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    La Vita è Bella - Fish of the Day

    La Vita è Bella

    4.6(41 reviews)
    40.2 km
    €€

    Food: 5 Value: 5 (arguably a 6/5)…read moreService: 5 Ambiance: 3.5 The single greatest Italian cuisine meal I've eaten to date. We found this restaurant through Google Reviews and generally had high hopes, but were blown away by the experience. We ordered salads to share, drinks, and pasta before a tiramisu - I went for a seafood pasta (see pictures) and negroni. We definitely could have avoided getting the two salads; portions were massive and we ended up not finishing either salad. My main course was delicious. The pasta had a zesty, fresh flavor between the lemon, olive oil, parsley and tomato, but the welcome surprise was seeing mounds of mussels, clams and shrimp inside the dish (I'm from New York and expected maybe 10 total) that took me almost 5 minutes to deshell before I went to town on it. Cocktails were excellent - hard to see from the photos but huge and delicious. Resulted in a great midday buzz. Limoncello spritz was also good but perhaps too strong for a lunchtime drink. Other courses ordered: - Lamb ravioli - Had 1-2 bites and tasted good, but probably a 3.5-4. Not really up to my palate and compared to my own entree, hard to beat :) - Carbonara - Solid. Incredibly rich and this was an entree where the large portions actually hurt more than helped - Salads - Hard to tell bc I was full of pasta Minor ding if anything is the ambiance. It's a block or so away from the crazy shore of Como but still was getting a bit loud by the time we left. Not a real complaint and didn't affect our experience, but if you're looking for a more quiet and relaxed experience you might want to go to a less touristy area. Thank you for a lovely meal!

    Horrible service and food. Served us rotten food and didn't not exchange our food. Do not recommend.read more

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    La Vita è Bella - Pasta pomdoro

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    La Vita è Bella - Grilled Octopus

    Grilled Octopus

    La Vita è Bella - Linguini with seafood, negroni, carbonara, salad

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    Linguini with seafood, negroni, carbonara, salad

    Posta

    Posta

    4.2(10 reviews)
    9.9 km

    One of the highest rated restaurants in Baveno, Italy on TripAdvisor, but hardly any reviews for…read moreYelp. Located in the heart of town on a town square overlooking the lakefront. It was 91 degrees with high humidity, and nobody in their right mind would be eating inside, if there were outdoor tables available. We got the closest table to the lake with our lake view obstructed by tent kiosks of vendors cleaning up at 630pm. Service is good, with me getting the 13 euro black spaghetti with squid, mussels amid a delicious saffron cream. The black pasta tastes just like regular colored pasta. 3 large mussels adds flavor to the light cream sauce. Various bits of perfectly cooked squid enhances the flavor and the presentation. Wife had the 13 euro ravioli stuffed with milky cheese and vegetables julienne. Exactly 4 ravioli. I would have ordered the meat ravioli. Bill comes with a coperti, or cover charge of 2 euros per person, or 4 euros, plus a 2.5 euro charge for water, which comes in a bottle. plus the 26 euros for the two pasta dishes. 6.5 euros or $8 for mandatory water and cover charges for each couple, before you even order the first course. Good meal, but not much of a view at 630pm, with the vendor's kiosks blocking our lake view. Highest table tax yet at 4 euros. Good thing we had a large lunch, otherwise we would be going home hungry.

    Great past! Great service. Specially their tiramisu, it is delicious. Even though is not what we…read moreusually have in US. US tiramisu is more Chocolate. But their smooth mascarpone and soft sponge fingers make this tiramisu a great dessert.

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    Posta - Grilled Sea Fish

    Grilled Sea Fish

    Posta - Vanilla cream with Mascarpone Cheese cream.

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    Vanilla cream with Mascarpone Cheese cream.

    Il Rapanello - italian - Updated May 2026

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