6Pasticceria Chiusso

It’s easy to mistake a certain kind of Venetian gruffness for bad temper. But don’t be misled by Pierino Chiusso and his wife Maria.

They may not be all smiles but they’re a kindly couple, and Pasticceria Chiusso, their little café-pasticceria right by the precariously leaning tower of the San Giorgio dei Greci church, serves some of the city’s most delicious breakfast pastries