuit sponge and coffee sauce
Torta “Biancha Reale” Revised recipe by Bartolomeo Scappi, active in Venice and Papal Chef in the 16th century. Ginger cheesecake rose with a lemon cream center on an almond shortbread base, raspberry soil, rose sorbet and rose water.
Traditional “Crema Rosada” Recipe taken from the piece “Pistori e Scaleteri - La Cucina Veneziana” by Giuseppe Maffioli. Orange and star anise crème brulée with orange jam and rosemary ice-cream
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
welcome starter and 4 courses of your choice
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
Available until 2pm (at lunch) and 10pm (at dinner)
Appetizers
Confit Byaldi
Vegetable ratatouille on sweet pepper cream with Taggiasca olive soil
Artichoke Bottoms
Gratinated artichoke bottoms with fried Storo polenta, sautéed spinach, lemon bread crumble, and zucchini pesto
First Courses
Cold Spaghetti with Almond & Melon
Capelli d’angelo” pasta Benedetto Cavalieri with almond cream, melon, toasted almond and extra virgin olive oil Tommaso Masciantonio
“Oro & Oro” Fusilloni Durum wheat fusilloni ‘Metodo Massi’ with yellow datterino tomato cream, sun-dried San Marzano tomato, tomato powder, pizzaiola oil and 24kt gold powder
Main Courses
Seasonal Garden
Chickpea hummus, crunchy seasonal vegetables, flax and tapioca chips
Gourmet Tempeh Tempeh, vegan jus and onion petals
Dessert
Vegan Sweet
Coconut mousse, red berries and lemon balm sphere, coconut crumble, strawberry crisp, strawberry and mint sorbet
Fruit Giardiniera Flavored seasonal fruit, melon sorbet and black pepper
Tasting Menu - 4 courses of your choice 100,00 per person Wine Pairing 4 glasses 35,00 Organic and vegan wines suggested by our Sommeliers paired with the chosen dish
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service
By Chef Stefano Novello
7 courses 180,00 per person The menu is available only for the entire table until 13:15 at lunch and 21:30 at dinner
One glass of sparkling Metodo Classico “Champenoise”
Entrée "Special"
1st tasting appetizer
2nd tasting appetizer
1st tasting first course
2nd tasting first course
Tasting main course
Predessert
Dessert
A constantly evolving menu!
**A skilful combination of seasonal raw materials and refined products of the highest quality, innovative dishes, with respect for traditions.
Let our Chefs show you this journey of flavors and emotions**
Wine Pairing - Pairing with a fine selection of Italian Premium wines proposed by our Sommeliers 6 glasses - 100,00
10% surcharge: bread, cover charge, complimentaries & service