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Paradiso Perduto

Name: Paradiso Perduto
Address: Fondamenta della Misericordia, Cannaregio 2540, Venice, 30121, Italy

By Sarah Haddad April 11, 2026

At a glance

Paradiso Perduto is an informal Venetian osteria on Fondamenta della Misericordia in Cannaregio. Its longstanding identity centres on fish-market cooking and gran fritoin, fried fish with white polenta. It suits readers looking for that traditional approach rather than a fixed contemporary tasting sequence.

Seafood antipasto at Paradiso Perduto in Cannaregio, Venice

A fish-market approach

The restaurant’s own description says its dishes change with the Venice fish market. That gives the menu a different planning logic from a restaurant advertising a fixed course sequence: choose it for the style of cooking and ask what is available for your date. Gran fritoin is the named speciality on the operator’s site; the older description does not establish a current priced menu or guarantee any particular daily catch.

Sources: Paradiso Perduto — osteria and seafood tradition

Dinner and music are separate arrangements

Music is part of Paradiso Perduto’s history, but its visible event archive leads with a January 2018 listing. It is not a current performance calendar. If live music is the reason for visiting, arrange the date and dinner reservation separately. The operator gives +39 041 720581 for table enquiries. Ask about the day’s menu, table arrangements and current meal times in the same enquiry.

Sources: Paradiso Perduto — osteria and seafood tradition, Paradiso Perduto — event archive

Practical details

Address: Fondamenta della Misericordia, Cannaregio 2540, 30121 Venice, Italy
Published reservation telephone: +39 041 720581
Operator description: Operator description — Older operator page; not a current priced menu or concert schedule.

Planning questions

What is gran fritoin at Paradiso Perduto?

The operator describes it as fried fish served with white polenta, a speciality of the osteria.

Sources: Paradiso Perduto — osteria and seafood tradition

Will my dinner include live music?

Do not assume a performance is included. Obtain the current event date and make the meal arrangement separately; the historic archive does not confirm today’s programme.

Sources: Paradiso Perduto — event archive