The best Italian pizzerias and restaurants Switzerland

This traditional restaurant specialises in homemade pasta and pizzas. It has two outdoor terraces: one on the street and the other on the courtyard, very pleasant next to the Alchimic theatre! In the evening, the bruschetta offered as an appetizer is a pure marvel! Some specialities: Penne casareccia with cherry tomatoes, grilled pine nuts, parmesan cheese shavings, rucola, raw ham and white truffle oil, or tagliatelle al tartufo or agli scampi or even al limone. In winter, we enjoy risotto in its parmesan cheese wheel.

A small, warm place in the red and yellow tones that offer all kinds of foccacie, these Italian sandwiches, which you can eat indoors on the terrace or enjoy at the edge of the lake. Since March 2012, the small downstairs room serves as a restaurant, offering naturally Italian dishes! Very kind and smiling servers.

In the beautiful setting of Geneva's prestigious five-star Métropole Hotel, Gusto invites for a unique moment of high Italian gastronomy. Set in a very elegant decor with harmonious shades of ecru and caramel, the recipes are faithful to Italian gastronomy and culinary generosity (home-made pasta). A simple presentation requires great mastery and the know-how is the secret of a great chef. Here you will be surprised by the audacious and modern dishes. The artistic presentation and quality products guarantee wonderful flavours. The dishes are mouth-watering with lightly smoked roasted squid and vitelotte potatoes, coloured peppers and Treviso salad or the local veal chop cooked in a sauté pan with aubergine caviar, dried tomatoes and roasted artichokes. The subtle Italian tones will delicately delight your taste buds. You will enjoy a culinary explosion while savouring your dessert with the olive oil biscuit, creamy lime, raspberry confit and lime basil sorbet. An exposed cellar will delight lovers of good wines by the glass. Laurent Neel, the wine-waiter, offers the intensity and delicacies of each wine. In summer, the terrace is fantastic on Place Métropole which is opposite the English Garden.

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When the crispy bread is enriched with ingredients from Italy, our panini break takes on a sunny air. Very gourmet, the sandwiches combine assorted flavours such as Parma ham, Trentino quality speck, Valtellina bresaola... You can choose from several proposals or compose your own favourite. The homemade tiramisù is to be enjoyed comfortably in this modern and airy setting. The waiters have a singing accent and for a break, you seem to live to the rhythm of the Italian dolce vita.

Under the arcades in front of Piazza Riforma, this restaurant stands on the site of an old bistro that already existed in the 1930s. A very pleasant spot in summer, with an airy terrace that's always busy. Good traditional Italian cuisine with a modern presentation. The pizzas are crisp to perfection. The best part is that you can choose 2 pizzas in one! The dough is extremely thin, and even the largest size can be devoured without leaving a crumb!

The Borgia has been an institution for over 30 years. Reservations are necessary here, especially at weekends, because, in summer and winter alike, the address, although outlying, is often fully booked. The welcome is simple but so friendly. The shaded and above all ventilated terrace is a bonus that deserves to be mentioned. The menu is worthy of a real Italian restaurant: hot and cold antipasti, primo piatti with creamy agnolotti stuffed with pecorino and pistachio. Second piatti to honour homemade dishes such as Calamaretti with parsley and garlic.

With its light wood decor and bright rooms, this pizzeria offers gourmet or more classic pizzas, pasta and other traditional Italian dishes, making it a good stop-off for lunch in this area after, say, a visit to the Olympic Museum or a stroll along the lakeside quays between two parks. We've thought of everything, especially the children, with a corner dedicated to them, which is always good to know. The pizzas are good, and the service professional and welcoming. Recommended address.

The restaurant combines a sense of welcome and a desire to satisfy the customer with quality food. The mythical and romantic bridge inspires the flavours of Southern Italy. For the experts, the pizza dough is of legendary finesse. The chef offers a variety of fresh pasta, even more numerous than before, as the menu has expanded a little. There is always spaghetti with seafood. The portions remain generous. The wine list includes Amarone, Brunello, Barolo and Montepulciano, among others!

A veritable institution since 1910. Here, Italian cuisine is approached from a refined, family-style perspective, with no emphasis on pizzas - which aren't on the menu, by the way! We prefer to offer you great pasta dishes: tagliatelle with truffles, or simply homemade ravioli, but also saffron risotto, zucchini-crusted bass, spaghetti vongole or meat specialties. The house specialty, which will never be taken off the menu, is of course veal liver Venetian style.

Life is good, it's true, especially when it comes to having a good time in a real Italian restaurant. As generous as the pizzas, the menu is long and we note the 20 kinds of sauces proposed to decorate your pasta. The atmosphere is warm, and you will be welcomed with a free house aperitif. The two rooms are often well filled. We appreciate the menus designed to satisfy all appetites and especially the weekend menu with a choice of pasta, risottos and pizzas. It's ideal for families.

This Italian cafe restaurant is a haven for teachers and bankers. At night, the tone rises with the release of the shows. The atmosphere is that of a luxurious and discreet brasserie. One always tastes there the marvellous rosemary ravioli, a vitello tonnato, a saltimbocca Romana or a grilled sirloin of beef tagliatta, alla rucola, olivo e lmone... As for desserts, we love the Sicilian cassata, the tirami-sù withamaretto, the fruit mille-feuille... The welcome remains warm even late after the show. One of the good addresses of the district!

Mangi sano vivi bene. This is the credo of the Leonardo, dedicated to Italian cuisine geared towards well-being. In addition to traditional pizzas, fresh vegetables, fresh pasta, meats and fish a la plancha, there's the star product: focaccia, straight from Pane, Amore e Fantasia. To complete this high-quality cuisine, gluten-free dishes are also available. You can enjoy all this in a refined, designer atmosphere (takeaway also available). When the weather's nice, you'll love the large terrace overlooking the piazza.

When we compare recipes to musical notes, we can recompose them together to give birth to thousands of other ideas and create new compositions. It's a real poem, and it works! The pizzas are good and tasty, and the welcome and service are excellent. In short, the atmosphere is one of Italian gastronomy, and you'll never tire of enjoying it. A recommended address if you're craving pizza.

Housed in a remarkable historic building, Gerberstube has been delighting palates with finely authentic Italian cuisine for almost a century. The restaurant's two floors sparkle with a chic-modern spirit, surrounded by works of art by a renowned local artist. Be sure to look up to admire the splendid ^18th-century stucco rococo ceiling. On the plate, typical Italian dishes (vitello tonnato, risotto, delicious tiramisù...) are served by the most helpful and adorable staff. A wonderful address to discover.

This classic Italian trattoria sells out every night, weekdays and weekends. And it's not just because it's located on one of Zurich's most touristy streets. Reservations are therefore highly recommended, especially in the evenings. It's easy to understand why the place is so popular once you're inside: every table is perfectly laid, the service is always impeccable and the plates are each more beautiful than the last. When the weather's nice, there's a terrace where you can soak up the sun with a good pizza.

It is said that an Italian restaurant must be run by transalpine people. Well, the Celia restaurant proves us wrong! Here, although the whole menu smells of olive oil, there is not a single person from the boot in the kitchen or in the dining room... and this does not prevent the pizzas from competing with any of the competitors from Naples, Milan or Rome. Note: this is one of the few restaurants open on Sundays in the neighbourhood to welcome you in a warm and friendly atmosphere. To discover.

Bolognese pasta, four-cheese pasta, carbonara pasta, ricotta-spinach ravioli... Tschingg is the specialist in pasta on the go. On the menu, you'll find a dozen different flavors that can be combined with minestrone soup and, of course, ice cream. Unless you're tempted by tschinggmisu, the famous tiramisù. This small Italian-style fast-food chain is also present in Zurich at 2 Oberdorfstrasse and 353 Schaffhauserstrasse. Perfect for a quick meal between two visits.

A molto Italian-style welcome for this well-known local pizzeria. Many locals come to enjoy the dish of the day on the shady terrace in summer. The menu is tempting and very complete, with pizzas and pastas taking pride of place. The risottos are well worth discovering, and we invite you to try the famous risotto al merlot del Ticino, which emanates local flavors. But you can also come to Il Piazza for breakfast with a newspaper, coffee and pastries. The perfect way to start the day.

Nothing is missing to feel transported for the time of a meal in Italy! Creamy risottos, pasta farandole, traditional and vegetarian pizzas to be enjoyed with live music on weekends. An atmosphere full of life and family.

An Italian restaurant that stands out by offering succulent Italian specialties such as arancinis, foccacia, grilled vegetables evoking the flavors of southern Italy from which Christian the manager takes his origins. The desire to please, to offer quality dishes is essential for our young owner. For the lucky ones, the best thing will be to settle down and take the time to enjoy the dish of the day on the spot. In the evening, it's a lively, relaxed atmosphere, where you can enjoy a cocktail or a glass of wine.