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Thief takes spritz ingredients from a Venice restaurant, leaving pricier bottles
A burglar broke into Orient Experience in Venice during the night between Sunday and Monday.
The restaurant is in Campo Santa Margherita and is run by Afghan-born restaurateur Hamed Mohammad Kharim, with staff from different countries.
The thief took about ten bottles of spritz ingredients—Aperol, Campari and Select—and the cash drawer, which held only a few coins.
Wine and other spirits, including more expensive bottles, were left behind.
The damage is estimated at nearly €1,000, with replacing the forced and unusable entrance door expected to cost about €500.
No cameras or witnesses have been reported, and Kharim went to the authorities to file a complaint.
Kharim’s other restaurant had four break-ins in three months last year, but those incidents were at Africa Experience, not Orient Experience.
A thief broke into Venice’s Orient Experience restaurant and took cash-drawer coins and about ten bottles of Aperol, Campari and Select.
The break-in happened overnight between Sunday and Monday at the restaurant in Campo Santa Margherita.
The thief left wines and other liquors, including bottles reported to be more expensive than those taken.
The damage and stolen goods were estimated at just under €1,000, with the restaurant door needing replacement.
Owner Hamed Mohammad Kharim said there were no surveillance cameras or witnesses, and he reported the break-in to police.
- Who
- An unidentified thief broke into the restaurant. The owner is Hamed Mohammad Kharim.
- What
- The thief took the cash-drawer tray containing coins and about ten bottles of Aperol, Campari and Select.
- When
- Overnight between Sunday and Monday; the articles were published on 13 October 2026.
- Where
- Orient Experience in Campo Santa Margherita, Venice.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Kharim said his Africa Experience restaurant in Calle Lunga San Barnaba suffered four thefts within three months.
A thief broke into Orient Experience, took cash-drawer coins and about ten bottles of aperitifs, and damaged the entrance door.
Kharim went to the authorities to report the break-in.
- Restaurant
- Orient Experience, Campo Santa Margherita, Venice
- Stolen bottles
- About ten bottles of Aperol, Campari and Select
- Estimated total loss
- Just under €1,000
- Door replacement estimate
- About €500
- Previous thefts
- Four at Africa Experience in three months last year
3 sources
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Venezia, furto all’Orient Experience: rubati il fondo cassa e dieci bottiglie di aperitivi. Ma solo Spritz: lasciati vini più costosi
Ladro di spritz all'Orient Experience: lascia vini e liquori e ruba solo Aperol, Campari e Select. Quinto furto in pochi mesi
What people are saying
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