Georges Desrues (@georges_desrues) is a Trieste-based food writer.

"For me it’s always Harry’s Bar for a negroni and croques monsieurs. If I’m in the mood for wine, I go to Cantine del Vino Già Schiavi for a glass of soave and tartina di baccalà—standing at the bar, of course.”

Chiaratella Cattana’s (@chiarastellacattana) textile designs, sold in her shop on the Salizzada San Samuele, celebrate centuries-old Venetian weaving traditions.

“I love going for a glass of wine or organic prosecco at Vino Vero—their wine list has over 600 labels of natural, organic and biodynamic wine; I’m partial to Palistorti, a red from Tenuta di Valgiano. Vino Vero also does amazing cicchetti: fig mustard with goat gorgonzola, robiola with goose and red fruits, little pieces of octopus with hummus. Divine.

And my new place is the ECC at Palazzo Experimental. I tried—and loved—the Ponte Lungo cocktail, which is made with Cachaca, Moscato d’Asti, fennel syrup and lime juice.”

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Third-generation restaurateur Raffaele Alajmo (@raf_alajmo) is the man behind the restoration of the Gran Caffé e Ristorante Quadri on St Mark’s Square.

“I am a real gin martini lover. Besides our Venice restaurants, Gran Caffè & Ristorante Quadri and AMO, you can find me at Harry’s Bar for a chilled Martini shot and Arrigo’s polpettine, which arrive hot from the kitchen. Or I’ll go to Bar Longhi inside the Gritti Palace where servers arrive with a martini cart and prepare your cocktail tableside. You can choose your poison from a grand selection of gins and vodkas and they use all-natural, uncoated lemons from Sorrento for their twists. And be sure to ask for their black olives.”