Settimo Cielo

About Settimo Cielo

Fondamenta Narisi puts this address in San Marco, the part of Venice where dinner is a short walk from the water and the crowd arriving has usually dressed for it. The kitchen works in a fine-dining Italian register, served at table across the terrace and the interior, with lounge and chilled house kept low enough that conversation carries. Friday and Saturday are the nights it fills, largely with couples, visiting Western Europeans and South Americans, and professionals in from work; formal dress is expected and the $$$$ band reflects both the cooking and the position. Entry is limited to guests 30 and over, with 18 the minimum for drinking. It runs year-round rather than closing out the quieter months, which makes it a reliable booking in winter as well as high season, and the 4.7 rating across a modest review count tracks with a small room that keeps its standards.