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local cuisine. From the breakfast
croissants to the evening pasta,
all dishes are home-made.
TREMEZZO: Cantina Follie €€
Italian
Via Volta Alessandro 14, 22019
Tel 0344 423 11 Closed Tue lunch
Located in the heart of
Tremezzo, this restaurant-cum-
wine bar is a locals’ favourite.
Upmarket wines are sold by the
glass, accompanied by Italian
buffet dishes.
TREMEZZO: La Terrazza €€€
Gourmet
Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Via Regina 8,
22019
The lovely terrace at La Terrazza, a gourmet Italian eatery in Tremezzo Tel 0344 424 91
This lakeside restaurant celebrates
COMO: Raimondi €€€ MANDELLO DEL LARIO: Riva the art of gastronomy. Start with
Goumet Granda €€ the gratined scallops followed by
Via Cernobbio 12, 22100 Italian a rack of lamb or the Lake Como
Tel 031 338 33 Piazza XXV Aprile 5a, 23826 lavaret. Excellent desserts and
Housed in the refined setting of Tel 0341 70 03 36 Closed Tue in winter wine list.
the 19th-century Villa Flori hotel, This welcoming place offers
Raimondi specializes in Lombardy local dishes with a modern twist. VARENNA: Vecchia Varenna €
cuisine. The menu classics include Lake fish is used in dishes such Italian
pappardelle with game ragout as perch stuffed ravioli. Home- Contrada Scoscesa 10, 23828
and Guancialino veal stew. made pasta and desserts. Tel 0341 83 07 93
Vecchia Varenna can be found
DK Choice MOLTRASIO: Imperialino €€€ at the harbour in a 15th-century
Gourmet
stone building. Its kitchen offers
ISOLA COMACINA: Locanda Via Antica Regina 26, 22010 fish from the lake with capers,
dell’Isola Comacina €€€ Tel 031 34 61 11 Closed Mon meat in wine, pasta and desserts.
Gourmet Housed in a lakeside hotel villa,
Sala Comacina, 22010 Imperialino excels in gourmet VARENNA:
Tel 0344 550 83 Closed Nov– fish dishes, plus regional Albergo Del Sole €€
mid-Mar favourites such as veal in a sauce Italian
This restaurant stands on a lush or with an olive crust. Good Piazza San Giorgio 17, 23829
private island in the centre of wine list as well. Tel 0341 81 52 18 Closed Tue
Lake Como and is reached only Whitefish and pike from the lake
by boat. The menu, comprising SALA COMACINA: and dishes such as ossobuco
mainly fish but with chicken La Tirlindana €€ made with veal shanks feature
dishes too, is said to have been Italian on the menu of this eatery.
created in 1948 and remains Piazza Matteotti, 22010 Picturesque dining terrace.
unchanged. A favourite haunt Tel 0344 566 37
of celebrities. Dine on dishes such as home-
made gnocchi with squid
fol lowed by beef with gorgonzola Lake Garda
LECCO: Antica Osteria at this cosy restaurant overlooking
Casa di Lucia €€ the harbour. BARDOLINO: La Formica €
Italian Italian
Via Lucia 27, 23900 SALA COMACINA: Piazza Lenotti 11, 37011
Tel 0341 49 45 94 Closed Sat Taverna Bleu €€€ Tel 045 721 17 05 Closed Mon
lunch & Sun Gourmet This landmark restaurant in the
Set in a 1600s palazzo, this osteria Via Puricelli 4, 22010 old quarter offers pasta, fish and
has a loyal following. Top-quality Tel 0344 551 07 Closed Nov–Mar; meat dishes and decadent
ingredients, lake fish and wines Tue desserts. Vitello tonnato (veal in
are selected for its gourmet Enjoy views over Isola Comacina tuna sauce) is a speciality.
menu. The nut tart is legendary. and gourmet-style Lariana cui-
sine at this boutique restaurant. BARDOLINO: Bardolino €€
LECCO: Al Porticciolo €€€ The menu includes Missoltini Italian
Gourmet served with home-made polenta. Via Gardesana dell’Acqua 10, 37011
Via Fausto Valsecchi 5–7, 23900 Tel 045 621 40 11 Closed Nov–Mar
Tel 0341 49 81 03 Closed Mon & SAN SIRO: Sole €€ A contemporary restaurant with
Tue; Wed–Sat lunch Italian almost floor-to-ceiling windows,
Exquisite fish and shellfish Santa Maria Rezzonico, 22010 Bardolino offers panoramic lake
dishes at this classic lakeside Tel 0344 500 89 views, along with fine cuisine.
restaurant. Trout in a creamy Set in a villa with the lake’s water Meat and fish in traditional
almond sauce or shrimps with a pebble-skim away, the family- sauces, plus pizza and wines,
salsa are tempting options. run Sole celebrates traditional feature on the menu.
Key to Price Guide see page 170
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