My good lawyer from Milano, Mario C., once explained to me how Italy works: it’s all just about the family and nothing else! Everything else comes far far behind. So in Italy you always better look out for family run restaurants! Typically: the URL of the VECIA CAVANA carries the family’s name.

CANNAREGIO is the only part of Venice where still mostly Venetians live. The Vecia Cavana is run by the second generation of the MARSILLI family and is a safe haven for locals and the smart tourists who find this place.

Please don’t get me wrong: would I recommend this place in f.e. Bologna? Nope. But in the sea of lousy tourist traps with tricky owners and unskilled and unmotivated foreign cooks – the Vecia Cavana is a real gem among all the rubbish.