Osteria La Zucca

"If you're vegetarian—or just tired of Venice's fishy menus—La Zucca ("the Pumpkin") is the place to go."

"The simple place settings, lattice-wood walls, and mélange of languages make La Zucca (the pumpkin) feel much like a typical, somewhat sophisticated vegetarian restaurant." Full review

"Locals and travelers looking "to refresh" visit this "charming" eatery in Santa Croce serving "imaginative" "nontraditional" Venetian dishes." Full review

"Serving tasty meat dishes, plus vegetarian options, the menu focuses on traditional Veneto cuisine with some international variations."

"One of Venice's first 'alternative' trattorias and still one of the best - not to mention one of the best-value." Full review

"Long a well-respected restaurant, La Zucca was once a vegetarian establishment... but now goes against the Venetian grain by featuring a lot of meat."

"Vegetarians flock to La Zucca to escape Venice’s fish overload...with an interior lined in diagonal oak slats that give it a Swiss-chalet feel...La Zucca is a Venice oddity that merits a visit" Full review

"Offers and extensive menu of creative vegetarian dishes...there’s still plenty of meat and fish on the menu as well, plus scrumptious handmade desserts. " Full review

"La Zucca has a delightful veggie-heavy menu, whatever your dietary preferences. Load up on the inventive sides – like prosecco-stewed onions, or zucca in saor, sweet-and-sour pumpkin"

"Not specifically a vegetarian restaurant, but the romantic, canal-side dining room of La Zucca does offer a huge range of high-quality vegetable dishes." Full review