The St. Regis Venice's Gio's Explores Puglian and Venetian Cuisine Under Chef Giuseppe Ricci

Gio's, The St. Regis Venice's Grand Canal-facing restaurant, launched a new à la carte menu and three tasting menus, starting at €120, built around the interplay between Puglian and Venetian cuisine. Chef Giuseppe Ricci, a Puglia native who built his career in Veneto, is uniquely positioned to bridge those two culinary traditions rather than simply choosing one.

The hotel's bar program earned its own recognition in 2025, taking second place for Best Italian Hotel Bar in Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards, alongside a Forbes Travel Guide 2025 Hotel Star Bars award. Between the restaurant's regional culinary bridge-building and the bar's dual recognition, the hotel has built a dining identity distinct from Venice's more conventionally Venetian-only restaurant scene.

For a city whose culinary reputation rests heavily on lagoon seafood and Venetian tradition, Gio's decision to bring southern Italian influence directly into the conversation, via a chef with genuine roots in both regions, gives The St. Regis Venice a menu worth seeking out specifically.

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