Cantine del Vino già Schiavi
Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy; Fondamenta Nani 992
Cantine del Vino già Schiavi is included because it represents a different but fundamental side of Venice dining: wine, cicchetti and a fast-moving, sociable bacaro culture. Rather than a full restaurant meal, this is the sort of stop that many informed visitors actively seek out to experience Venice as Venetians do. Its position along the fondamenta in Dorsoduro makes it part of a pleasant walking food route and gives the list a highly authentic counterweight to the more formal venues above. I rank it low only because the category is Restaurants, and this is most valuable as a snack-and-wine institution rather than a classic sit-down room. Still, it deserves inclusion for the way it completes the Venice food picture. Access is public and informal, but the practical note is that service can be crowded and standing-room style. If a visitor wants one or two canonical bacari in Venice, this is among the most useful names to know.