Thrift stores in Venice
If you like the hunt, Venice, Veneto is worth a wander: 15 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. 4 of them are charity shops and 11 are independent second-hand stores, so Venice gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Venice (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include La Birba and Angoli di Mondo, plus Scuola di Fisica — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Venice's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Venice thrift lineup
15 mapped within about 40 km:
La Birba
Second-hand store
La Birba — an independent second-hand store, found on 49/b Via Spalti in Mestre.
49/b Via Spalti, Mestre, 30173
Angoli di Mondo
Second-hand store
Angoli di Mondo is an independent second-hand store on 10 Via Barroccio Dal Borgo, Padova. Angoli di Mondo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:00-12:30,15:30-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Via Barroccio Dal Borgo, Padova, 35124
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:30,15:30-19:30
Phone: +39 049 8803611
Scuola di Fisica
Second-hand store
Scuola di Fisica is an independent second-hand store.
Secondhand Padova -
Second-hand store
Secondhand Padova - is an independent second-hand store on 65 Via del Santo. Secondhand Padova - also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:30-13:00; Mo-Fr,Su 15:30-19:30; Sa 10:30-19:30.
65 Via del Santo
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:30-13:00; Mo-Fr,Su 15:30-19:30; Sa 10:30-19:30
Il Mercatino N°1 dell'usato
Second-hand store
Il Mercatino N°1 dell'usato — an independent second-hand store on 67c Via Ca' Marcello. Also worth knowing about Il Mercatino N°1 dell'usato: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-12:30,16:00-19:30; Mo 16:00-19:30; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
67c Via Ca' Marcello
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-12:30,16:00-19:30; Mo 16:00-19:30; Su,PH off
Phone: +39 041 5316256
Affari d'oro
Second-hand store
Affari d'oro is an independent second-hand store on 56 Via Umberto I, Casalserugo. Affari d'oro also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-12:30,15:00-19:30.
56 Via Umberto I, Casalserugo, 35020
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-12:30,15:00-19:30
Mercatino Altri cieli
Charity shopRun by Cooperativa Sociale CIELO
Mercatino Altri cieli is a charity shop run by Cooperativa Sociale CIELO on 58 Viale del Lavoro, Ponte San Nicolò. Mercatino Altri cieli also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 15:30-19:30; Sa 09:30-13:00,15:30-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
58 Viale del Lavoro, Ponte San Nicolò, 35020
Hours: Tu-Fr 15:30-19:30; Sa 09:30-13:00,15:30-19:30
Phone: +39 049 8962075
Magazzino Mobili
Charity shopRun by Cooperativa Sociale CIELO
Run by Cooperativa Sociale CIELO, Magazzino Mobili is a charity shop, found on 10 Viale Austria in Ponte San Nicolò. Also worth knowing about Magazzino Mobili: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 16:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-13:00,16:00-19:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
10 Viale Austria, Ponte San Nicolò, 35020
Hours: Tu-Fr 16:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-13:00,16:00-19:30
Phone: +39 320 3922712
Portobello Market
Second-hand store
Portobello Market is an independent second-hand store.
Mercatino Franchising Padova
Second-hand store
Mercatino Franchising Padova — an independent second-hand store.
Secondamanina Treviso
Second-hand store
Secondamanina Treviso is an independent second-hand store on 6 Via Piavesella, Villorba. Secondamanina Treviso also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-12:30; Tu-Fr 09:30-12:30,16:00-19:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6 Via Piavesella, Villorba, 31020
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-12:30; Tu-Fr 09:30-12:30,16:00-19:00; Su off
Phone: +39 333 561 4822
Secondamanina Vigorovea
Second-hand store
Secondamanina Vigorovea is an independent second-hand store on 69 Via Padana, Vigorovea. Secondamanina Vigorovea also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:15-12:15,15:30-18:15; Sa 09:15-12:15,15:30-18:00; Mo,Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
69 Via Padana, Vigorovea, 35020
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:15-12:15,15:30-18:15; Sa 09:15-12:15,15:30-18:00; Mo,Su off
Phone: +39 348 443 6758
Punto Usato
Second-hand store
Punto Usato — an independent second-hand store, found on 54 Via Borgo Botteghe in Piove di Sacco. Also worth knowing about Punto Usato: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:00-12:30,15:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
54 Via Borgo Botteghe, Piove di Sacco, 35028
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:30,15:00-19:00
Phone: +39 335 6569410
Angoli di Mondo Noventa
Charity shopRun by Angoli di Mondo
Run by Angoli di Mondo, Angoli di Mondo Noventa is a charity shop, found on 14 Via Martiri della Libertà in Noventa Padovana. Also worth knowing about Angoli di Mondo Noventa: the map lists its hours as Tu 15:30-19:00; We 15:30-22:30; Th 15:30-19:00; Sa 09:00-12:30,15:30-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
14 Via Martiri della Libertà, Noventa Padovana
Hours: Tu 15:30-19:00; We 15:30-22:30; Th 15:30-19:00; Sa 09:00-12:30,15:30-19:00
Phone: +39 049 8931533
Comunità Emmaus
Charity shopRun by Emmaus Padova
Run by Emmaus Padova, Comunità Emmaus is a charity shop, found on 35 Via Pietro Mascagni in Albignasego. Also worth knowing about Comunità Emmaus: it has a website with more detail.
35 Via Pietro Mascagni, Albignasego, 35020
What the map tells us about thrifting in Venice
10 of the 15 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Venice — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Venice; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
6 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Most shops in Venice list a phone number. Use it — a thirty-second call beats a wasted drive, especially for furniture or anything you can't carry home on the bus.
The Venice thrift circuit
Making a day of it in Venice? Work this order: La Birba on 49/b Via Spalti, Angoli di Mondo on 10 Via Barroccio Dal Borgo, Scuola di Fisica, Secondhand Padova - on 65 Via del Santo, Il Mercatino N°1 dell'usato on 67c Via Ca' Marcello, Affari d'oro on 56 Via Umberto I, Mercatino Altri cieli on 58 Viale del Lavoro, and Magazzino Mobili on 10 Viale Austria. That's 15 stops, and if you hit them in sequence you won't backtrack. 7 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Venice
Regulars learn these fast; visitors to Venice can skip the learning curve:
- Keep a running want-list at La Birba. Write down what you're hunting for. Aimless browsing is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Try everything on at Angoli di Mondo. Sizing across decades is chaos. The fitting room — or a brave moment by the mirror — saves you from the almost-right jacket.
- The housewares aisle rewards patience. Cast iron, Pyrex, good knives — they all surface eventually. Check the bottom shelves; heavy things live low.
- Visit at opening time. Serious pickers arrive at opening. You don't have to be one of them, but the first hour has the best pick of the day's restock.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Venice — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Venice can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 15 that's closed, or a great shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
Prices at Venice's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Venice included.
Thrift store listings for Venice: 15 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.