Il Giardino della Serenissima

You have a choice of indoor dining & outdoor. Prefer to sit inside unless you are a smoker than sit outside. Prices are fairly cheap but does not include the local tax (currently 22%), yet if you eat there, plan to dress up fairly nice! No take out food only indoor dining. This restaurant is a 2-man business with the chef & the restaurant assistant. All the food is homemade fresh here including the bread they serve. Both vegan and vegetarian options available at this restaurant.

We love living and eating in northern Italy, but sometimes it is frustrating finding good vegetarian options, especially for secondi piatti. This place is a welcome change. It is a small restaurant with one chef in the back and the owner serving you. Rather than ordering off the menu, he recommends that you select from a few options that he has available, probably due to what is in season. He has some excellent vegan options, including the best lasagna I have had in Italy. He believes that fake meat and cheese are an abomination (I am inclined to agree) and that vegetarian cooking must be approached from a whole new angle. And the bread was freshly baked & whole wheat, the best we have had so far. Highly recommended for herbivores in the Pordenone area.