Luxury

Amo, T Fondaco dei Tedeschi by DFS (VE)

by Lavinia Colonna Preti
Amo, T Fondaco dei Tedeschi by DFS (VE) — Veneto Secrets

At the base of the Rialto Bridge, the medieval Fondaco dei Tedeschi building comes to a new life as a luxury department store thanks to the rejuvenation undertaken by architects Rem Koolhaas and Jamie Fobert.

T (for Travel) Fondaco dei Tedeschi by DFS, which offers 4 floors of the coolest accessories, from Valentino to Aquazzura, hosts AMO, the cool café bistro fruit of the collaboration between the Alajmo brothers, of the famous Quadri Restaurant in Piazza San Marco, and designer Philippe Starck.

Amo, T Fondaco dei Tedeschi by DFS (VE) — Veneto Secrets

The eatery is just the perfect design for a cool break, enjoying some coffee and macarons or a pasta dish prepared with fresh ingredients coming from the nearby Rialto market. Do not miss Alajmo’s classics: the steam-cooked gourmet pizza and the savory potato cappuccino.

The Secret

In the 1500s the facade of the Fondaco was frescoed by the famous painters Giorgione and Tiziano and the interiors adorned by Paolo Veronese and Jacopo Tintoretto; works of which, unfortunately, very few traces remain, today preserved at the Ca ‘D’Oro. On the walls and columns overlooking the central courtyard of the building, however, you can still admire the symbols that merchants used to engrave to indicate the compartments in which to deposit goods.

Useful Info

Amo, T Fondaco dei Tedeschi by DFS
San Marco 5556
30124 Venezia
Tel. +39 041 2412823

Salads & Vegan dishes: from 9,50 euro
Pizzas: 18 — 28 euro
Main courses: 24 — 34 euro
Tasting menu: 65 and 80 euro (wine excluded)

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