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Pizzeria Trattoria La Perla
Restaurant Review
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LEFT: Pizzeria La
Perla is on a side street in Cannaregio, across from a movie theatre. INSET BELOW: The Imbodens pose awkwardly with
pre-pizza pommes frites. |
In
Venice, as elsewhere in Italy, pizza tends to be a bargain: A personal
plate-size pizza is nearly always cheaper than a multicourse meal, it's filling,
it's unlikely to be disappointing, and it usually arrives at your table fairly
quickly--a fact that makes pizza especially attractive after a long day of
sightseeing.
 Venice
has no shortage of pizza restaurants, but there's one that has become a family
favorite with us: Pizzeria Trattoria La Perla in the Cannaregio district, just
around the corner from the Campo dei SS. Apostoli near a movie theatre, a Co-op
supermarket, and the
Hotel
Giorgione.
 La
Perla isn't as elegant as the nearby
Trattoria Pizzeria San Alvise on the Fondamente Nuove, and the
atmosphere is more spartan than that of another reliable
pizzeria-restaurant that we've been visiting for years, the
Taverna San Trovaso in Dorsoduro.
Still, the decor is pleasant, the clientele includes more locals than
tourists, the pizza is satisfying, service is efficient, and prices are
reasonable by Venice standards. If you're sightseeing or shopping on the
Strada Nova and you're hungry for pizza, head for the Campo dei SS.
Apostoli and use the directions and map on the next page to reach the
Pizzeria La Perla.
Tips:
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From watching the natives, we've learned to share an
order of pommes frites as an appetizer. (The combination may not be
especially healthy, but at least it's less weird than having French
fries or chips on the pizza--a menu option that we've seen in
more than one Venetian pizzeria.)
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La Perla has an extensive menu of pastas, meat dishes, and
other items, so you needn't stay away if someone in your group
doesn't care for pizza.
To find your way to
the Pizzeria Trattoria La Perla, see the map and
step-by-step directions on page 2 of this article.
Next page:
Map with directions
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Durant
& Cheryl Imboden's
