SortUL LAGO DI COMO, to Veranda of Villa d’Esteyou have lunch with water wire, lulled by the breeze and an elegant kitchen, between tartare of Fassona and scampi tortelli. The service is manual, the dream scenario: not a simple meal, but an experience of refined beauty.
Then you go back to the hills of the Langhe, where Arborina Bistrot It welcomes travelers with a panoramic terrace and dishes that tell the world, reinterpreted lightly by the chef forino. Between Vitel Tonnato, Agnolotti and Lemon Tart, the view of the vineyards and the Kingdom of Barolo makes everything more intense.
In Villandro, in the heart of South Tyrol, Bright enchants with the charm of a castle and a room with only four tables. It is a dinner suspended over time, between essential and surprising dishes, signed by the very young Renè Tschager.
Milan, on the other hand, offers a cosmopolitan break from Wabia Temple of Japanese design and flavors. Here the rice becomes crunchy, the salmon dresses with avant -garde, and the sake flows between dishes that tell a refined and modern Japan.
Finally, in the greenery between Langhe and Monferrato, Roots He reveals himself in the vineyards: a restaurant that sinks in the territory, between raw meat and braised cheek, hazelnuts and upper. It is the cuisine of those who love the earth, told with poetry.
Do you want to “enjoy” Lake Como in all its beauty and, in this case, elegance?
There is a magical place, in which to have lunch on an umbrampty terrace with a water wire: it is the veranda of the now iconic hotel Villa d’Este, one of the pre -forensignans of luxury Luna tourism.
Here in a formal and elegant atmosphere, with a clientele that more international than this, one could not imagine, unable classic contemporary cuisine is proposed, with a strong Italian connotation but with a look at internationality.
And then here dishes like the tartare of Fassona, Puntarelle, Valley fondue; Scampi tortelli, squid, chilli pepper and turnip top; Pigeon and foie gras, cabbage of cabbage and carrot chutney. The service is, of course, impeccable and the wine list too.
Absolutely to explore the wonderful garden and the sumptuous salons of Villa d’Este.
190 € drinks excluded
Veranda
Villa d’Este, Cernobbio (CO) – Via Regina, 40.
Tel.:031348400
https://www.villadeste.com/it/hotel-con-istranti-lago-di-como/veranda/
Arborina Bistrot, The Lab – La Morra (CN)
Among the hills of the Langhe, between wonderful vines and castles in the background, there is this little delicious relais that hides two excellent restaurants: the bistrot and the tavern. And in the summer season the bistro is the ideal place for a cool lunch or dinner with a breathtaking view of the Patria of the truffle and which has seen Barolo give birth to the homeland area.
On the beautiful terrace, chef Fernando Forino, Neapolitan, proposes a cuisine that cannot be defined as a bell, in the strict sense, because it assimilates international ideas trying to combine pieces of the world on the plate. A cuisine in which “the product” is fundamental. And therefore: Vitel tonnato Russian salad; agnolotti; Roast guinea fowl with asparagus and to conclude Lemon Tarts. Of course, the wine list is well designed and well studied. To explore the Relais with its swimming pool and the spa, definitely to try.
On the 75 € drinks excluded
Arborina Bistrot, The Lab
La Morra (CN) Fraction Annunziata, 27.
Tel.: 0173500340 –
https://arborinarelais.it/il-bickot/
The bright, Ansitz Steinbock, Villandro (Bz)
Dine between the fairies, the goblins, the medieval knights: this is the feeling in crossing the threshold of this medieval castle that houses the bright and a small, delicious hotel. “Great simplicity and beautiful life” declares Castel Steinbock: in the Stube, where the eno-gastronomic specialties are elevated to the level of art, but also and above all to the bright, the small restaurant, with only four tables, in a room that knows of the Middle Ages. Here the chef Renè Tschager (class 2000) proposes a modern and clean cuisine, which is characterized by a formal rigor that does not sacrifice the imagination at all. The result are dishes between tradition and innovation, light, fragrant. There is the possibility to choose between a menu of 5 and one 6 courses; Among the dishes: yellow fin mackerel; the excellent white fish; boiled veal, vegetables, elderberry; Wonderful tuna tartare with Oscietra caviar.
The maitre sommelier Bastian Winkler follows in the choice of wines, drawing on a rich cellar, with wines of various origins and a wide selection of French wines.
“The great trip” 6 courses costs 149 €; “The little trip” 132 €; Drinks aside.
The bright, ansitz steinbock
Villandro (Bz) – Via Defgegger 14
Tel.: 0472843111
https://www.ansitzsteinbock.com/it/ristoranti/la-lumosa
Wabi, Milan
More beautiful or better? It is difficult to say for Wabi, the Fusion restaurant, but of a strong Japanese imprint a stone’s throw from Corso Como.
Already entering you are favorably impressed: you can immediately notice the three rooms, elegant, without excesses, the splendid lighting and the use of materials: wood, stone, metals, perfectly “dosed”.
As we said, the cuisine has a strong Japanese imprint, but there is no shortage of dishes from the rest of the world; Of course, raw raws are abound: carpacci, tartare, gunkan, sushi, sashimi, but there is also the Pata Negra (Iberian ham). And then some dishes difficult to find in other Japanese restaurants, such as Crispy Rice, a crunchy rice with avocado cream, salmon and tuna tartare; Or the Sake Karashi, salmon sashimi, asparagus, salmon eggs. For those who love sake there is a wide selection, about thirty labels.
Attentive and cared for the service. On the € 120 excluding drinks
Wabi
Milan – Via Carlo De Cristoforis, 2.
Tel.: 02 8341 2987
https://wabyristorante.com/
Radici, the Marne, Costigliole d’Asti
On the border between the Langhe and the Monferrato, on the top of a green hill, surrounded by the vineyards of the farm, it would be better to say “wine”, walls, there is the beautiful Relais Le Marne, divided into two ancient farms. The restaurant Radici, in the ancient vaulted cellar of the artist’s home, is the flagship of a structure already, in itself, of the highest level.
In the heart of a territory homeland of wine, truffles and excellent hazelnuts, roots is the place where the kitchen embraces the territory and all its beauty. Here the young chef Mykyta Bida offers a cuisine that combines the Piedmontese tradition with a contemporary vision and a strong attention to the ingredients.
And here are dishes like: the raw youth meat with a knife with smoked herring, capers and chives; the risotto at the Piedmontese Toma fondue and hazelnuts the veal cheek braised at Nebbiolo; The splendid selection of cheeses.
The tables on the terrace are very pleasant, surrounded by a cherry stain. But the marls must also be “tasted” for his semi-Olympic swimming pool, the bike walks or horse, the wall cellar, whose wines are also proposed by roots.
On 90 € excluding drinks
Roots
Le Marne Costigliole d’Asti – Str. Pasquana, 3.
Tel.: 0141 185 5773
https://www.radicistoranteinvigna.it/