🇮🇹 Venice

Cicchetto - sort of like tapas or pinchos. A bar that serves these is called a Bacari.

German-style food and wines. This was his guide's favorite place

Open since the 1800s. Guestbooks have sketches from famous artists like Matisse. Simple, classic, traditional Italian foods. Cooked over a wood fire and lots of seafood. The seafood risotto is spectacular

After visiting on a tugboat pulling large ships into dock, they had a meal at this trattoria on an outside patio table. Tony called it "Trattoria Borghi" so it may have changed ownership

Simple classics done well.

The chef made tiny soft shell crabs caught that day

Fresh fish market

Some of the best fruits and vegetables are grown here due to the great soil. Tony raved about a tomato, "It's nice to be reminded of how good a tomato can be" and "a near religious experience." They also drank Fragolina and sliced salami, good cheese, and crusty bread.