# Italian Lakes Restaurant Guide: Como & Maggiore | Doorways

> Our favorite tables around Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, lakefront classics, village trattorie and the places our local concierges actually book.

Source: https://villavacations.com/travel-guide/italian-lakes-restaurant-guide/

Travel Guide · Restaurant Guides

# Italian Lakes Restaurant Guide

[Restaurant Guides](https://villavacations.com/category/restaurant-guides/)

By Kit Burns · June 1, 2026

![Italian Lakes Restaurant Guide](https://villavacations.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/italian-lakes-restaurant-guide-hero.jpg)

Here are some of our favorite restaurants in the Italian Lakes, including [Lake Como](https://villavacations.com/destinations/lake-como/) and Lake Maggiore.

## Lake Maggiore

### Arona

Al Cantuccio, Piazza del Popolo, 1, (039 0322) 241558. Recommended by guests who had two excellent dinners there, who said, “The service was wonderful. The food spectacular.” Prices are moderate.

### Stresa

La Botte, Via Mazzini, 6/8, (039 0323) 30462. Serves typical cuisine.

Osteria degli Amici, Via A.M. Bolongaro, 33, (039 0323) 30453. With a local crowd and a cozy atmosphere.

Piemontese, Via Mazzini, 25, (039 0323) 30235. Serves wonderful authentic regional food.

Taverna del Pappagallo, Via Principessa Margherita, 46, (039 0323) 30411. Has a nice garden, great pizza and more.

## Lake Como

### Bellagio

Bar Café Rossi, Piazza Manzini, 22/24, (039 031) 950196. Serves sandwiches, a pleasant lakeside cafe in the main square.

Barchetta, Salita Melia, 13, (039 031) 957389. One of [Bellagio](https://villavacations.com/destinations/lake-como/)’s best restaurants, specializing in fresh lakefish and seafood.

La Grotta, Salita Cernaia, 14, (039 031) 951152. Has great pizza and fish specials, including lake trout.

### Como

### Varenna

Vecchia [Varenna](https://villavacations.com/destinations/lake-como/), Contrada Scoscesa, 14, (039 031) 830793. A romantic lakeside restaurant with fresh fish flavored with local herbs.

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## Hand-selected villas in *Lake Como*

![Villa Cleo](https://villavacations.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/villa-cleo-01-1024x768.jpg)

Lake Como

### Villa Cleo

6 Beds·6 Baths·12 Guests

![Villa Silvana](https://villavacations.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/villa-silvana-01-1024x748.jpg)

Lake Como

### Villa Silvana

8 Beds·8 Baths·16 Guests

![Villa Angelica](https://villavacations.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Villa-Angelica-hero-1024x640.webp)

Lake Como

### Villa Angelica

6 Beds·6 Baths·12 Guests

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About the author

### Kit Burns

Kit Burns is a contributing editor at Doorways. A long-time guidebook writer with deep ties across Italy, Kit covers the practical side of a villa week — the restaurants, the day trips, the places worth driving an hour for. He travels with a notebook, a paper map, and very little else.

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