HOTEL QUERINI Essential Business Hotel Sandrigo

In the idyllic setting of a 16C mill with a garden and small lake, this restaurant boasts an equally magical dining room with a warm, friendly and traditional feel. Top-quality dishes from the Veneto include a delicious sopressa(the region’s cured ham), Vicenza-style baccalà (cod) with Marano polenta and a soft guancetta served with a superb pendolòn (potato polenta).

You follow winding roads up into the Lessini hills to get to this small paradise, a rustic setting which is home to an elegant, family-run restaurant where everyone works hard to ensure that you enjoy your evening. Federico Pettenuzzo and his mother are at the helm in the kitchen (the latter responsible for the delicious pastas), while Federico’s brother Riccardo oversees the front of house. The creative cuisine is prepared from ingredients sourced from all over Italy and further afield, with some occasionally original combinations.

Housed in a small country villa with the ambience of a private residence, this restaurant boasts a dining room with a welcoming fireplace in winter and a veranda full of natural light, giving it a classic feel that makes it perfect for an elegant and romantic dinner. The cuisine is distinctive and full of substance, featuring a selection of meat and fish dishes that includes classic and creative options alike.

Situated just a stone’s throw from the square with its famous chessboard, this authentic trattoria boasts a warm, inviting dining room and an outdoor space shaded by wisteria. Run by the same family for 120 years, the restaurant serves regional specialities such as tripe soup, bigoli pasta with various sauces, Vicenzo-style bacalà (salted cod), Venetian liver and desserts such as zaeti biscuits and macafame bread pudding. As there are just a few tables and the restaurant is very popular, booking ahead is recommended.

The cuisine at this restaurant is almost exclusively based on fish and seafood, with three main points of focus – an extensive array of raw dishes; ageing of almost all the fish to accentuate flavour and texture (as well as making the skin pleasantly crispy); and the grilling of some courses. Top-quality ingredients and delicious desserts complete the picture.

Housed in an early 20C farmhouse, this restaurant boasts the typical ambience of a traditional multi-generational trattoria, while the cuisine focuses on classic dishes that are typical of the Veneto. Highlights include bigoli pasta, bean soup, Vicenza-style baccalà cod and mallard duck.

An inn fragrant with freshly baked pastries, but above all a restaurant brimming with energy, where the glow of the charcoal grill caresses prime cuts of meat, the undisputed stars of the kitchen. Andrea Poli, chef-owner, celebrates product and season with playful dishes and authentic flavors, while embracing contemporary forays such as the irresistible “grilled radicchio gnocchetti, draped in béchamel, red wine sauce, and crispy hazelnuts.” On Wednesdays, a small selection of gourmet pizzas adds an unexpected twist to the experience.