Muro Rialto

Price guide: Mid-range

Campo Cesare Battisti già Bella Venezia, San Polo 222, Venice

Price guide: Mid-range

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By Anne Hanley, your Venice expert

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#11 of 40
expert-rated restaurants in Venice
Expert overall rating:4.4 out of 5
Food and drink:
4.2
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Ambience:
4.5
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Service:
4.2
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Location:
4.8
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Value for money:
4.2
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Recommended for:
Families with teenagers, First-time travellers, Seasoned travellers, Singles, Nightlife, People watching, Trendiness

Best for Trendiness - Expert review of Muro Rialto

Last updated 10 November 2010

Sleek chic hang-out for Venetian sophisticates, with a great Saturday brunch scene.

A thronging bar downstairs and a sleek-chic restaurant upstairs, Muro is a much-frequented part of the trendy local eating and drinking scene in the market area at the north-west foot of the Rialto bridge.

Food and drink: 

Muro’s downstairs bar, with its selection of cicheti (bar snacks), good spritz and by-the-glass wine selection, and excellent cocktails, heaves with locals at lunch time and, in particular, at aperitivo hour. Upstairs, a cramped but coolly stylish restaurant serves a regularly changing lunchtime menu which favours fish and vegetables, with the occasional meat option thrown in. It’s pricy for what it is, but the cooking is good and the selection offers creative alternatives to the usual Venetian fare. By far my favourite Muro moment is the Sabato in Campo brunch (Saturday in the Square) from 11.30am-1.30pm when the city’s sophisticated, creative and professional contingent converges here to let their offspring go wild in the campo while they try to bag one of the outside tables, sip wine and enjoy the 10 euro drink-plus-buffet offer.

Ambience: 

Packed, stylish, trendy and heavily local.

Service: 

Casual but professional.

Location: 

In the trendy market area at the north-west foot of the Rialto bridge.

Price advice: 

The restaurant is not cheap at about 40 euros for a full meal. The 10 euros Saturday brunch offer is great.

Other useful branches: 

Muro San Stae (Campiello dell Spezier, Santa Croce 2048, 041 5241628; noon-3pm, 6-11pm, closed Tue) has pan-Italian cooking plus pizza.
Muro Frari (Rio Terà, San Polo 2604B/C, 041 5245310; 11am-1pm, closed Thu) offers pan-Italian cooking, pizza and a cocktail bar.

More information on Muro Rialto:

Price guide:
Mid-range
Type:
Bar, Restaurant, Wine bar
Food:
Italian, Modern
Address:
Campo Cesare Battisti già Bella Venezia, San Polo 222, Venice
Telephone:
041 5237495
Website:
http://www.murovenezia.com
Serves:
Brunch, Lunch
Opening times:
9am-3pm, 6pm-2am. Closed Sun morning. The restaurant is open for lunch only.
Accepts Credit Cards:
Yes
Reservations:
Suggested
Free tags / Keywords:
Al fresco, Quick bites

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