Quick Lunch Stop in Dorsoduro
- July 12, 2009
- Rated 3 of 5 by
sararevell from London, United Kingdom
I wouldn’t necessarily encourage you to go out of your way to visit Bar da Gino but I would recommend stopping by if you’re in the neighbourhood. It’s conveniently close to the Zattere, Ponte Accadamia and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and strikes me as a good place to stop and write postcards or read a newspaper.
The food and service is nothing outstanding. The paninis we ordered were average but this quiet, modest corner café-bar caters to the small Dorsoduro community and that on its own is something to appreciate in a city that is so tourist oriented. We took an outdoor table next to a group of two mothers and their lively brood of seven children. The youngest of the bunch were very sweet, running in and out of the bar and showing a great deal of enthusiasm for the ice creams that were eventually brought out by a man who I guessed to be the owner.
Along the narrow Piscina Venier other children tumbled around on bikes or on foot, politely calling at friends’ houses to see if they were free to come out and play. Despite all the family activity it maintained a calm air about it and we relaxed with some ham and cheese paninis and soft drinks. I only ventured inside once to use the toilet. The bar looked so well established I could imagine it being the central meeting place in a televised Venetian soap opera, if such a thing existed.
Our three soft drinks and sandwiches came to 19.80 euro (about $28) so it’s not exceptionally cheap but still a nice place to hang out and if we’d had the energy, order something a little stronger from the neatly arranged bar.
From journal Venice: Prosecco, Gelato and la Giudecca