Editor Pick
Accademia Foscarina
- July 1, 2004
- Rated 3 of 5 by
Carmen from Fairfax, Virginia
At the base of the Accademia Bridge is a pizza shop where you can dine at the Canal’s edge. There’s both outdoor seating and indoor, but I highly recommend the outdoor seating (you might want to wear some bug spray). With the outdoor seating, you’re in the shadow of the bridge, and you can more closely watch the gondolas and other boats passing underneath. Some of the outdoor tables have umbrellas for those especially hot days, but in the evening around dinnertime they’re not necessary. The seating for outdoors is on a first-come, first-served basis. We didn’t have to wait long, maybe 5 minutes to get our seat – next to some Americans from San Fransisco.
We started off with a carafe of red house wine and a bottle of water – naturale (without gas, as they say). We learned that in Italy, the house wine is usually the best wine for the price. I ordered a pizza quarto formage (four-cheese pizza). The cost of the pizza was approximately 8 € and it was probably enough to feed two. However, I managed to make a dent in it by myself. The waiters were nice enough, spoke enough English to manage to wait on tourists, but you have to ask for the check. Italians aren’t in a hurry to do anything. Americans are in a hurry to do everything. Don’t rush it. Sit, enjoy the view. Talk to your neighbors. We were there for almost 2 hours, and the only reason we asked for the check is that we had a sunset to watch.
While not gourmet food, it was good pizza. Our total bill for two came to about 20 €. I’d give the restaurant a solid 7 out of 10. It’s a good place to stop and rest, with a good view and decent food.
From journal Ahhhh, Venice!