Half an hour far from Venice, in the middle of the lagoon, there is the beautiful island of Burano, famous for the art of lace and the colorful houses of the fishermen. Here, in the early years of the twentieth century, Romano Barbaro opened a tavern for the locals and for the first tourists.
In 1910 the first painters went ashore on the island and were charmed by the magic atmosphere of this place and "Da Romano" became their refuge. Worth to mention are: Gino Rossi, Umberto Moggioli, Pio Semeghini, Arturo Martini, Luigi Scopnich. Then, followed: Vellani Marchi, Novello, Scarpa Croce, Seibezzi, Dalla Zorza and many others.
At "Da Romano", for decades, all the artists but also writers and intellectuals who loved Burano met. Not surprisingly, the restaurant was filled gradually with paintings that were "thick on walls as stamps", on the pages of an album. Today the tributes to "Da Romano" are a valuable collection of works by artists of different generations, many of which are among the most famous and important names contemporary art and in a sense the place of memory of a unique cultural season.
The "Da Romano" tavern became one of the most loved and frequented places by the big of the twentieth century and one of the few and most prestigious restaurants of art in Venice. "Da Romano" is still run by the Barbaro family, which continues that tradition with love and capacity, keeping the prestige and the welcoming hospitality of the venue.
