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28/02/2025: Creative gourmet cuisine in a unique setting The Vetri restaurant, which opened in September last year, is exceptional in every respect. It is located in a lavishly renovated corner building of the former Conterie di Murano glass factory, now called Punto Conterie. The historic building is now a cultural and historical interface in which there is a bistro, a design bookstore with a glass art shop, a green boutique with floristry and fragrances, a bistro café and the gourmet restaurant Vetri. The restaurant is located on the upper floor of the building and can be reached via stairs or a modern elevator. The Vetri has a very nice terrace that offers a unique view of Murano and the canals. In addition to the restaurant, the Punto Conterie exhibition rooms are also located on this floor. Changing exhibitions related to the cultural history of Murano take place there. In the Vetri restaurant, creative fish dishes of the highest standard are prepared by the 26-year-old chef John Mark Nanit. The young Italo-Filipino learned his craft in, among other places, Scandinavian star restaurants and implemented this knowledge creatively with a reference to local products. The result is overwhelming: after the visit, we were sure that we had visited one of the best gourmet restaurants in Venice. For us personally it was the top culinary experience of the year. The organic egg cooked at 62 degrees with black truffles and baby spinach from the neighboring island of Sant' Erasmo as well as the halved paccheri filled with red shrimps, raw North Adriatic scampi and a sauce made from Venetian Caparossoli vongole with crispy quinoa and sepia cream were great culinary cinema. The main courses also impressed with product quality, freshness and taste: turbot on Sant' Erasmo spinach with tapioca-sepia crisp and a mussel emulsion as well as red tuna on celery with Japanese katsuobashi tuna flakes in nut butter - the taste experience cannot be described! We were so impressed by the aromatic dishes that we almost forgot about the creative desserts, the modern, elegant, high-quality ambience and the very friendly service.... The moderate bill at the end confirmed the impression that Vetri is an insider tip for gourmets in Venice. We wish the restaurant team that it receives the international recognition and awards that it undoubtedly deserves. Be sure to visit!

20/12/2024: Great restaurant with charming staff and wonderful atmosphere.