Mangiastorie is a unique concept, inaugurated in May 2024, that combines a signature restaurant, a cocktail bar, and a gourmet shop.

Born from the dream of entrepreneur Stefano Enzo, a native of this splendid area, Mangiastorie is a visual and sensorial tribute to a fertile land of pristine vegetable gardens, sandbanks, and fishing valleys.

Between Jesolo and Cavallino, Mangiastorie is this: an unexpected corner of paradise, a contemporary greenhouse where dinner becomes an experience and hospitality becomes a memory.

(Stefano Enzo)

The Design: An International Greenhouse with a Native Soul

The dramatic architecture of Mangiastorie is striking at first glance. The enormous windows reflect the lush surrounding garden on one side and green walls embellished with aerial photographs of the Venetian lagoon on the other.

The inspiration came in Oxford, where Stefano was fascinated by a restaurant set in an old greenhouse, deciding to import that design to showcase Cavallino’s agricultural heritage. So he imagined, and designed it himself, a building whose form resembles a greenhouse, divided into various spaces for use at any time of day.

From the Lagoon to the Table

The menu offers a contemporary, simple, and authentic regional cuisine, built around ingredients from small local producers. Mangiastorie even boasts a private garden in Punta Sabbioni, where delicious coastal artichokes are grown.

Everything here is homemade, with both seafood and meat options, such as the Mangiastorie appetizer, perfect for aperitifs. It features five gourmet cicchetti (small appetizers) that encapsulate the region in a single dish, including the ever-present creamed cod and crispy shrimp.

The cuisine offers some of the most beloved recipes of the coast, such as fresh pasta maltagliati with lobster sauce or homemade gnocchi with scampi, cherry tomatoes and salt marsh honey, the traditional mixed fried Adriatic fish, grilled seafood, as well as meat and vegetarian dishes such as sliced ​​beef and aubergine cooked in various ways.

A space where you can shop and always feel pampered

Here dinner is not just the central moment of the evening: it is part of a broader story that can begin with an aperitif and continue after dinner, between cocktails and chatting on the grass.

Or, you can go shopping in his shop where you can buy handcrafted specialties selected from the best in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, such as the oil and honey that you taste at the table. The wine list also favors local wineries with an artisanal winemaking approach.

Many events are organized in this magnificent location, such as Diario del Gusto, a series of exclusive events celebrating food in all its facets, and aperitifs with DJ sets, which you can stay up to date with on the venue’s social media.

On the other hand, it’s hard to want to leave this corner of greenery, especially when the sky begins to turn pink and reflects in the large glass windows of the greenhouse, creating wonderful reflections.

Because Mangiastorie isn’t just a restaurant where you can stop for a meal. It’s a place where you can feel welcomed, let yourself be transported, and enter a pleasantly slow dimension, immersed in nature.

The Secret

A few kilometers from this gourmet outpost lies the ancient village of Lio Piccolo, where you can enjoy a stroll or the panoramic bike path at sunset—one of the most spectacular in Italy, with the Venice skyline in the background—and then end the evening at Mangiastorie, where time stands still and hospitality becomes emotion.

Useful Info

Mangiastorie
Via Fausta 418
30013 Cavallino-Treporti, Venezia
Tel. +39 333 8200820

Appetizers: from €16
First courses: from €17
Second courses: from €19
Cicchetti plates: from €12