Lake Como · Where to eat
Best Restaurants in Lake Como
Eating on Lake Como means lake fish, polenta and fresh pasta, with a view more often than not. In Como, Ristorante Canottieri Lario serves Mediterranean and Lariana cooking on a terrace over the water, Er Più grills the day’s catch in a former silk mill and Terrazza 241 has a rooftop at Hilton Lake Como. Above the lake, La Polenteria stirs polenta in a copper pot above Brunate, and Trattoria Baita Belvedere and Polentoteca Chalet Gabriele cook mountain dishes in the hills above Bellagio. On the east shore, La Scarpetta makes fresh pasta in Varenna and Hosteria del Platano looks over the lake from Fiumelatte. Book directly with each restaurant.
Apulian cooking
1Ristorante Crìanza
Apulian family recipes and fresh fish near the lake
★★★★★Reviews
Mediterranean, Lariana
2Ristorante Canottieri Lario
A panoramic terrace right on the lake
★★★★★Reviews
Contemporary Italian
3Terrazza 241
A rooftop with a glass greenhouse over the lake
★★★★★Reviews
Seafood and grill
4Er Più
The day’s catch on an open grill in an old silk mill
★★★★★Reviews
Valtellina mountain cooking
5La Polenteria
Polenta stirred in a copper pot above Brunate
★★★★★Reviews
Lombard cooking
6Crotto del Sergente
Polenta, game and lake fish, with a big wine cellar
★★★★★Reviews
Italian cooking and pizza
7La Cava dei Sapori
Open kitchen, gourmet pizza and a wine bar
★★★★★Reviews
Polenta and mountain cooking
8Polentoteca Chalet Gabriele
A stone-and-wood chalet at 1,012 metres
★★★★★Reviews
Lariana mountain cooking
9Trattoria Baita Belvedere
A family trattoria in the woods above Bellagio
★★★★★Reviews
Modern lake cooking
10Sottovento
A big lakefront terrace facing Bellagio
★★★★★Reviews
Lake Como home cooking
11Hosteria del Platano
Homemade pasta and lake fish with a terrace view
★★★★★Reviews
Fresh pasta
12La Scarpetta
A short menu of pasta made every day
★★★★★Reviews
Osteria and wine shop
Osteria Cantinafrasca
Cured meats, simple cooking and a well-chosen glass
★★★★★Reviews
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Best Restaurants in Lake Como: questions and answers
What food is Lake Como known for?
Lake fish, polenta and mountain dishes from the valleys above the lake, alongside fresh pasta. Recipes and menus change with the season and the restaurant.
Where can you eat with a lake view?
On the terrace of Ristorante Canottieri Lario and the rooftop of Terrazza 241 in Como, at Sottovento in Lierna and at Hosteria del Platano above Varenna.
Do I need to book restaurants on Lake Como?
For dinner and for terraces in summer, yes. Book directly on each restaurant’s official website or by phone.
Are there restaurants in the hills above the lake?
Yes: La Polenteria above Brunate, and Trattoria Baita Belvedere and Polentoteca Chalet Gabriele above Bellagio, which are best combined with a walk.
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