Gourmet products local specialties and wines Italian Switzerland

Rediscover the authentic, true juice of the old-fashioned practices that allow grapes to become a pure elixir with a sacred taste! La Cantine Riva Mörcote produces white, red and rosé wines respecting the very essence of fermentation. Once the grapes have been harvested, fermentation takes place naturally, without the addition of enzymes or yeast. The product reveals itself as if by magic, resulting in a wine that is subtle and, above all, very natural. The producers are attached to the simple values of conviviality and their wine is like them: noble, sincere and without cheating.

Superb, located on the magnificent Piazza Riforma, well known in Lugano for its delicious ice creams (homemade cones) and pastries, which can be enjoyed at any time of day. Vanini is also a bar where Spritz blossoms on the terraces in summer! An old house that plays with the spirit of the times and offers a sophisticated, professional welcome. Ticino locals like to come here for breakfast on weekends, to enjoy a delicious homemade hot chocolate: elegant surroundings, delicate tasting of quality products and an intimate atmosphere.

Since 1888, the Peverelli family's pastry-making know-how has been passed on! The candy boxes colour the shop with their sugared almonds and sweets. A nice place for a typical breakfast or a gourmet break in the beautiful Piazza Collegiata. One rushes there especially to taste the famous bissoli with chestnut flour and chocolate. The ice creams are to die for with very original flavours such as lavender or almond. If you wish to send a message, it is possible to have it written on a bread crown.

Switzerland means cheese, and inevitably chocolate! Lugano is a prime setting for Swiss chocolatier Läderer, whose points of sale are deployed in over twenty addresses across the confederation but also abroad. At the 2018 World Chocolate Masters in Paris, two creations impressed the jury and have since been on sale: the Masters caramel tablet and the Masters mandarin bonbon. Come and stock up here on tablets, chocolate casse, fine and seasonal chocolates, sweet souvenirs to take home.

For ice cream lovers, 9 Gelato is clearly a must in Lugano! This ice-cream maker - whose reputation is well established - offers artisanal ice-cream with quality ingredients: producers known for their extraordinary vanilla, a selection of fine cocoa, Bronte pistachios..., and on the fruit side, seasonal products that are only fresh for preparation. No colourings or chemical preservatives... Quality is there. Flavours: classic and the most original, such as wine-based Merlot ice cream from Ticino.