altravita.com restaurant tips

Restaurant tips is perhaps a little pompous, but I am no better
Word haggard. In practice, it looks like this: what do I eat,
I like it, I write what forget it. There is not really
The stars, but a terribly subjective, on a single visit
based assessment. Because of course, can be found in Italy
quite heavenly to eat - it's even better, however, if you are not only
excellent eating, but also serves nice and not too much to pay.

I pay my bill itself, the restaurants usually learn
none of my visit (of course, they may tell it to the Chief,
that his house on altravita.com have found ...) and
Joy to a successful evening is in the foreground. I live on Lake
Maggiore, so far applies a large part of the experience safely
on the Piedmont and Lombardy, but that's no obstacle.

Update: Lately, also makes the Christoph Hennig with his
Mark operator of the page www.5terre.de
and author of a guide to this fantastic holiday region.
Christoph Hennig lived 5 years in Corniglia and Tours and versed
Liguria this corner for 25 years. I am pleased that so the field
Altravita.de restaurant ideas to grow somewhat faster and
the recommendations remain personally and remain decidedly subjective.

Meat!: The menu is clear, you eat meat! Seriously, to Molly Malone's, in order to eat meat. If you have hunger. Well, we also try a mixed appetizer plate, the anticipation still a little too refined: there are wild boar salami, fresh bread, gekräuterte Potato Wedges and various baked and fried snacks, some with cheese, some with spicy peppers - all very good and tasty But yes we are waiting on the meat, the antipasti are not gaining the attention given to them in any other restaurant would be granted. Huge Rindsstücken on ocean directly at the table prepared, seductively fragrant, Kross angebratenes meat, the scent of its individual tables spread throughout the room ... a poem! "Read more ...

A fantastic piece of Italy: Behind the term "farm" may everything possible to hide the Al Santuario "- named after the from the 15th Century pilgrimage - was to reveal what was behind this title really should and can therefore unfortunately a large part of the Italian Agriturismi far behind. Under the motto "all of our planet" will be offered exclusively organic ingredients that are grown either itself or comes from trusted suppliers. The offers follow the seasonal changes, is eaten so what nature can mature - this was so self-evident recently in various nutritional Brooches only rediscovered. Therefore, my view on the food a little shorter this time out - you will certainly eat something else. »Weiterlesen ...

A very pleasant surprise: The Restaurant "Torre" in Calvari cared for one of the first surprises of the year 2005, and moved me once again about a worthwhile idea to publish restaurant. On the way back from a sunny weekend at sea in Chiavari (Liguria), so in the wider catchment area of Genoa, I was certainly not in search of culinary altitude flights. I was the one after three days in the expansion Rustico my friend certainly no longer fit gewandet-stars, but I had my overtired 5-year-old son while - all this and still 4 hours back in front of me. In other words, at just 35 degrees in the shade, I decided that instead of the highway through the idyllic mountain "Fontanabuona" to take. Allow me to note that this calm and relaxed driving distance is much more pleasant than the spectacular coastal road to Genoa with her Vespa-swarms. »Weiterlesen ...

Romantic Dining in the old fort: To the Italian Christmas bustle at least a little bit to escape, we decided the night before Christmas Eve in a romantic restaurant near the Lago di Varese to spend the Osteria del Sass. The high altitude in the old town of Besozzo cozy rooms are located from the owner Costantino in two years time catering to a very inviting, family atmosphere matured. Massive old wooden beams, ancient terracotta floors, an atmospheric lighting and changing exhibitions of paintings to contribute to the very first impression when inviting. The holder presents the meals by himself handmade utensils, wholly exceptionally well with the Matteo Pisciotta in the kitchen gezauberten delicious harmony. »Weiterlesen ...

Beautiful Markttrattoria: The Osteria corresponds to the classic picture of a market tavern. The geweisselte vault is so low that it must be careful to not bump too high. Anyone who avoids, is pleasantly surprised: The food is solid, the prices very hospitable. Specialty of the 100-year-old restaurant is the cereal soup with chickpeas and beans (mesciüa), an ancient local court. »Weiterlesen ...

Very romantic: One of the few good places to eat Verbania on Lake Maggiore is the "La Kambusa in Verbania-Intra, only a few steps from the stunning Basilica di San Vittore away, in the recent traffic Via XXV Aprile. The Fabrizio di Sacco and his Dutch partner Jetske van Stempfoort operated restaurant captivates immediately upon entering through the extremely tasteful furnishings in the wonderfully with the rest of brick vaulted ceiling, open fireplace and other delicacies of the house harmonizes perfectly restored. Besides the tastefully therm striking bar found two small dining rooms with very few tables and a tiny beer garden in the romantic courtyard. »Weiterlesen ...

Culinary Museum: Local like 'da Maria' there really is no more. Only guests with cell phones and the Asian staff in the kitchen persuade them that we are not on a journey into the sixties were zurückgeschleudert. On the long, with red-white checkered blankets uncovered wooden tables, there is dense crowds, the dull green and white colors on the crumbling walls are almost unreal, canned are leaning on shelves, hand-written signs announcing the specialties of the house. »Weiterlesen ...

Rustic, child-friendly, good: For travelers with children is on Lake Maggiore usually not so much to get, once we see from the beach. Always comes a visit to the zoo near Agrate (Novara province), a beautifully located facility with a range of exotic and native species in a nature reserve. »Weiterlesen ...

Large kitchen in the small village: The small restaurant is tucked in a tiny village above the Cinque Terre coast. There is nobody would head the sophisticated cuisine far and wide expected. Maurizio Bordoni his small restaurant in the old house of the family house. After many years elsewhere, including in Germany, where he has brought his wife, he is in the village his family returned. »Weiterlesen ...

One of the best in Piedmont: This exciting place is certainly one of the best culinary discriminating in Piedmont. The young, nice boss Davide Pallude, a master chef without Allüren, brings first-class, creative composed dishes on the table. One must proceed slowly, he says, "non è facile cambiar": so easy to change the taste of the clientele is not. »Weiterlesen ...

Lifted, but not stiff: Laveno is a pretty small stains on Lombard east of Lake Maggiore. Something hidden, when the arterial road from the Piazza Italia to the north in the direction Luino notes, is the Trattoria Calianna. Although we are forced too early defense against a cold December night searched (18:40 clock, for Italian conditions obviously absurd ...), we were warmly welcomed by the owner and asked to take place. »Weiterlesen ...

Family and down to earth: The menu is pleasantly honest and regionally oriented, spaghetti Aglio e Olio very understandable for 4 euro jumped to my eye, of course, polenta dishes with wild, as they area and season are appropriate and, of course, a selection of pizzas, but we have to a andernmal postponed. Mostly found nordpiemontesischen classic cuisine but also something - for local conditions - bolder creations, but everything perfectly conscious of tradition and the ambience chosen appropriately. My accompaniment initially chose tagliatelle with shrimp tails and vegetables, with curry refined, and was very pleased with it. Similarly, I can on my spaghetti with seafood (no, I'm really not addictive adventure), no criticism can be found on the item with herbs and refined with a compelling scent. Excellently, but certainly at a very demonstrable price from 7 to 8 euros, which I have here in the region have experienced much worse. »Weiterlesen ...

Warm and comfortable, that the people in the wine regions of the Langhe and Monferrato maintain an enviable lifestyle, is likely to remain beyond the Alps to have around. Even the non-top among Italians regularly insure that the South Piedmont, the Italian cuisine tends to perfection. The recommendations in my Lieblingsbeherbergers, Mr Carlo Lacqua of Farm Monsignorotti, examination, we spent a truly memorable evening in the restaurant I Caffi not far from Asti. »Weiterlesen ...

Cozy, rustic, good food: Oh, what should we grumble when his birthday by a nice and handsome in a cozy Italian restaurant will be invited and have a formidable spends evening. Without children, with a lot of time and in an inviting restaurant. As is the food but totally indifferent (parents will know what I am talking about!). But even halfway objectively, I can at my desk lady's choice of venue kritteln nothing, so you know my taste: FP, table manageable number, partly unplastered walls, rustic wooden beamed ceiling and a sympathetic, correct, never intrusive staff, which is kindly to any stiffness missing. OK, the light is perhaps a touch too bright, but gave the peculiar selection of music and plenty to talk about her amusement (but was very quiet, has determined except nobody heard us ...). »Weiterlesen ...

Postcards solid restaurant with a view: Since early 2003, chief Filippo took over this place, it goes steadily up. A pleasing culinary oasis in the desert landscape Camogli, where most restaurants either too poor or too expensive or both are. In the Rotonda comes on a solid regional cuisine on the table, and most courts are far better than the average of what one normally gets on the coast. »Weiterlesen ...

Fish restaurant from the Italy-picture: Atmospheric fits all here: the bright rooms with glass front of the port, the view over the water and the boats dümpelnden at bay and mountains; the seascape of leisure painters on the walls, the wood fire that has yet to a cool days of April lodert cozy fireplace in the fresh frozen, to the admiration of the guests shared magnificent specimens of fish; the boss, the evening before the stampede Grappa bottles concentrates orders ... "Read more ...

Romantic in the heart of Verbania: Ah, but even in the tourist resorts on Lake Maggiore, you can go eat properly. Especially if you look a little from the lake and moved, for example, the winding alleys of the Old City of intra setting (vicoli). And who should better meet the needs of the German-speaking tourists and locals know as a German manager with his Italian wife. One must know that the takeover of Sassin, once the red nucleus World Revolution and an institution of the labor movement in Verbania, by an English On sacrilege, and the fact that the excellent Osteria is adopted, a quality alone is proof. Piedmontese mountain dwellers can in fact be very stubborn when it comes to their sanctuaries goes. »Weiterlesen ...

Small, comfortable, good wines: The Osteria del Castello found in intra (Verbania) on Lake Maggiore at the same place. The rustic premises immediately make clear that you are in the Osteria on wines and grappa understands almost the entire walls of the small and cozy restaurant with wine shelves, boxes and renowned producers Konfekt ion "decorated". So we could in our brief midday visit the wine directly from the shelf choose a wine list does not exist! Main attention is apparently knowledgeable operator on the luminaries Piedmontese wine-growing tradition of Barbera and Dolcetto on until Nebbiolo Barolo (Conterno, La Spinetta di Rivetti, "Braida" di Giacomo Bologna, to name a few ...). The prices correspond to those of a Oenotheques not natural but a service should not be unmentioned: You can open the bottle and can only pay for what you actually drink it (of course not in top wines outstanding, here you buy the bottle of course). Can I find an exceptionally good idea, especially at lunch ... "Read more ...

True Piedmont cuisine, in masses: Who is my restaurant tips longer reads, knows that I have a weakness for unpretentious ambience did. Not that I deliberately interior excellent hostels go out of the way, but first, one finds references to these highlights in each of cheap travel guides and secondly, the interior too often at the expense of culinary quality. And here I have my problem - I have nice cozy home it is when I go to eat, I have company and good food is important. Against this background, I found the uritalienische "Trattoria delle Benne in Corio District, Benne necessarily noteworthy.» Weiterlesen ...

Dreamlike: A real recommendation, we have streamlined somewhat touristy Pallanza on Lake Maggiore found. Purely coincidental, in an evening of February schneeschwangeren very inviting external impression dressed, we spent an evening at the shore in the street lying "Al Porto." The interior is comfortable and a very nice mix of styles from traditional Japanese architecture and northern touch interior, the lights can only be extremely romantically describe the music surprisingly unusual - to say, a little alternative and beautifully chosen. The service is warm and so do not stiff, a little empty, filled the restaurant from 21:30 to clock with a sympathetic young clientele. »Weiterlesen ...

Romantic, quiet, good: Already at the first sighting of the Tuscan restaurants invites the beautiful wild romantically overgrown house facade with a terrace surrounded by plants to the cozy dinner. Precisely for this Alpine stone construction unusual ambience, combined with the location off the usual tourist flows and the decidedly unpretentious appearance, I have been with every passing positively encouraged. »Weiterlesen ...

Biologically, simple, good: Agriturismi and other agricultural producers, which is the biologically sustainable employment with food prescribed, are places where you can eat perfectly. So beautiful, such farms in scenic surroundings to find - and even in front of my doorstep. The cooperative "Il Glicine" La Selviana operates the Alpe La Selviana in the hills above the Lake Orta, on the island of San Giuglio one from the terrace of the restaurant a wonderful prospect has. Since 1979 typical forest fruits like raspberries and blueberries organically grown and partly as jams, juices, syrups or liqueurs, sometimes sold as fresh fruit, during the season you can even collect fruits. Moreover, are located in the premises of the formerly abandoned Serviced Alpine Pasture, an environmental museum ( "ECOMUSEO") with minerals, insects and a small collection of bonsai and loads a nature trail especially school children and other groups to explore the surroundings. »Weiterlesen ...