Since no one in the US will stop in as it is not in the tourist track. I will be honest and say how…read moregreat this spot is. Pizza is spot on and the Pastas are great. BUT... the monthly special menu is really an amazing snapshot of seasonality and true Italian cooking. We normally stop in once a week and are never disappointed. They just update the wine list to include some very interesting finds. Great local spot. Americans please go to Stresa.

Just went for a lovely dinner there, during a business trip. The food is amazing and the service…read moreoutstanding. Prices not as.expensive as indicated. All waiters speak English, even thought I was the only non Italian in the place.

This was our first stop in Stresa. Cozy little place down a small side street but what a meal…read more The pizza was cooked to perfection and flavors were remarkable. The crust was soft with just the right amount of chew. Ingredients were obviously fresh. We were treated like family by both the host and servers. We have a second stop in Stresa next week and will absolutely go back.

Delicious pizza. Friendly and efficient staff. Outdoor courtyard lovely on a warm summer's day.read more

Great location and open all day (many places close from 2 pm to 7:30 pm)…read moreBut I ordered risotto. A simple dish, but they ruined it by the excessive amount of salt. Really, really too salty. Ugh. And the water they serve is not mineral water. If you have to pay just to get water, it should be a good quality mineral water!

We ate in the outdoor area where all the other restaurants share the plaza. Our server and main…read morewaiter were great. I ordered two rounds of different beverages - no problems. Our food was really good. I ordered the branzino which was wonderful and my wife ordered the chicken melanazze which she enjoyed. We loved eating in the square with everyone.

Came here on suggestion from a local person. It is brand new but since we were visiting for couple…read morenights, this was a welcome addition. Service was impressive. Our server went out of way to help us even though he was overwhelmed. We for a pasta and a pizza to share and both were delicious. The pizza was very Italian; light crust worth most center. The posts s cooked perfectly and while being simple, it was out together very well. The atmosphere is nice to. A bit different from rest of restaurants in town - but more modern in outlook.

Came here after recommendation from hotel staff. We arrived here before the kitchen was open, but…read morebar staff served our drinks immediately. We ordered 3 pizzas for 4 of us and that was plenty.

Such a delicious and beautiful spot for lunch. 2 of us had…read morepizzas which were very generous servings and 2 had carbonara which was delicious and a favorite for sure! Made our trip to Ascona even more memorable.

Great food with a beautiful view!…read more Ascona is absolutely beautiful and this restaurant sits on one of the prettiest streets I've seen that overlooks the entire lake and mountains and it's a beautiful sight to see. During the day you can sit outside in the mornings or afternoons and share a cup of coffee or nice glass of wine and just enjoy the sun shining over the lake and the peace and tranquility and beauty of Switzerland from this great restaurant. At night the restaurant lights are dimmed low and the dinner is enjoyed by glow of candlelight. It makes for a wonderfully romantic evening. The wine list is pretty extensive and they also have a nice selection of Ticinese wines that you cannot find outside of Switzerland. The staff is very friendly and welcoming and our server was happy to go over the wine list with us and made some excellent recommendations for local wines to try. They have a pretty good extensive menu for food as well, they have everything from pizza to salads to pasta and grilled shrimp and everything is pretty affordable especially for being in Switzerland. One of the best dishes I had was the mushroom risotto it was very very good and full of flavor. It was also nice that you could order the smaller or larger portion size which is always a great option for groups who like to share and try several plates. I highly recommend trying some of their deserts they are all very good as well. They had some deserts on the menu that I've never had anywhere else before and some I've never even heard of so we decided to try them since our server recommended them so highly and said they were some of the restaurants specialties and they were all very unique and very very good. Overall it's a great place, if you're in the area and looking for a nice place to enjoy the view and get some great food I highly recommend checking this place out morning or night you will not be disappointed!

Very good pizza place. Staff was very friendly. Definitely…read moregoing back there. The Calamari was a bit salty but tasted good. Their house pizza ("Bolangaro") was delicious!

Thin crust pizza that's so good you'll want to eat all your crust. But really. It's manages to be…read moresoft and pillowy and crunchy at the same time. With just the right amount of saltiness and semolina and air bubbles. But I've zoomed in on the crust too enthusiastically. The menu is extensive, and has any Italian pizza lovers favorite combination (all languages available--at least English, French, German, Italian). The ingredients were perfectly farm-fresh. The cherry tomatoes on my buffalina pizza had a sweet sugary flavor profile. And the Buffalo mozzarella was thin skinned with a soft milky interior, just the way it should be. The sauce was simple--fresh tomatoes puréed. And it's like they knew me, because the condiment they brought to thr table was pimento oil, because I love being emotional when I eat. Clearly it worked because I'm in love. The amoré kind of love. FYI There's public parking just beyond the restaurant, so the time between parking and pizza is efficient. And service was very professional and kind.

This restaurant really is as good as it gets, can't say anything else. This place is crazy good…read more I'll start with the atmosphere. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but it's all the better inside. The decoration is neatly selected, incredibly spacious and most of all warm and welcoming. There is usually relaxed dinner music playing, light jazz and sometimes blues, acoustic or chilled R&B/Latin/Mediterranean. The mixture of wooden and plastic chairs needs some getting used to but it is somewhat funny. Lots of fine wines, pieces of art, one or two family pictures and wavy cloth on the ceiling round up the decoration. The tables are far enough apart, the bar/preparation area is right in the center of the room which gives nice access to the staff. While we're talking about the staff. 100 points out of 100. They give great recommendations, have good ideas if you're not sure, speak fluent English (and probably some German), are never intrusive and extremely friendly. They also know how to serve a good drink and to never clear the table while one person is still eating! They're amazing. Some of this probably has to do with the fact that this place speacialises in wines. I can't say much about that, I'm not a connoisseur. The wine card ranges from 12 to 80€, more is available upon request. Myself... I like the house wine for 10€/ltr very much :D Sorry to all Italians for my disgrace Let's talk food. In total my companion and I have now spent two weeks at the Lago Maggiore and we made it our task to eat at least one pizza per day. While we do not agree about second or third place there is NO discussion: This place has the best pizza at Lago Maggiore. By far that is! This is complemented by a choice of varying home-made deserts which are simply stunning. The staff will recommend a sweeter wine or rosee suiting to your choice. I was so happy. One time they even made the desert wine a gift from the house simply to surprise us when we didn't order one. All this comes at a price that I think is almost shamefully low. For two people, half a litre of wine, two pizzas, two deserts + desert wine and "coperta" you can expect to pay 30€ or less (29 excluding tip for me last time). This is crazy but maybe owed to the remoteness of the restaurant. I violently urge you to visit this restaurant. It is well worth the drive from Stresa or Arona. Parking spaces are limited in the back area but plentiful out on the street. On workdays there are maybe 6-8 of the 10-15 tables occupied. We didn't make a reservation beforehand but it's probably not the worst idea in high season

This was my first meal in all of Italy. I really enjoyed it. Very yummy pizza. Had to get the…read moreclassic buffalo margarita. Good coffee as well right by the lake. Happy that this was my first taste in Italy

Many options on the menu, nice seating and kind employees. The pizza was very good oven cooked, and…read morevery delicious. Definitely the best pizzeria around!! The area is very cute too

On our daily quest for pizza we found this nice little restaurant. The pizza was near perfect and…read morethe little terrace quite cozy. The even have a second terrace with larger tables. The only downside is that every now and then a (diesel) car passes through the narrow street this restaurant is situated on. The resulting smell may hang around for a few minutes.