Treviso, the way Tiffany and Alex live it

Contemporary Treviso cuisine

Le Beccherie

The restaurant where tiramisù was born, now renewed with a modern touch. The best tables overlook the canal.

Try: the original Tiramesù recipe

Piazza Giannino Ancilotto 9 · Open in Maps

Classic Italian cuisine

Alfredo dal 1961

A Treviso institution with old-world charm, period dining rooms, elegant service and an impressive wine list.

Try: a dinner for a special occasion

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Historic osteria

Osteria Arman

An osteria with a kitchen since 1872, one of the oldest in town: seasonal dishes from the Venetian tradition and wine from the family cellars.

Try: the bigoli and the cuttlefish with polenta

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Treviso osteria

Osteria da Vettoretti

In the family grocery shop opened in 1936, overlooking the Sile: home cooking, cicchetti and local wines. Listed in the Slow Food guide.

Try: the creamed salt cod and the linguine alla busara

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Contemporary Treviso cuisine

Ai Brittoni

Inside Casa dei Carraresi, with windows overlooking the Pescheria island: the most romantic on the list.

Try: the sardines in saor and the bigoli in salsa

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Meat and seafood

Odeon alla Colonna

Under a stone portico on the riverbank, with sculptures rising from the water: one of the most beautiful spots in town.

Try: lunch outdoors by the water

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Contemporary Venetian cuisine

MED

In the pedestrian area, with the Sile flowing beneath a glass floor: local dishes with a modern twist and a lovely terrace. Listed in the Michelin Guide.

Try: the seasonal dishes made with local produce

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Venetian osteria

Antica Osteria ai Carraresi

A small, welcoming osteria opposite Casa dei Carraresi, with meat and seafood dishes and honest prices.

Try: the house tiramisù

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Osteria

La Colonnetta

A young, friendly osteria with home cooking, cicchetti and a good selection of wines, including natural ones.

Try: the homemade gnocchi

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Osteria

Osteria Bastian

An elegant, understated place with a large garden: perfect for dinner outdoors or an aperitivo with cicchetti.

Try: an aperitivo in the garden

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Trattoria

Trattoria La Bassa

A slice of genuine Treviso life: rustic décor, a family atmosphere and a summer terrace for a glass of prosecco.

Try: the bigoli with duck ragù

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Fresh pasta

Etto

A small spot devoted to homemade fresh pasta in many shapes and sauces: perfect for a quick, wholesome lunch. Vegan options too.

Try: the fresh pasta of the day, mainly at lunch

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Seafood bistro

Dal Prefetto

Under the arcades of Piazza dei Signori, next to the Prefecture: an elegant bistro with an open kitchen and very fresh fish, raw and cooked.

Try: the raw seafood

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Seafood and crudo

Mare Crudo

For raw fish lovers, on a quiet square in the centre, with a small garden for summer evenings.

Try: the mixed crudo and the tuna tartare

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Seafood, Venetian tradition

Antica Torre

Exposed brick and Venetian-style seafood, with over 450 wines on the list.

Try: the catch of the day

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Historic pizzeria

Da Pino

The pizzeria on Piazza dei Signori, founded right here in 1972: Amalfi-style pizza, rooms on several levels and tables under the arcades.

Try: the pizza, with a view of the square

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Pizzeria and kitchen

La Finestra

Pizzas made with sustainably grown flours, meat and fish dishes and an open-air courtyard in summer. Gluten-free options too.

Try: the pizza

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Handmade Chinese dumplings

Dadà Dumplings

Just opened: Jimmy makes dumplings by hand in front of you, using his family recipe. Open all day, perfect even mid-afternoon.

Try: the steamed dumplings and the baozi

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Korean barbecue

Chingu BBQ

Treviso's first Korean restaurant: you grill the meat right at your table, a fun experience to share.

Try: the Korean barbecue and the bibimbap

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Thai and Japanese

Shoku

Thai and Japanese cuisine in a stylish setting with wooden tables.

Try: the pad thai

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Japanese and Chinese

Xiao

Sushi and Asian cuisine in the old town, with traditional low tables and an all-you-can-eat formula. Vegan options too.

Try: the sushi

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Chinese cuisine

Jia Yuan

Our go-to for Chinese food, a little outside the old town.

Try: ask us, we'll tell you what to order

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The heart of the city

The Treviso Square

Treviso's living room, lined with arcades and cafés. Here stand the Palazzo dei Trecento, built in the late 1100s as the seat of the old city government, and the Palazzo del Podestà with the Civic Tower.

Fun fact: every 7 April at 1 pm the tower bell remembers the 1944 bombing that destroyed the city.

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Middle Ages

Loggia dei Cavalieri

A red-brick building from the second half of the 1200s, open with arches on three sides. It was the meeting place of the nobility, who discussed politics and played chess here.

Fun fact: it stands exactly where the two main streets of the Roman city crossed.

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The most famous curiosity

The Fountain of the Breasts

Commissioned in 1559 by the podestà Alvise Da Ponte after a severe drought. The one people photograph is a 1989 copy in a hidden courtyard near the square; the original is under the portico of Palazzo dei Trecento.

Fun fact: until 1797, for three days after the election of each new podestà, white wine flowed from one breast and red from the other, free for all. Touching it is said to bring good luck.

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The main street

Calmaggiore

A stroll under the arcades, among shops, boutiques and 15th and 16th-century palaces, linking Piazza dei Signori to the Cathedral.

Fun fact: it was the cardo, the main street of the Roman city.

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Sacred art

The Cathedral

The cathedral of San Pietro, with its grand neoclassical columned façade. In the Malchiostro Chapel, frescoed by Pordenone, hangs Titian's Annunciation.

Fun fact: beneath the church lies an ancient crypt, usually open on weekdays.

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The best-loved view

Canale dei Buranelli

Arcaded houses with frescoed façades mirrored in the water: the most photographed corner of Treviso and the reason it's called Little Venice.

Fun fact: it takes its name from the palace once owned by the Buranelli family.

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Everyday life

The Pescheria Island

A little island in the Cagnan, linked by two small bridges, where the fish market is held every morning. The place to feel the city's daily rhythm.

Fun fact: the island was created by the Austrians in 1856 by joining a few natural islets.

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A world first

San Nicolò and the Chapter House

The largest church in the city, in Gothic style. In the adjoining seminary, the Chapter House holds forty portraits of Dominican friars painted by Tomaso da Modena in 1352, caught while studying and writing.

Fun fact: one of these portraits is the first image in the world of a person wearing glasses.

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Dante and Petrarch

Church of San Francesco

A simple, peaceful church where two famous children rest: Pietro Alighieri, son of Dante, and Francesca, daughter of Petrarch.

Fun fact: inside there are also frescoes by Tomaso da Modena.

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A walk on the walls

The walls and gates

The Venetian walls, built between 1509 and 1517, still surround the centre for about four kilometres and can be walked. The finest gates are Porta San Tomaso, Porta Santi Quaranta and Porta Altinia.

Fun fact: they were built after the devastation of the War of the League of Cambrai.

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The city's museum

Santa Caterina Museum

A church and convent turned into the main seat of the Civic Museums, with cloisters, an archaeological section and Tomaso da Modena's cycle of the Legend of Saint Ursula.

Fun fact: together with the Bailo Museum and Ca' da Noal it forms the city's museum network.

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Where the rivers meet

Ponte Dante

The spot where the Cagnan flows into the Sile, one of the most romantic views in town, best at sunset.

Fun fact: Dante mentions it in the Divine Comedy: «where Sile and Cagnan join».

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