Getting lost following the alleys, plazas and squares of Venice in search of special views is a wonderful experience.

Let yourself be captured by the enchanting atmosphere of typical Venetian restaurants and spend a splendid time in good company savoring traditional dishes of Venetian cuisine.

In the heart of Venice, a stone’s throw from the Church of S. Maria della Consolazione or “Della Fava”, you will find the restaurant “Da Mario alla Fava”, its name taken from the nearby church.
The restaurant first opened its doors in 1960, when Mario Bonavita decided to make his dream come true: opening a restaurant full of atmosphere for rediscovering true Venetian cooking; a cuisine at that time forgotten by the locals, neglected by journalists and disregarded by foreign gourmets and chefs.

The family atmosphere and outstanding quality of the dishes prepared soon meant that “Da Mario alla Fava” became one of Venice’s most famous restaurants: one of the walls is lined with hundreds of photographs of famous celebrities who have enjoyed Da Mario alla Fava, and the restaurant, even with continuous renovations over the year,s maintains a “vintage” atmosphere as it was in the '60s.

Recalling Mario Bonavita's motto of those years which seems to still ring through the air: "If you are sad and bored with life, you will rediscover joy at Da Mario alla Fava"