Bona Ventura

Dorsoduro (Santa Marta) · Venice

Panificio Gaio

Street foodLocals' pick

A Santa Marta bakery opened in 1946 by Fabio Gaio's great-grandmother, still baking in the same 1940s oven. Fabio starts at midnight and shapes Venetian rosette by hand, one by one, with a little lard, so good 'it feels like eating a sweet'.

Address
Dorsoduro 2090, 30123 Venezia
Hours
Mon-Sat 08:00-12:30; closed Sun (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
Best time to go
Morning · About 15 min
Price
Price not verified
Price level
€

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Good to know

  • Go in the morning for rosette, pinza with raisins, fugassette and the house-made tramezzini; it closes at lunchtime (Google hours: Mon-Sat to 12:30).
  • The Comune di Venezia honoured it as a historic business in 2025 (Il Gazzettino).

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