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.

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.

In the charming district of Sottoriva, on the banks of the Adige River, this rustic establishment offers local cuisine. Good local products, fresh fish and excellent pizzas prepared by the owners who are originally from Naples. Also on the menu are Venetian-style liver, risotto with amarone wine (seasoned to perfection) and creamy tiramisu. Pasta with lobster and seafood is also very popular. Prices are reasonable considering the quality of the dishes and the warm welcome you will receive in this beautiful restaurant.

Another historic Milanese restaurant. This is where every year the literary prize of the same name (Bagutta) is awarded. Tuscan cuisine is delicious and the garden is very pleasant in summer.

Warm atmosphere guaranteed! Just 100 metres from the lake, La Cucina della Marianna is the right address to taste the specialities. The restaurant is very friendly and its terrace on the lake is a nice asset in the summer. There's no need to choose, the owner decides the menu... Every day a theme, for example on Wednesdays it's grandma's recipes, Thursday it's the garden menu, Friday it's fish day... Each time a great conviviality with a very welcoming staff, in short an address to be discovered.

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.

A trattoria in the rules of the art: brick vaults, checkered tablecloths, wine pitcher and a lot of atmosphere! On the menu, the best of the lake's specialities. The dishes of the day are listed, but the regulars go straight to the point: antipasto del lago (lake appetizer) and tinca al forno con polenta (polenta oven tench). It won't take you long to understand where this trattoria gets its name " del gallo ", from the rooster: the collection of objects in the shape of roosters is impressive!

Excellent wood-fired pizzas in the characteristic setting of an old Milanese working-class dwelling. Small wooden tables and bottle-covered shelves upstairs, a large vaulted room in the basement for groups. A friendly, informal address that doesn't drain the wallet while guaranteeing an authentic setting and impeccable service. Pizzas include ham and artichoke, spicy salami and four-cheese. Focaccia and salads are also on the menu.