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The most romantic restaurants in Veneto

For the perfect candlelit dinner

by Lavinia Colonna Preti
The most romantic restaurants in Veneto — Veneto Secrets

Are you looking for a restaurant for the perfect candlelit dinner or a lunch with an unforgettable view?

We have selected for you some of the most romantic venues in Veneto, chosen not only on the basis of their atmosphere made unique by important details, soft lights and unforgettable views, but above all thanks to their power of love. How?

All the suggested restaurants are, in fact and not surprisingly, managed by a couple, or rather, partners in crime at work and in life, or by a family, the guarantee of that care and quality that give life to the magical spark that will make you savor not a simple dinner, but a real experience.

Due Mori, Asolo (Treviso)

The restaurant boasts a very popular table with a view of the rolling hills of Asolo as well as tasty dishes prepared with a vintage wood stove, without any use of electricity in order to offer the most genuine and natural flavors. It is with these romantic premises that chef Stefano De Lorenzi gave life to his idea of a “modern trattoria“, in the heart of the historic center of one of the most beautiful towns in Italy.

The small eatery will make you really fall in love with the fantastic view, the scent of wood spread by the always-on fireplace, the attention to detail of the mise en place, and the beauty of the rustic environment. The dishes are impeccable, based on traditional local recipes reinterpreted with modern lightness by the brigade at work in the fascinating open kitchen.
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The most romantic restaurants in Veneto — Veneto Secrets

Dolada 1921, Alpago (Belluno)

In the heart of Alpago in the province of Belluno, Dolada is the oldest Michelin star in Italy, made even more unique by an unforgettable view of Lake Santa Croce and by the products of the family farm from which chef Riccardo De Prà draws inspiration and lifeblood for its tasty dishes

A fairy-tale atmosphere made of a décor born by stratifying styles, memories, and emotions, in over 50 years of intensely lived life and furnishings made of the typical materials of rural mountain houses combined, with great taste, with contemporary design details. And from this year, Dolada has also launched another novelty, to fully experience this extraordinary gastronomic destination: 3 splendid and “sexy” suites to treat yourself to a truly romantic after-dinner.
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The most romantic restaurants in Veneto — Veneto Secrets

Corte Villa Rossi, Noale (Venezia)

In Noale, in the province of Venice, a charming restaurant that embodies a harmonious blend of many gems: the cuisine of chef Pietro Famengo, the creativity of his family, and the conservative restoration of a splendid 19th-century farmhouse.

Here nothing is left to chance: from the menu, a balanced mix of traditional recipes and international highlights, to the refined mise en place with candles and floral decorations created with great taste by mum Monica up to perfect and romantic lighting. The main rooms of the restaurant occupy the ancient stables of the barchessa of which they still retain the original nineteenth-century details, such as the wooden doors, the floors and the exposed brick walls which make the environment even warmer and more intimate.
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Locanda Rosa Rosae, Breda di Piave (Treviso)

Defined by Forbes as the most beautiful restaurant in the world, nestled in the Breda di Piave countryside, the Locanda is an old mill from the 1500s beautifully restored by Silvio Stefani, architect and designer, and managed with his wife Elisabetta. Together, they have created a romantic paradise made of shabby chic suggestions and decorated with ethnic objects bought in their travels.

Offering a simple home cooking with a curious full inclusive formula, Rosa Rosae is the perfect place for enjoying an evening of endless chatting… And if dinner turns out to be a success, on the first floor the Locanda offers very characteristic rooms with elegant wrought-iron beds overlooking a sexy bathtub.
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Ponte Pietra, Verona

If Verona is the city of love, Ponte Pietra it is one of its most romantic symbols. This is the wonderful view offered by this restaurant housed in an ancient 15th-century building and decorated with refined furnishings, inspired by the aristocratic bistros of the late 19th century, vintage objects and bottles of Amarone.

Ponte Pietra is the perfect place for an evening inspired by the Bacchus and Venus tale, just think that the owner Gianni has been the former manager of the legendary Bottega del Vino for years and that he turned the wonderful stone vault basement from Roman times into a wine cellar. In nice weather, make a reservation in the small terrace with a view, otherwise book one of the tables for two by the windows.
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Gio’s Restaurant & Terrace, Venice

And what could be more romantic than the Grand Canal? Gio’s Restaurant & Terrace, located inside the 5-star luxury hotel The St. Regis Venice, offers one of the most beautiful views of Venice, thanks to its wonderful terrace overlooking the Basilica della Salute on one side and Punta della Dogana on the other. The iconic building that houses the restaurant, due to its splendid location, was, in fact, one of the first private residences in the mid-19th century (when the hospitality sector was born in Italy) to be transformed into a luxury hotel.

In 1881 it becomes the Grand Hotel Britannia, chosen as a stay in the lagoon city by Claude Monet, who will begin some of his famous paintings here, making the hotel enter the history of art for the “most magnificent views in all of Venice”, as his wife Alice wrote in a letter to his daughter. A beauty that can be enjoyed today for a very special lunch or a romantic dinner.
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The Gritti Terrace, Venice

There is a place in Venice, celebrated by writers and artists, where the beauty of a 15th-century Gothic palace, the sparkle of the Grand Canal and the majesty of the Basilica della Salute come magically together: it is the Terrace of The Gritti Palace, a privileged stage of refined rendezvous.

With the gastronomic offer entrusted to chef Alberto Fol, few places in the world have had so many pages of novels and scenes from cult films dedicated to them as the terrace of the 5-star The Gritti Palace. The English author W. Somerset Maugham wrote “there are few things in life more pleasant than to sit on it”, Woody Allen made it the protagonist of his romantic love for Julia Roberts, and Ernest Hemingway of its book Across the River and Into the Trees.
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