Elizabeth Minchilli

"El Sbarlefo offers more sophisticated cicchetti. We had teeny, tiny little cuttlefish, bathed in a salsa verde and balanced atop a piece of grilled white polenta. And I fell in love with the fresh goat cheese sprinkled with a mix of dried flower petals and hot pepper."

Lonely Planet

"Aside from the long list of regional wines, there’s a serious selection of spirits here. Accompany with plates of high-brow cicheti such as swordfish wrapped in robiola cheese."

Tracy Iseminger

"This place has one of the best baccalà mantecato in town."

Deborah Mele

"Select from a spread of delectable cicchetti from classic polpette of meat and tuna to tomino cheese rounds to speck and robiola rolls, and more."

Deborah Mele

"The BEST Baccala Mantecato!"

Monica Cesarato

"Try their amazing tasty polenta topped with various type of fish, the hot and scrumptious fried mozzarella, their little yummy bruschettas topped with salame, ham or cheese."

Sabina Samogin

"Excellent choice of cicchetti, it's almost obligatory to try the sea bream medallion which costs 1€, delicious salmon and robiola rolls."

Sabina Samogin

"Baccalà mantecato made according to an old recipe (just baccalà and oil) is extraordinary."

Silvana Di Puorto

"The best bacari in Venice: El Sbarlefo - Delicious salmon and robiola roll, wide selection of fried food. Try the sea bream medallion for € 1."

Silvana Di Puorto

"The best bacari in Venice: El Sbarlefo - Quality cicheti with baccalà mantecato as it once was, that is just baccalà and oil."