Just had a surprise bonus trip to Venice, a taster really before I return with my daughter next month.

Had a wonderful dinner at Nevodi on Via Giuseppe Garibaldi on the far side of Venice, towards Lido.

The risotto required two people order it and was based on Langostinos. This was both rich and refreshing, my ideal balance of lemon (more subtle than assertive) and savoury seafood. Just a joy to rediscover the tastes and textures with each mouthful. Loved it.


We also had squid with a beetroot sauce and vegetables. Squid tends to reward you if you develop a relationship with it in your mouth and don’t swallow it down too quickly. Not because you need to keep chewing it because it is tough (and this certainly wasn’t) but because it releases more and more of its flavours. Often you get more sweetness by persevering, but this just delivered more and more umami qualities. And all the vegetables were good too, the potatoes were absolutely on point.


The beef cheeks with polenta were excellent.




Was glad my companion and me are intimate enough so that I got to eat both. The squid did win on glamour.

They also made the best Spritz type drink I’ve had - I generally ask for the one made with Cynar, which I prefer to Select or Aperol, and they really nailed it here.

As this was a last minute opportunity I had no chance to reserve at Nevodi. We turned up just before they opened, asked and got lucky. Quite a few were turned away later on.

I enjoyed everything I ate in Venice this weekend, looking forward to returning.