Location: Stresa
Top Restaurants in Stresa
Top 10 European food in Stresa, Piedmont, Italy
Find out what European restaurants to try in Stresa. Stresa is a town and comune of about 5,000 residents on the shores of Lake Maggiore in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Milan. Since the early 20th century, the main source of income has been tourism. It is situated on road and rail routes to the Simplon Pass.
Things to do in Stresa
10. Caffe Torino Ristorante Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1358 reviews
Reviewed By HfbR77
Caffe Torino has been one of our favourite eating places on all of our previous visits to Stresa, and it still is. We usually choose from the 'specials' menu which is in Italian, but the staff will always explain it to you in English if you ask them. This year they had sword fish on the menu, one of my favourite meals. Over the holiday we also tried the ossobuco, stinco di maiale, gnocchi, crespelline and parmigiana, all of which I would recommend. With generous portions, good prices and tasty food it's a good place to eat.
9. Verbano
Overall Ratings
4 based on 927 reviews
Reviewed By Richard P
Visited for lunch ( recommended by our boat captain) as we travelled around three delightful islands .Lovely setting on the lake with good menu and wine list. Food was excellent and service was friendly and efficient.
8. Casabella
Overall Ratings
4 based on 504 reviews
Reviewed By redeco
We visited Ristorante Casabella as part of a group and were seated in a formal inside dining room on the parlor floor. Seated at round tables for ten, we were quite comfortable. It was after dark, so the lack of a view on this floor was unimportant. Wait staff here are polished and professional, and know how to serve their clients.I started with antipasti - olives, aged Parmesan cheese, hearth baked bread, and thinly sliced bresaola - a dry cured salted beef that can be quite difficult to find in U.S. My primi was tagliatelle ciacio e pepe, beautifully cooked pasta with a creamy cheesy sauce with black pepper. Simple, elegant, tasty. The highlight of my dinner here. My secondi was roasted lamb thigh with oven toasted potato wedges and seasonal vegetables. Quite good, and just pink in the center. For dolce, we were served twin desserts - tiramisu and ricotta cake. Who knew? Ricotta cake is a favorite, and didn't disappoint.Overall, I loved this restaurant; loved the staff; loved the menu. A fine dinner, only a water taxi away from Stresa. I'll be back. Enjoy!
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7. Ristorante Belvedere
Overall Ratings
4 based on 872 reviews
The restaurant Belvedere will welcome you in the magical and relaxed atmosphere of the lake: you will enjoy our regional and Italian specialties sitting in the beautiful dining room with lake view or directly in the garden. We pay particular attention to
Reviewed By PandiMcPandaFace
Everything was perfect from the moment you are being picked up by the boat to when you arrive to a magnificently beautiful restaurant to the point where the food comes. The restaurant room is light, airy and has a stunning view on the lake. The food was the best during our stay in Stresa, and the prices are fair as well. Really recommend this place!
6. Ristorante Il Borromeo E Hemingway Bar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 275 reviews
The Restaurant of the Grand Hotel des Iles Borromees - Elegant - Gluten free - Reservations welcome.
Reviewed By drichia
Lovely dinner on the terrace with view of the lake. Excellent waiters. Wind knocked a wine glass over with small amount of wine. Waiter promptly filled it with prosecco. Lovely pasta. Also a dish with 4 pieces of different lake fish. Prices expensive but worth it. There was a daily 3 course menu for â¬56.
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5. Osteria Mercato
Overall Ratings
4 based on 752 reviews
Reviewed By FYL003
Our first lunch after our arrival at Stresa and we were so glad we went there. The restaurant opened at noon for lunch and we were the first table. We ordered the foie gras, 3 house made fresh pasta dishes and a bottle of wine to share between the two of us. The chef plated all the orders in half before serving us. We really appreciated the efforts and definitely kick up the rating. The food was very good. The service was friendly and thfe food came in a timely manner.
4. Villa Pizzini
Overall Ratings
4 based on 237 reviews
Villa Pizzini serves typical food using only seasonal ingredients and sourcing local fruit, vegetables and meat. Every meal is home made and prepared while you wait to guarantee you the best culinary experience. Our speciality is the homemade pasta that w
Reviewed By Gill P
We booked ourselves into Villa Pizzini for dinner, bed & breakfast as part of a two day walk from Stresa to Orta. We very much enjoyed the "small 4 course menu" which was full of interesting flavours using high quality ingredients complemented by some delicious Italian red wine. It's expensive, but the whole area is, and when you take into account quality and transportation to the top of a mountain then it's not overpriced. Our room was quite small and minimalistic but light with windows in several directions. It's wasn't luxurious (the corridors and dark green metal doors gave the accommodation a hostel like feel) but it was comfortable and beautifully quiet. Breakfast buffet the next morning comprised again high quality ingredients - really excellent freshly made coffee, yoghurt and fruit juices, tasty cheeses, cold meat and bread and delicious homemade cakes. The downside was that the quantities were rather measured (except for the cakes which were plentiful) presumably because there were only 4 overnight guests and the pieces of cheese and the bread looked like leftovers. Still there was enough to eat but there was a still feeling of having to hold back. The owner watched over us for the duration and with only one other couple having breakfast the atmosphere was one of "hushed whispers" and not very relaxing. A shame. As an aside, the views from the top of Mottarone are wonderful but the mountain top itself, like many ski resorts in summer, looked sad with ongoing maintenance work etc. The walk from Stresa to Mottarone proved less strenuous than we thought (we are regular hillwalkers) and route finding very easy as it was waymarked all the way but the route down to Orta was not well marked so a GPS would be handy. Overall a very enjoyable two days.
3. Ristorante LaStresa
Overall Ratings
4 based on 637 reviews
Reviewed By lauramtorino
Nice restaurant in the pedestrian area with a small outdoor area heated by lamps. The staff is nice, the food super and well presented. We had vitel tonnee, veal with tuna sauce typical Piedmontese, and gnocchi with pink trout, a very interesting and unusual combination; then we shared Rossini filet and lamb with thyme, both meats really tender and juicy. The chocolate soufflé was excellent too. Portions are middle size, as you expect in a fine restaurant. The price is on the high side. They have wine by the glass or also half bottles. They take credit cards.
2. Ristorante Cardini
Overall Ratings
4 based on 251 reviews
The Restaurant "Cardini" is located in Someraro, on the hills of Stresa, and overlooks the Lake Maggiore with a charming view on the Borromeo Isles and the surrounding mountains. The restaurant has a large dining room with 70/80 seats and a terrace where
Reviewed By Readingboy1
we out a lot, but when on a short break we rarely go back to the same place twice.great first meal.great second meal.the pasta with pears, and the lamb were standout. I would have preferred the lamb a little bit pink. but hey - it was great.it is a long way out of town. it took us 40 mins to walk there (up a steep hill) - but i guess that is what taxi's are for.lovely view. would be worth going for the view.oh and by that way it is great value for money
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1. Corner08
Overall Ratings
4 based on 254 reviews
Our kitchen offers high quality raw materials prepared by expert chefs, with hands that speak of their love for their work; our dishes are eaten first with the eyes, and then you can taste the palate. We propose the slow cooked that enhances the flavor of
Reviewed By Nina P
I have been hearing about this place for a few months now so we have decided to test it out. We had family sunday lunch with small birthday celebration.The menu was excellent offering good variety of dishes. Not too many dishes as I get suspicious whether products are fresh. It has offered a diverse choice suitable to all tastes and the products were certainly fresh and carefully selected. The wine choice was also very good (pity I was designated driver but my husband has indulged).The highlight was maialino dish; very tender and juicy. Compliments to the chef.We had three/four course meal at very reasonable price. Superior quality, lovely interior and super nice service. It was our first visit but certainly not the last. We loved it :-)Thank you! Sorry for my bad english but i desire to answer you. I wait you and your family to taste our specialities that change every month and the special menu for the event like next woman's day or Easter or to taste our new Young proposal IL GIROPASTA
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