Rialto Market

Fresh food market · San Polo

Rialto Market

Fresh food market · San Polo

Calle Prima de la Donzella, 306, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy

Highlights

Dive into the colorful chaos of Venice’s Rialto Market, where fresh seafood and vibrant produce abound, capturing the city’s authentic spirit.

Calle Prima de la Donzella, 306, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy Get directions

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"A vibrant market where locals gather, offering fresh produce and life advice, embodying the essence of Venetian life."

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CityScrolls

Google

The market is a feast for the senses. You will delight in vibrant fruit and vegetable colors, immerse yourself in an array of intoxicating smells (good and bad) and listen to the lively banter of stallholders speaking in Venetian dialect. The vibrant bustle is at its peak during the early hours. You don't have to buy anything if you don't wish to - just enjoy the spectacle. In my opinion, the Pescaria (fish market) is the most fascinating. Inside the Neo-Gothic market hall, you'll find massive swordfish, squirming eels, soft-shelled crabs, and other fresh catches. Seagulls constantly attempt to steal, hovering just beyond reach as they scavenge for scraps.

Steve

Google

Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. Nice smell of fresh fish in the air.

Wisanu Tuntawiroon

Google

Rialto Market is a vibrant and colorful hub that captures the authentic spirit of Venice. Located near the famous Rialto Bridge, this bustling market has been the heart of Venetian commerce for centuries, offering a glimpse into the city’s rich trading history.

Jeff Holmes

Google

Smaller market than we expected but it was very high quality of freshly sourced local seafood. Fruit and vegetables were also impressive and well presented. The market lacked food for tourists to buy or try other than sleeves of dried rice or ingredients for risotto or soup. Locals bought fish, vegetables and fruit while tourists took pictures of the fresh fish, fruit and vegetables.

Erik Covert

Google

Very meat to go through. We bought lots of spices here, as tourists it made little sense to buy fresh fish, but, as someone who likes to try everything once, there was so many I wanted to try. Really neat to walk through

Trotting Horse

Google

It is nice to see the city wake up at the market. The fish or seafood market has all the fresh seafood lined up and arranged so neatly. The vegetable and dry section didn’t have as many stalls open though. Still good variety. Enjoyed walking here.

Jeff Upson

Google

Great market for all fresh food and fish. I got some lovely cooking spices from here to make different dishes from DA VILLA MARCIA MOF RIALTO stall. she had the best prices on the market and spoke English. She was in the middle of the market. Find her out as she was very knowledgeable and very friendly.

Megan French

Google

Our vacation rental had a kitchen and we were so grateful to find an amazing selection of locally grown vegetables and fruit, and Mediterranean seafood/fish to use and cook with. Truly a great market.