Rick Steves

"Osteria Bancogiro has the best reputation for dinner, a passion for the best cheese, and good cicchetti options at the bar."

Gnam Box

"You can taste excellent cicchetti."

Laura Zavan

"I liked the cuisine and cicheti in Bancogiro very much, also for their creativity."

Ingrid K. Williams

"Finish the ambulatory meal at Osteria Bancogiro, where you can nibble on black polenta topped with baccalà mantecato — the whipped cod spread is a local specialty."

Giulia Mulè

"During the tour we stopped for cicchetti at Osteria Bancogiro. I enjoyed the cicchetti, especially black polenta with baccalà mantecato and the glass of Prosecco."

Leslie Pariseau

"Excellent selection of cicchetti including traditional polenta and crostini topped with everything from seafood to fresh cheese."

DK Eyewitness Travel

"This is a trendy restaurant-bar along the Grand Canal serving a variety of quality Italian vintages and tasty nibbles."

Becca Blond

"Here, you'll find a ground-floor wine bar serving carefully curated varietals by the glass and bottle, as well as stellar crostini cicheti choices like salumi and cheese, warm octopus and eggplant, and shrimp curry risotto."

Laura Zavan

"Osteria Bancogiro is original and good, from eggplant-lardo-octopus tramezzini (little sandwiches) to home-made bigoli (long, thick pasta) in salsa served with a cardoon (artichoke-like vegetable) puree."

Ashley Rossi

"Stop at Osteria Bancogiro for crostini topped with whipped, salted codfish."