The best restaurants Lacs italiens

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.

At the end of a pretty paved courtyard, this Indian-inspired vegetarian restaurant exudes serenity. The menu is copious and of impeccable quality. You will be seduced! The menu and a la carte vary according to the seasons and the chef's mood: vegetable samossas, vegetable curry or tofu curry, chapatis or dhal. On the sweet side, you will be surprised by the mango crumbles: a treat! In the summer, the tables come out under the arbour. Next to the restaurant, there is a shop selling organic products, massages, yoga classes and a cultural centre.

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.

It's a veritable Lugano institution. This insanely elegant establishment has been open since... 1803! It houses a dining room, patio and library. Refined cuisine is served in a distinguished setting. We really recommend it for a cappuccinoaccompanied by one of the wonderful pastries in the Al Porto café/confectionery section. Be sure to look up and admire the ceiling, dating from 1500 and frescoed by Florentine artist Carlo Bonafedi. There's also a meeting room for 2 to 44 people.

A new trend, Fermata offers a menu of gourmet tacos, fajitas and burgers that you'll want to devour. A vintage decor reminiscent of the world of trains, with high tables for relaxed seating. A treat to be savored without any hang-ups, as everything is homemade. Special mention for the parmesan and truffle fries. As for drinks, the gin-based cocktails are excellent. The service is friendly and welcoming, and the atmosphere very pleasant. If you like burgers, this is an address not to be missed, especially as it's kid-friendly.

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.

Atypical in chic, trendy Lugano, this basement inn, located in a vaulted cellar, offers a warm, rustic ambience. Traditional Ticinese recipes abound, the polenta and risottos are exquisite, the cheese platters incredible and the tiramisu very successful. It's easy to see why the place is such a success, as the quality of the food is unanimously acclaimed. To complete the picture, there's a fine wine list to accompany your meal. Efficient, attentive service. Friendly owner. You won't be disappointed!

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!

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!

This authentic restaurant offers excellent local cuisine. The homemade pasta is simply delicious! We especially enjoy seafood: antipasti, seafood, fresh fish dishes of the day... That day we had a bit of octopus as a starter, followed by tagliatelle with tuna and eggplant cream. Finally, we tried the succulent and traditional tiramisu... A very professional welcome in a refined atmosphere. We quickly realize that this is a very good address that delights the taste buds as well as the pupils

Housed in a 17th century palace, this restaurant offers typical lake cuisine and also high quality regional specialities from Trentino. You can eat on the terrace or in a cosy room. The service is elegant and the atmosphere warm. A hedonistic address where every plate is worked. While the visual appeal is seductive, the tastes and flavours blend perfectly, making this restaurant one of our favourites in the area. As for the staff, available and smiling, they will be at your disposal to advise you on dishes and wines.

In a quiet alleyway in Stresa, here is a small bistro with contemporary lines whose very good cuisine has been winning the loyalty of a local clientele for several years. On the plate, the high quality raw materials blend harmoniously together for a result that gives, among other examples, an excellent knife cut beef tartar, cheese gnocchi, seafood linguine or lamb chops with small vegetables... Wine list, served by the glass, to match the food.

This is a beautiful wine bar address in the heart of Como. At the entrance, stalls of regional sausages and cheeses invite you to a small tasting session, all washed down with excellent wines, while a shop selling gastronomic specialities (some with black truffles) allows you to discover other local flavours. A la carte, the rabbit medallion with sage is unforgettable. The owner's warm service completes the setting to ensure that the evening is as perfect as possible. All in all, you have a good time and come back with pleasure!

In the hamlet of Clusane, 5 km west of the center of Iseo, a historic address known by the good forks of the surrounding area. The Bosio family has run this stone cottage on the little port since 1862, and the quality of the restoration is as good as ever. The dining room is full of character, with its wooden counter and copper pans hanging from the walls. The cuisine is a tribute to local produce: baked or grilled lake fish, spaghetti with prawns and grandma's apple pie... Enticing, isn't it?

It is a rustic restaurant with family management, very friendly, in the middle of olive trees. Here you can taste the typical dishes of the region such as polenta cuncia (polenta cooked with butter and cheese with different flavours depending on the place), and fried fish. The result is excellent, the dishes are unanimous thanks to the talent of the chefs. The atmosphere is warm and relaxed, the welcome is always very good, the staff takes care of everything... Reservation is highly recommended in the evening, at weekends and in high season.

Small, family-run bistro frequented by locals, which also makes very inexpensive and delicious pizzas, especially the Neapolitan calzone , in the center of Stresa. Classic homemade pasta in the true Italian tradition, as well as dishes featuring fried fish or seafood. Platter for two garnished with good produce and a fine selection of Piedmontese wines. Pleasant setting. Back to basics!