The best restaurants Grands lacs italiens

A pizzeria al trancio (sliced thick pizza) very welcoming, where one can eat an excellent farinata di this (galette of chickpeas). The staff were very friendly and helpful.

This restaurant is known for its cheese-based menu. A detour to those who want to discover the famous Italian cheeses and Lombards. Friendly and friendly atmosphere.

A very good address to eat at any time, on the thumb or for a more consisting dish. A good cheese card and an even more impressive list of wines. A living atmosphere, although a little noisy, with a warm but welcoming staff, especially the boss.

In the charming hamlet of Feriolo, a handful of kilometers north of Baveno, this hotel-restaurant has maintained its good reputation for well over 50 years. This traditional establishment offers a classic cuisine that emphasizes the freshness of its produce. The menu features excellent fish specialties, thanks to the hotel's geographical location. Try the menu de la mer, with its black spaghetti served with the fish of the day, or the tagliatelle version... The hotel also boasts 14 modern, comfortable rooms.

An elegant restaurant with small private lounges, renowned in Desenzano. The service is attentive and discreet. The chef, originally from Sardinia, offers a delicious and inventive cuisine mainly based on fish.

This is one of the restaurants of the Grand Hotel delle Terme. He was awarded in the famous Italian restaurant guide, Gambero Rosso. The kitchen is delicious. A great moment of tasting, even if it's out of price!

Excellent restaurant and a few rooms lost in a palace in the upper city.

It's the only restaurant on the island. On its terrace, we saw the other two islands: Isola Bella and Isola Pescatori, as well as on the coast of Stresa.

A trattoria located near the Stazione Centrale. From the entrance, beautiful seafood and fresh fish trays welcome you. Two rooms, one large and one more intimate, furnished to the old, and shelves filled with bottles of wine. The kitchen is traditional and offers excellent homemade pasta and full of other savour specialities or more original like the penne alla Tognazzi (recipe from the famous actor). Among the wines, try the grignolino.

With its 60 seats, this restaurant has always been a guarantee of good Piedmont and Lombardy cuisine. The misto bollito (mixture of boiled meat), the cassoeula and the al al-barolo, all cooked in a traditional way and served with great attention.

Its exceptional location on the most beautiful square of the city, the Santa Lorenzo column, its family management and its winter garden make this pizzeria-restaurant particularly magical. All pizzas are prepared with organic products.

A restaurant-museum whose owners, art lovers, offer the walls of their establishment to the artists of Milan who are also regular clients of the house. Everything is artistic in this restaurant, each dish is an explosion of colours and perfumes, and always very careful.

At the head of this restaurant in the Fiera, two associates who made their arms in the best restaurants, before opening their own kitchen in 1998. An intimate and refined atmosphere. In the summer, a Zen garden offers a romantic atmosphere. A cuisine mainly Milanese, the card changes every month. 

The restaurant offers a modern and original setting with a pleasant decoration and a tasting bar. His cuisine is Mediterranean and creative: fresh pasta, meat, fish. Fine wine list.

A pizzeria-restaurant with a very Neapolitan ambiance. As its name indicates, it serves dishes based on mussels (cozze) but also some pizzas (15 varieties). The bright and colourful garden makes the atmosphere pleasant and Mediterranean. Among the dishes, try a'cozziata, a rich plateau of mussels and other specialties of the sea, and, as cheese, the famous mozzarella mozzarella, speciality Neapolitan speciality.

It's the opera Nabucco (portraits, scores and precious manuscripts - the chef's a collector!) that has set the mood for this intimate, discreet restaurant in the lively Brera district, where excellent, typically Milanese cuisine is modestly served, with fresh produce enhanced for the most demanding appetites and palates. Four charming, cosy rooms. Informal atmosphere and local clientele at lunchtime, candlelight and soft music in the evening. Try the zucchini flowers with ricotta, among other incredibly fragrant dishes.

An intimate, sought-after atmosphere in this restaurant in the Brera district, ideal for a romantic meal or a dinner in a hushed setting. Subdued lighting, spaced tables and attentive service complement the high quality of the food. On the plate are classics like saffron risotto and marrow bone, as well as a few originals like salmon tartar with avocado. An address to be enjoyed in all circumstances, and at very reasonable prices given the quality!

A touch of French refinement floats through the two charming rooms of Fioraio Bianchi. The owner, French by birth and Milanese by adoption, has turned Milan's oldest florist into a romantic, "perfumed" place to enjoy breakfast, dinner and aperitifs. The menu changes every month in line with seasonal produce. It's a place where you can forget about your phone and replace it with a book, for example, while you enjoy a drink or a meal. And don't forget that the flowers and plants on display are for sale!

A large restaurant offering excellent local specialities. In the beautiful surroundings of the large room or terrace, or in the little alley (with a little cheaper food). You can book for weddings.

In the heart of town, just a stone's throw from the lake, Bistrot 76 (formerly Ristorante Piemontese) is one of Stresa's most renowned addresses. Inside: a beautifully wood-panelled dining room and a flower-filled pergola for al fresco dining. The varied cuisine is typically Piedmontese, and the wine list is tempting. The welcome is friendly, almost family-like, and you'll feel right at home. The lake menu offers fish and local produce in original specialties, a real discovery. Good value for money.