Editorial place profile
Wistèria Restaurant
At a glance
Wistèria Restaurant in San Polo pairs contemporary seasonal cooking with a small indoor room and a garden under wisteria beside a quieter canal. Its current MICHELIN listing shows one star. The six- or eight-course Serendipity tasting is a shared whole-table decision.
Practical details
- Menu
- Six/eight-course Serendipity; same format for the table
- Setting
- San Polo indoor room and wisteria garden by a quiet canal
- Recognition
- One star on the current MICHELIN listing
- Booking
- Credit-card guarantee; 24-hour cancellation/change deadline
- Late/no-show policy
- Published charge €195 per person
- Rules
- No pets; smart casual; closed Wednesday/Thursday
- Published meal periods
- Monday/Tuesday 19:00–21:00; Friday–Sunday lunch 12:00–13:30 and dinner 19:00–21:00; closed Wednesday and Thursday
A garden and seasonal menu in San Polo
Wistèria’s San Polo setting includes an indoor dining room and a garden under wisteria beside a quiet canal. A garden preference remains subject to the actual season, weather and seating allocation.
Serendipity is offered in six or eight courses for the whole table. The linked autumn menu illustrates dishes such as mackerel with turnip and yuzu, duck-and-shiitake risotto and mantis-shrimp linguine; the menu changes with the season.
Sources: Wistèria: San Polo restaurant and garden, Wistèria: tasting-menu formats, Wistèria: linked autumn tasting-menu PDF
Recognition without an invented experience
The current MICHELIN listing shows one star. The combination of a smaller garden/canal setting and contemporary tasting menu makes it a useful alternative to the larger landmark-hotel rooms.
The operator discusses seasonality and responsible ingredient choices. Those statements are not treated as a certified sustainability award or proof that every dietary adaptation is available. Agree the actual menu in advance.
Sources: Wistèria: San Polo restaurant and garden, MICHELIN Guide: Wistèria
Read the reservation terms before committing
The published policy requires a credit card, not a debit card, to guarantee the reservation and says there is no charge at booking. Changes or cancellations have a 24-hour deadline; the listed late-cancellation or no-show charge is €195 per person.
Pets are not allowed. Smart-casual rules exclude shorts and beach sandals. Published service is Monday/Tuesday dinner 19:00–21:00 and Friday–Sunday lunch 12:00–13:30 plus dinner 19:00–21:00, closed Wednesday/Thursday. The operator’s noon label is inconsistent; the restaurant-guide lunch listing supports midday. Call +39 041 524 3373 for the actual service, seating and menu price.
Sources: Wistèria: reservation, cancellation and restaurant rules, Wistèria: San Polo restaurant and garden, Wistèria: linked autumn tasting-menu PDF, MICHELIN Guide: Wistèria
Planning questions
Can I guarantee a wisteria-garden table?
Ask for that exact seating and its weather alternative; a restaurant description or photograph does not guarantee the garden allocation.
Is Wistèria’s €195 policy charge the dinner price?
No. It is the published per-person late-cancellation/no-show charge. Ask for the actual menu price and the terms applying to your reservation.
Contact and published information
- Published Wistèria Restaurant website
- Published menu
- Call Wistèria Restaurant: +39 041 524 3373
- Address: San Polo 2908, 30125 Venice, Italy
Where this place fits
Mentioned in our guides
Sources and review dates
- Wistèria: San Polo restaurant and garden — Operator website — checked 2026-10-23
- Wistèria: reservation, cancellation and restaurant rules — Operator website — checked 2026-10-23
- MICHELIN Guide: Wistèria — checked 2026-10-23. One star verified on the current native listing.
- Wistèria: linked autumn tasting-menu PDF — checked 2026-10-23. Previously read in this review; a later repeat fetch failed. Six/eight-course structure retained; bare PDF price numbers are not assigned an inferred currency.
Author and corrections
Sarah Haddad is responsible for this profile. It is based on the published sources cited here; no firsthand visit or independent service test is claimed.