Da Lorenzo – Al Giardino Segreto is a contemporary Italian fine dining restaurant located within a historic Venetian palazzo on Fondamenta Madonna dell’Orto, in the Cannaregio district of Venice. With seating for just 12 guests, the restaurant offers an intimate dining experience shaped by seasonality, precision, and a deep respect for Italian culinary traditions. Included in the MICHELIN Guide 2025, the restaurant takes its name from Lorenzo Patarol, the 18th-century botanist who transformed the surrounding grounds into a remarkable private garden.
The cuisine is guided by a contemporary Italian philosophy that places exceptional ingredients at the centre of every dish. Seasonal produce, seafood, and carefully selected regional ingredients are treated with restraint and technical precision, allowing flavours, textures, and provenance to speak for themselves. Guests can choose between two tasting menus, Sensazioni and Emozioni, alongside a concise à la carte selection. Da Lorenzo is brought to life by a talented team led by Paulo Airaudo and chef de cuisine Salvatore Paladino, who oversees the restaurant’s day-to-day culinary direction. Together, they share a commitment to craftsmanship, attention to detail, and a product-driven approach rooted in authenticity. The restaurant overlooks a private botanical garden and is set within the quiet surroundings of a centuries-old Venetian palazzo. Designed to offer a sense of privacy and calm, the intimate dining room provides a refined setting where hospitality, atmosphere, and cuisine come together naturally. Opened as the Venetian expression of Paulo Airaudo’s culinary vision, Da Lorenzo celebrates the richness of Italian gastronomy through a contemporary lens. Today, it offers a dining experience that combines the character of Venice, the beauty of its historic setting, and a cuisine defined by clarity, balance, and seasonality.
Chef & Founder
Paulo Airaudo
Chef
Salvatore Paladino
Gallery
Recognition
Michelin Recommended“A good dinner, which showed me a young talent, that of Paladino, a slight figure of a chef yet capable of giving his own personal imprint to Airaudo's ideas.”
“The material is there, time we hope too: it would be a pity if a city hungry for high-level venues did not grant this one its chance.”
“A place where one can taste an interesting cuisine halfway between the many inspirations of the Argentinian chef, the southern Italian flair of resident chefs Salvatore Paladino and Alfonso Esposito Ferraioli, and the territory itself.”
