Antiche Carampane

When you find this place it won’t disappoint. Tucked away from the «traps.» Hard to choose between an outdoor table viewing Venezia’s pathways and people vs. indoors. Both welcome a sophisticated Italian experience of white linen tables. The staff are hospitable and know just enough English to guide you through. Wine: The Cabernet del veneto. Velvety full bodied in a ½ carrafe. The food: Start with the sautéed clams and mussels! So tender, no chewing required. We are still talking about it. Secondi: The tagliatelle, fresh pasta of just the right texture topped with ragu meat. Warm and hearty to your taste buds. I tried the cuttlefish (Venetian style) please confirm what cuttlefish is first! I misunderstood the server and got the very thing I was avoiding. Squid. Familiar with squid ink? Sometimes in a pasta? Well this is the squid, tentacles and all, cut in pieces served in its own ink. Fortunately, it was tender and prepared well enough for me to push through it.

Wonderful place, highly rated, and the only Venice restaurant we booked before arriving, based on their reputation for Venetian food. Excellent choice, with reservations essential, and lots of time needed to find this isolated restaurant near San Polo.
Google Map was of minimal help. We wandered, backtracked, considered trying to walk on water as the Google map suggested, and finally made it to the front door fashionable late.
Great service, great atmosphere, and great food — worth the effort.
They have a huge wine list, which was fun to browse.
We shared a tagliolini pasta with crab sauce. Very nice, and a half serving each was plenty as a starter.
For my main course I had John Dory. It’s listed on many menus in Venice. I decided to try it, since in America and Australia its one of my favorite fishes. It was cooked perfect, soft and moist, but it just isn’t as good as what they bring out of the fresh waters of the Pacific.
No room for dessert.
Is this the absolutely-​must-​go-​to restaurant in Venice? No. But it’s top notch, with authentic Venetian food in a delightful authentic setting. The locals seem to have no problem finding it, and keeping the tables filled.

Difficult rez and difficult to find but not difficult to enjoy. Had lunch twice there recently. Stuck to seafood options though a delicious sounding duck dish was on the menu. All the dishes we had were very good and the featured sea creature (s) were pristine and center stage. Do crudo and fritti at some point in the meal, too.

This place was a bitch to find, but we did not give up as we had heard it was the best Italian food in Venice. Our two hour search through back alleys and skinny corridors landed us at the doorstep of this place. It did not disappoint. The razor clams and seafood pasta have us still craving it three years later. This is not a tourist restaurant, and the menu is only in Italian. The service was exceptional and we can’t wait to go back.

Very rude restaurant… came here for lunch and they said they are closed and would not let me even buy sparkling water. Will not ease my money at this restaurant! Go somewhere else where you get better customer service. Also the restaurant was listed as open from 12:30 till 7:30pm.

Arrogant, rude, inhospitable, dishonest, mean-​spirited place. You might be able to get a good meal here but it isn’t worth dealing with these despicable people. You can eat better in a couple dozen other restaurants in Venice. We have. We will never return here. Highly overrated. They shouldn’t be in the business of feeding and serving civilized people.

An absolutely authentic Venetian restaurant located way off the beaten path. Only one other table of tourists. My Dad and I went for dinner and had a great amuse Bouche of tiny fried whole gamberetti. Then we had the mixed Venetian Frutti di Mare antipasti, followed by two pasta dishes (clans and linguini and baby squid over pasta with their ink in the sauce. We ended with a shared plate of fritti calamari and shrimp. The shrimp in this dish were the sweetest I have ever had. Order this dish — it is incredibly light and perfectly cooked. Fantastic, friendly staff took great care of us!

The Real Deal. Enjoyed a lovely dinner here tonight. Was looking for a non-​touristy authentic Venetian restaurant and we found it. Had grilled razor clams and a mozzarella salad to start, the clams were the best seafood we had… ever. We both had a pasta course: Tagliatelle with scallops and pesto, and spaghetti with clams and again every detail was perfect. On to a cheese course and a lemon tart for dessert and BOOM it was fantastic. Highly recommend, but don’t tell too many people :). Oh, the service was impeccable too… might make another trip there while here in Venice.

Very delicious seafood restaurant. Friendly service team. Its expensive but worth it. Will be back for sure.

Two easy rules to eat in Venice by are;
1. If someone is outside the restaurant asking you to come in, keep walking
2. If the menu is in any language other than Italian, keep walking
Following those two simple steps allowed us to enjoy almost every meal. This was a random find after we got lost trying to find another place. Since the outside dining area was full we sat inside and were quickly presented with one of the best amuses I’ve ever had;
It was a paper cone filled with little fried shrimp, shellfish, and other critters of the sea. It was light, not too greasy, and a perfect way to kick-​start my heart. And since we first had them in Spain, we still ordered razor clams every single time they were on a menu. Here they were served with some very nice scallops and all were drizzled with a very nice olive oil;
Of the mains we shared, the soft-​shelled crabs were the favorite of the table. Crispy, crabby, seafood, etc. these little buggers were absolutely delicious;
And of course, all the pasta was top notch and without equal in 99% of American eateries;
Overall an above average random find. I’d go back.

Eine Oase des Genusses:-) Bin derart begeistert von dieser exzellenten, authentischen venezianisch geprägten Fischküche.
Die Atmosphäre, welche dieses Lokal
vermittelt läßt Einheimische sowie den Venedigbesucher gleichermaßen verzaubern. Die Qualität der angebotenen Gerichten versprühen ein Feuerwerk an Frische und wohligen Aromen. Ein Genuss
für alle Sinne. Eine grandiose Weinkarte, mit sehr zivilen und dem Genießerherz entgegenkommenden Preisen.
Ach ja!!!
Möchte es daher nun vorab nur mal kurz hier festhalten und weitere Ausführungen von Zuhause aus weiterführen.

Le restaurant Antiche Carampane est un secret plutot bien gardé par les venitiens. On n’arrive pas par hasard dans cette trattoria cachée entre le Campo San Polo et le marché de poissons du Rialto. L’endroit est fréquenté par une clientèle sélectionnée de Vénitiens et de touristes qui n’aiment pas être considérés comme tels. La pancarte à l’entrée affiche la politique de la maison: Pas de pizzas, de lasagnes ni de menu touristique. Un ami qui vit sur place m’a conseillé l’adresse et nous avons eu la chance d’y déjeuner. Le restaurant est petit, avec 30 couverts environ, et on y est bien acceuillis meme si l’on y vient en touriste. Le menu est local, à base de possion frais et de légumes des environs de la lagune vénitienne. Nous avons super bien déjeuné, un vrai bonheur meme si c’est un peu cher mais vraiment délicieux. Les specialités de possions crus (carpaccio de thon) sont à essayer, ainsi que les pates (linguine aux granseolla/​crevettes) et les poissons (rompo ou saint Pierre) grillés ou à la vapeur, accompagnés d’artichauts. Une adresse a mettre sur votre programme vénitiens si vous aimez bien manger.

Dans le quartier san polo
Voici un restaurant spécialisé dans la cuisine (délicieuse) du poisson: comme les prix sont assez chers (comme dans tout Venise) je vous conseille de prendre des crevettes accompagnées de polenta le tout arrosé d’un bon petit vin blanc.