Varenna is one of the quieter, less visited towns nestled on the shore of Lake Como. We stayed in…read morethis town on a recent vacation and were a short walk from the main square where this bar is located. The town is so small I wasn't expecting to find much in the way of restaurants or entertainment, so when we stumbled upon 27 on a Friday night and it was packed with people I was quite surprised. There is no water view from here but they have a small indoor and large outdoor seating. At the time of our visit, there was a really cool band playing, thus the large crowd. They kept everyone dancing. As far as the menu, they offer a full bar, coffee and some light bites like paninis. I got a cappuccino and a spritz. I had been dying to try one. Sadly it wasn't as good as I had imagined but okay overall. The prices were a bit high compared to other restaurants down on the water around the corner. I can't comment about the food since I only had drinks, but overall I give 3 stars for the "fun" factor

If you care about what views you get along lake Como, I would definitely come early. They don't…read moretake reservations it's first come first serve, but the service was great. We ordered ravioli and carbonara haha. We would definitely come again!

This restaurant is AWESOME! Loves the food, omg the wine and pasta was so flavorful, added with the…read morebread, olive oil, salt, pepper and the red wine was out of this world! Highly recommended! It's most definitely a 5 star! Pamela

Fantastic food, beautiful setting, terrific service. Definitely check to get reservations (only in…read moreperson, not available via phone or email) when you arrive in Varenna. Delicious Northern Italy menu. Understated elegance and highly recommended.

Beautiful patio tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the other restaurants on the water. You…read moreneed to book at least a couple of days out as they are full every night and only have one seating per table. The food was good, but not great. Definitely worth trying.

Easily the best wine and charcuterie restaurant in all of Bellagio. Set in a 300 yr old cellar…read moreoriginally used to store snow for keeping food preserved but now is a perfect wine cellar with great ambiance. Best to make a reservation hours or 1 day in advance to get the better table in the back room surrounded by wine racks. Matteo was amazing with expert knowledge in all available wines and very fun demeanor and very attentive service. We ended up purchasing many bottles of wine (that we had tasted through their numerous wine tasting menu) and had them shipped back to the States right on site. If you like wine paired with amazing meats and cheeses, this is undoubtedly the place to go. Also recommended by all the locals we interacted with. Enjoy!!

If I could give negative one star... I am sorry I would…read more.. We travel around the world, however waiting for a table for 90 plus minutes after being told it would be 20-30 minutes just is just not acceptable ANYWHERE in the world... I have no idea how the food was as we took our bottle "to go" after waiting 90 minutes...

Very nice situation on the lake. Mozzarella delicious,…read morepeople nice. Very good impression

Convenient overall. Nice views and good beer. Food is rather subpar for these parts. Pizza…read moremargarita with dried basil? I think not. Service was pretty fast and staff friendly. Good place to sit and relax and sip a negroni while watching activity on lake Como.

We went here for a quick breakfast before boarding the ferry to see other Como towns. We got two…read morecroissants and two cappuccinos. They were decently priced and costed us €10. If you sit outside during the day, the view is spectacular. Service was quick and the croissants were decent. The cappuccinos were a little less creamy than I'm used to in Italy but nothing that bothered me.

Thank you Chef Ozay Bolbol, you are a life saver. And fantastic service from Martina. Sofian and…read moreMimmo.

We came here for lunch after walking all over Varenna in the afternoon. The wait for a group of 3…read morewas about 15 mins. The views overlooking lake como were beautiful! Service was efficient and friendly. I got the green summer drink which was prosecco, oj, pineapple, vodka, strawberry syrup and was super refreshing. I ordered the lasagna and it was really delicious. We got two pizzas. One was the pizza buffalo and another was the pizza olivevina and bressaoa (sp?). The olivevina pizza had no sauce. This was basically a salad on top of focaccia bread! Overall, this was a great lunch spot to have a bite to eat while walking in the city and looking at the view of lake como.

We really liked our meal at Nilus Bar and the view was hard to beat! Food and drinks came out very…read morequickly. Worth stopping in if looking for dinner with a great water view in Varenna.

Me and my girlfriend had been craving a hamburger but couldn't find a place anywhere around Lake…read moreComo. We went through a few of the towns (Bellagio and Varenna) and couldn't find a burger place. We went out tonight looking for a pizza place and the place we went to had closed the kitchen at 9 and told us there was a pizza place one street away and to go through a small alley. We walked by a sign of a 13 euro burger and decided to give it a try. For 13 euros we got a burger with fries and a beer. We asked the owner if we could exchange the beer for a coke and he did. We also asked for 1/2 a four cheese pizza which was amazing and pretty big for only 3.50 euros and the big one was 7. We ate it before we took a pic it. The burger was delicious!! Best burger I have had in a very long time, so good I decided to write my 2nd review because this place deserves to be known.

We got some aperol spritz and wine here. It was so good and the vibes were immaculate. I love Como…read moreand everything was so chill here!!

An amazing experience my wife and I had in Varenna. We came for a glass of wine and instead had…read morefour and left with a bottle! The red wine was local, with the same grape made for Barollo but with a different soil leading to a similar but different taste and it was magnificent. I had one glass, switched to a Chardonnay recommended by the waiter, which I enjoyed but preferred the first glass so I switched back for my third. All in all after four glasses of wine and a bottle to go the bill came to 94 euro, which I felt was reasonable. Each glass comes with a small snack. When I'm back in Varenna I will be back here.

Fun little dark restaurant off the beaten path. The staff…read morewas pretty funny. They played American music (80's) and were singing along to it. Food was good.. I had caprese board and my husband had the Napoli pizza. My food was fresh and tasty but my wine ( white was not great). My husband enjoyed his pizza but said his Negroni was just ok. Fun place and people.

Food is good, price is reasonable. We ordered pasta and…read morepizza. Service is good as well. One of the servers was chatty and nice. Ambiance, it's nice and cozy. We found this place to have lunch while we were waiting for our ferry to Bellagio. It's just behind the across the ferry port. *FYI: I reserve the "5 stars" when they exceed expectations or do extra stuff (above and beyond). If they're great, 4 stars is really good for me.