Ristorante Antica Besseta

2nd oldest trattoria in Venice, while walking around we stopped by this restaurant. Waited for 2 hours for their 7pm operating time and we had one of the best pasta 🍝 and seafood starters. Love this moment.

The restaurants in Venice are quaint and charming with incredible character, and Antica Besseta is no exception. The wait staff were so kind and helpful in choosing our meals and wine/beer selections. Our appetizer was surprisingly wonderful! Americans don't generally choose small fish and shrimp salads, but this was amazing! The duck pasta was also absolutely exceptional! It's one of those dishes you come back for. We found the portion size to be quite small, but 100% worth the price paid. I had the beef strips, which I didn't care for. The beef was cooked well, but was chewy and somewhat tough. The desserts were oh so good - tiramisu and a layered vanilla cream, raspberry and buttery crust combination. All in all, we'll return this week; I'll just opt for a different dish.

We ended up trying the tasting menu and everyone had a fantastic time. I think it was the best risotto I had in Italy, and the desserts were amazing. The waiter was very attentive and kind. I would really recommend visiting this for a nice meal.

wonderful restaurant, exceptional service, & great atmosphere. best meal we had in Venice. 3 of us ordered the 6 course chefs choice meal & had exceptional fresh seafood dishes highly recommend

Our hotel recommended this restaurant for dinner. It was the best meal we had in Venice. The scallop starter was out of this world! It was absolutely the best dish I've had in years. We finished the meal with the millefoglie dessert which was puffy pastry, creme, and raspberries. I recommend it as well, so good! Definitely eat here when you're in Venice!

Matteo rocks and the restaurant is amazing and unique food

We had such a lovely evening here, the service, food, wine, atmosphere was great! Very romantic

Amazing food! Friendly waiters who explain the plates and wine. Would definitely come back!