The roots of Caorle’s culinary traditions lie in the distant past, when the local fishermen and their families would expertly cook the seafood that they caught, along with produce from farms and the vegetable gardens that they all tended.
They might not have had much money a lot of the time, but the use of extremely fresh, first-rate ingredients ensured the dishes were absolutely delicious. Find out where to eat in Caorle.
Where to eat in the centre of Caorle
The cosy, wonderfully welcoming atmosphere adds an extra special touch to the experience of eating in the restaurants on the narrow streets and little squares of Caorle’s historic centre, surrounded by colourful houses. Find out about great places to eat in Caorle.
Al Fogher
Located almost directly on the seafront, right behind Caorle’s “living rocks” at 3 Viale della Madonna dell’Angelo, Al Fogher is a restaurant where you can listen to the waves breaking on the shore as you eat amazing seafood. The prices are in line with those elsewhere in the resort and the affable, courteous staff strive to cater to all of their customers’ needs. The queen scallops and Mediterranean scallops are outstanding. It’s also an ideal choice if you’re looking for places to eat fried seafood in Caorle.
Da Nappa
Found at 8 Piazza San Pio X, “Da Nappa” is a restaurant that serves traditional local seafood in a picturesque location just around the corner from Caorle’s bell tower. The atmosphere is absolutely magical, especially if you’re able to eat outside and look out over the square. Make sure you try the seafood spaghetti or spaghetti with clams, as well as the mouth-watering grilled seafood and some aromatic white wine.
Where to eat seafood near Caorle harbour
Another extremely picturesque part of Caorle is the fishing harbour, where the boats go after their trips out to sea. If you take a nice stroll along the quay, you can enjoy the sight of boats moored to big dolphins and sometimes also precious fresh catches being unloaded from vessels that have just returned.
The harbour is also a perfect place to take stunning photos at sunset!
Taverna Caorlina
Boasting views of the harbour, the famous Taverna Caorlina at 19 Via Francesconi has been serving traditional local dishes for more than 50 years. They include broetto (a type of fish broth with an age-old Veneto fishermen’s recipe) and moscardino in umido (musky octopus, which is commonly found in this area of the Adriatic and is cooked in a simple but exquisite way, with nothing but garlic, olive oil, chilli peppers and sieved tomatoes).
Ai Bragozzi
Another restaurant where you can eat near the harbour is Ai Bragozzi at 7 Via Riva dei Bragozzi. Small but extremely sophisticated, it offers an unmissable blend of outstanding quality, a variety of dishes and impeccable service. It’s named after the traditional sailing vessels that were once used by the local fisherman. The restaurant is renowned for its exceptional raw seafood dishes and its superbly stocked wine cellar, which is full of top labels.
Il Centrale
No more than a stone’s throw from Caorle’s charming fishing harbour at 6 Piazza Papa Giovanni XXIII, Il Centrale is a restaurant with delightful indoor and outdoor dining areas, where you’ll get a warm welcome from the polite, friendly waiting staff.
They serve fresh fish, generous portions, fabulous first courses and a divine mixed fry! In addition, they take great care over plating and there’s a nice range of desserts.
Local culinary delights outside Caorle’s historic centre
There are also plenty of restaurants and trattorias where you can eat seafood, meat and fantastic first courses outside Caorle’s historic centre.
Al Postiglione
Centrally located at 42 Viale Santa Margherita in Caorle, Al Postiglione is a restaurant with friendly staff, great food and a vast selection of wines and Veneto dishes. It also serves very good pizza made with superior ingredients. Large windows let plenty of light into the attractive, welcoming premises. One speciality we highly recommend is the selection of raw and cooked appetizers.
La Ritrovata
“La Ritrovata” at 8 Via dei Casoni serves simple, wholesome cuisine in the Falconera area near the lagoon and the countryside, where you can see traditional fishermen’s homes known as “Casoni”. Large helpings of delicious dishes such as rigatoni with seafood and spaghetti with mussels are brought directly to the table in steaming frying pans. The hot and cold appetizers are also a real treat and we recommend rounding off your meal with one of the delicious desserts.
Where to eat by the seafront in Caorle
After a pleasant stroll watching the spellbinding sunset over the sea, you’ll be ready for some dinner.
The mouth-watering smell from the kitchens of Caorle’s restaurants fills the air, leaving you eager to find out about great places to eat by the seafront in Caorle.
Vecchia Costiera
If you’re strolling along the seafront and looking for somewhere to eat in Caorle, stop off at Vecchia Costiera at 32 Via Roma, where Veneto traditions are fused with the Neapolitan roots of the owner. From pizza and pasta – such as scialatelli – to fried seafood, you’ll be spoilt for choice in this modern pizzeria and trattoria, which has spectacular experiences to offer for all the senses, especially the taste buds.
Where to eat meat in Caorle
The fish is so fresh here that eating it is an almost essential part of any holiday in Caorle, but if you’re a fan of meat dishes or you really don’t like seafood, we can recommend a marvellous place to eat meat in Caorle.
Enoteca Enos
If you’re fond of delicious meat dishes and you’re looking for somewhere to eat in Caorle, Enoteca Enos at 7 Via della Serenissima is the ideal place for you. Whether you want meat with your lunch, dinner by candlelight or supper later in the evening, the Silvestrini family has a menu that’s packed with surprises and a selection of classic Italian wines. There’s a warm, friendly atmosphere in the well-appointed premises, where the dishes that are painstakingly prepared with exceptional ingredients include classic Florentine steak, sliced steak, buffalo steak and enticing American barbecue-style chops.
Eating in agritourism establishments in Caorle
When you choose to eat in an agritourism establishment you tend to expect a warm, friendly atmosphere, because they’re nearly always family-run farms where the owners show the utmost attention to detail and everything revolves around authentic, locally sourced flavours.
Dune
Dune lies between the countryside and the sea at 6 Via Santa Croce in Eraclea Mare, not too far from Caorle. As well as rooms for guests, it has an excellent agritourism restaurant that serves choice food, partly because many of the ingredients come from the farm to which it belongs.
It’s a magnificent choice if you’re looking for somewhere to eat meat in Caorle because the fact that it comes from the farm itself ensures the quality is very high. The welcoming, friendly staff are extremely eager to please and there’s also a park where there’s lots of room for children to play safely.
La Fraschetta
It takes just a few minutes to get from Caorle to La Fraschetta on Via Cadore in Ottava Presa. At this simple, welcoming and affordable place to eat near Caorle, you’ll find friendly, helpful waiting staff and wholesome products that they make themselves.
If you like the first-class cheeses, deli meats, wines and pickled vegetables, you can buy some to take home with you. They serve mouth-watering meat, first courses and side dishes, with generous portions. If you go there with children, they can take a look at the farm animals.
Now you’ve got lots of useful tips if you want to eat seafood in Caorle, not to mention succulent grilled meat or irresistible pasta and rice dishes.
All that’s left to do is plan a trip so you can spend a few days relaxing in Caorle, sunbathing and savouring the local specialities. A quick search on our website is all it takes to find the ideal place to stay on holiday.
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