Ai Mercanti In Venezia

02/10/2025: First off I would say people need to overall check their expectations and do some research before visiting other countries. We spent a lot of time doing this and made sure to avoid all the tourist traps and Tik-Tok pumped locations that serve overpriced Americanized basic food. I see SO MANY reviews saying pasta isn’t cooked… Real scratch-made Italian pasta, when cooked correctly, should be al dente,meaning it has a tender but firm consistency with a slight resistance and chewiness when you bite into it, rather than being soft or mushy. so not what you make at home. Now for Bar Oasi, it’s a an inviting humble location with great service. we were greeted by Georgeo (I’m sure this spelling is way off), and I really wanted seafood pasta but with a wine sauce not on the menu. When he noticed I kept looking thru the menu over and over he asked what I was looking for and I just mentioned that to him and he immediately said, “No problem, we can make you whatever you want.” Our food was amazing, with actual flavor. This being our first time to Italy we could not have found better place to start. After long conversation I told Georgeo we are not interested in any of the “popular” places and wanted to go to real quaint restaurants with amazing food. He was very helpful and listed off authentic places we needed to try and everyone was absolutely amazing. It is harder to pick what places were the best as everything was so good. We went back the next evening for drinks and Georgeo even helped us with our next leg of our trip and listed authentic restaurants in Rome. I could not recommend Bar Oasi and Georgeo any more. This is a home away from home. Thank you Georgeo!

13/09/2025: Stopped here for lunch. Food and service was fantastic. Great small stop that had many locals eating there. Would highly recommend