Ai Bisatei

Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands


Seek out this vintage osteria (casual tavern) where glass-blowers head for plates of frittura mista (mixed fried fish), seafood risotto and spaghetti vongole (with clams). If you're dining alone, you're likely to be seated with a local – a good opportunity to practise your Italian, if you have any. Service is friendly and efficient, and the food, while simple, is very tasty.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands attractions

1. Museo del Vetro

0.17 MILES

Since 1861, Murano’s glass-making prowess has been celebrated in Palazzo Giustinian, the home of bishops of Torcello from 1689 until the diocese's…

2. Murano

0.17 MILES

Murano has been the home of Venetian glass-making since the 13th century. Today, artisans continue to ply their trade at workshops dotted around the…

3. Chiesa di San Pietro Martire

0.18 MILES

Take a pause from glass shopping to check out The Baptism of Christ, attributed to Tintoretto, in 16th-century St Peter the Martyr's Church. The parish…

4. Basilica dei SS Maria e Donato

0.18 MILES

Fire-breathing is the unifying theme of Murano’s medieval church, with its astounding 12th-century gilded-glass apse mosaic of the Madonna made in Murano…

5. Faro di Murano

0.32 MILES

Murano's white lighthouse only dates to 1934, but it's a distinctive island landmark. It's not open to the public.

6. Santa Chiara – The Glass Cathedral

0.39 MILES

There are authentic glass factories on Murano offering cheaper demonstrations and turning out far finer work, but this furnace – housed within a…

7. Cimitero di San Michele

0.81 MILES

Until Napoleon established a city cemetery on this little island, Venetians had been buried in parish plots across town – not an ideal solution in a…

8. I Gesuiti

1.2 MILES

Giddily over the top even by rococo standards, this glitzy 18th-century Jesuit church is difficult to take in all at once, with staggering white-and-green…