Lake Maggiore
Aside from relax along the waterfront, the main thing to do in Ranco is call by this fantastic restaurant, with its lake views, beautiful garden and even…
Must-see restaurants in Lake Maggiore
Lake Maggiore West Bank
A small restaurant on a small island with a big reputation. This bewitching place has an admirably short menu, which might feature octopus confit, black…
Stresa
One of Stresa's most gourmet restaurants doesn't advertise itself from its modest perch up a narrow side street. It doesn't need to. Local word of mouth…
Verbania
The setting really is hard to beat: Milano directly overlooks Pallanza's minuscule horseshoe-shaped harbour (200m south of the ferry jetty), with a…
Lake Maggiore West Bank
Cannobio's best restaurant, Lo Scalo serves cuisine that is sophisticated and precise, featuring dishes such as a suckling pig with spring onions and…
Stresa
The street profile isn’t a knockout and the interior isn’t particularly exciting either, but a quick opinion poll of local tastes will reveal that…
Lake Maggiore
If you like fresh lake fish then this is the place to come. Set right on the lake and surrounded by greenery, this hotel-restaurant serves up a mix of…
Lake Maggiore West Bank
Widely praised by locals, L'Imbuto is a modern, convivial lakeside restaurant that serves up creative, expertly prepared dishes that are excellent value…
Lake Maggiore West Bank
This Ticino-style grotto (traditional inn) overlooks the thundering gorge that is the Orrido di Sant’Anna. Granite tables and benches located under a…
Verbania
Its 100-plus years of history run like a rich seam through this enchanting osteria, where archive photos and bottles line the walls in a display of…
Stresa
The Pappagallo is a hive of Italian energy where industrious wait staff practically run between tables and your pizza will arrive in the time it takes you…
Lake Maggiore West Bank
With its rambling rooms, fish-themed portico and upstairs pergola-and-balcony dining area, this is the best of the few spots on Isola Bella for home…
Lake Maggiore West Bank
What is possibly Largo Maggiore's most romantic restaurant has a waterside terrace and views of the illuminated Rocca di Angera fortress at night. The…
Stresa
Reminding you that Lake Maggiore's west shore is in Piedmont, this refined dining room peddles such regional delicacies as gnocchi with Gorgonzola and…
Stresa
Fish! There's no secret about the star on Clandestino's menu. Within the elegant corner dining room with its parquet floor, creamy white linen and soft…
Lake Maggiore West Bank
For a quick Cannobio lunch (and flashbacks to your school days), sit down at a requisitioned lift-up school desk and order something from the blackboard…
Stresa
Regional dishes are at the heart of this tiny trattoria’s business, so expect grilled lake fish, pear and blue-cheese risotto and plenty of polenta (the…
Stresa
You may need to queue here, but it’s worth it to dine under vines on one of Stresa’s prettiest terraces in the centre of town, just off pedestrianised Via…
Verbania
A terrace overlooking Pallanza's ferry jetty and a wildly ornate interior help make this largely unremarkable eatery a perennially popular choice. As do…
Lake Maggiore West Bank
Choose between a vine-covered terrace overlooking the lake and the terracotta-hued interior dining rooms at this friendly restaurant. Start things off…
Lake Maggiore West Bank
Set back from the waterfront, you’ll have to go the extra mile to eat at this charming osteria with its pretty painted ceilings, pergola-covered patio and…
Verbania
A modern eatery close to the Verbania Pallanza waterfront with a small interior and rooftop terrace, Il Burchiello does good Italian staples without ever…
Stresa
Living up to its name, Jolly offers service at a jaunty allegro pace and is one of the best places in town to bag your early-morning Italian breakfast (ie…
Lake Maggiore West Bank
Tucked away in the mountain village of Crodo, Marconi serves outstanding haute cuisine, with a changing menu of creative seafood, slow-cooked beef and…
Verbania
Osteria dell'Angolo is less than 50m from the Verbania Pallanza ferry. It was undergoing renovations at last visit.
