altravita.com Restaurant Tips
Restaurant tips may be a bit pompous, but I'm no better
Word occurred. In practice, it looks like this: I go eat,
I like it, I write what about that. There are not really
Star, but a terribly subjective, one-time visit
based assessment. Because of course you can in Italy
quite heavenly to eat - it's even better though if you are not only
excellent eating, but is also served nice and not too much pay.
I pay my bill itself, the restaurants usually experienced
nothing of my visit (of course they can tell the boss,
that you have found his house on altravita.com ...) and the
Enjoy a great evening is in the foreground. I live on Lake
Maggiore, in so far refers to a large part of the experience safely
on the Piedmont and Lombardy, but it must indeed be an obstacle.
Update: Recently, also makes the Christoph Hennig with, his
Character of the site operator www.5terre.de
and author of a guide to this fantastic holiday destination.
Christoph Hennig lived 5 years and traveled and well versed in Corniglia
this corner of Liguria for 25 years. I am pleased that so the field
Restaurant ideas for growing a little faster and altravita.de
The recommendations continue to remain personally and decidedly subjective.
Small, cozy, good wine: the Osteria del Castello is found in Intra (Verbania) on Lake Maggiore in the same place. The rustic premises immediately make it clear that you are in the tavern for wines and grappa understand: almost all the walls of the small and cozy restaurant with wine racks, boxes and cable assemblies from renowned producers "decorated". So we could choose in advance from our mid-day short visit to the wine from the shelf, a wine list does not exist! Put the emphasis on the operator obviously knowledgeable luminaries Piedmontese wine-growing tradition of Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo of Barolo to (Conterno, La Spinetta Tues Rivetti, "Braida" di Giacomo Bologna, just to name a few ...). The prices match those of a wine bar but not self-evident service should not go unmentioned: You can leave the bottle open and only pay for what you actually drink it (of course not be made wines, here you buy of course the bottle). I find an exceptionally good idea, especially for lunch ... " Read more ...
Family and down to earth: The menu is geared pleasantly honest and regionally, Spaghetti Aglio e Olio jumped for very understandable 4 € me in the eye, of course Polenta with wild, as they are region and season appropriate and of course a selection of pizzas, but we did on adjourned a second time. Mostly there are the classics but also some nordpiemontesischen kitchen - for this country - daring creations, but all quite traditional and appropriate to the chosen environment. My companion chose initially tagliatelle with shrimp tails and vegetables, seasoned with curry, and was certainly very fond of it. Likewise, I can find on my spaghetti with seafood (no, I'm not really addicted to adventures) no criticism, to the point with herbs and with a captivating aroma. Excellent, this means a very understandable Price 7-8 €, which I have experienced here in the area already much worse. " Read more ...
Cozy, rustic, good food: Oh, what should you complain if you are invited to his birthday from a nice and handsome Italian in a cozy restaurant, where it spends a formidable evening. Without children, with a lot of time and in a welcoming pub. Since the food is still completely indifferent (parents will know what I mean!). But even halfway objective point of view, I can at the changes that my dinner partner choose the location to find fault anything, you knows my taste: fireplace, manageable table number, partly unplastered walls, rustic wood-beamed ceiling and a friendly, correct, never intrusive staff that missing kindly to any stiffness. OK, the light is perhaps a bit too bright, but gave forth the peculiar choice of music and merriment enough to talk about (but it was just very quiet, has determined is no one else ...). " Read more ...
Romantic in the heart of Verbania: Ah but, even in the tourist centers on Lake Maggiore, you can go and eat properly. In particular, if you look a little moves from the lake and visits, for example, the winding alleys of the old town of Intra (vicoli). And who would better meet the needs of German tourists and locals know about it as a German operator with his Italian wife. One must know that the acquisition of Sassin, once the nucleus of the red world revolution and an institution of the labor movement in Verbania, is a German sacrilege and the fact that the Osteria is readily accepted, even alone is a proof of quality. Piedmontese mountain dwellers can namely be very stubborn when it comes to their sanctuaries. " Read more ...
Romantic, quiet, good: Already at the first sighting of the beautiful Tuscan restaurant invites the wildly romantic overgrown old building with a facade of the terrace surrounded by plants for a cozy dinner. Exactly this is connected to the Alpine atmosphere unusual stone construction, with the location off the beaten tourist track, and the decidedly unpretentious appearance have inspired me positively with each passing. " Read more ...
Meat: The menu is simple, you eat meat! Seriously, the Molly Malone's is to eat meat. If you are hungry. Well, we also try a mixed appetizer plate, the anticipation to refine a little: there are wild boar salami, fresh bread, skinned with Herbalism Potato Wedges, and various baked and fried snacks, some with cream cheese, some with spicy peppers - all very good and tasty but yes we are waiting on the meat, antipasti not get the attention they would receive in any other restaurant. Huge pieces of bark can be prepared directly on a hot stone at your table, seductively fragrant, crispy-fried meat, which spreads its scent from the individual tables throughout the room ... a poem! " Read more ...
Biologically, simple, good: agritourism, and other agricultural producers who have the biologically sustainable employment prescribed with food, are places where you can eat well. All the better to find such companies in scenic surroundings - and it's right on my doorstep. The cooperative "Il Glicine" La La Selviana Selviana operates the Alps in the hills above Lake Orta, on the island of San Giuglio you from the terrace of the restaurant has a beautiful view. Since 1979, typical berries such as raspberries and blueberries are grown organically and in part as jams, juices, syrups or liqueurs, sometimes sold as fresh fruit in season, you can collect the fruits themselves. Additional facilities on the premises of an environmental museum formerly abandoned Serviced ("ecomuseo") with minerals, insects and a small collection of bonsai and a nature trail invites a particularly school children and other children's groups to explore the environment. " Read more ...
A fantastic piece of Italy: Behind the term "farm" can hide anything, "Al Santuario" - named after the 15th of the -Century sanctuary - points to what should actually stand behind this name and can thus unfortunately a large part of the Italian farm houses far behind. Under the motto "all of our earth," offered exclusively organic ingredients are used that are either grown themselves or come from trusted suppliers. The deals follow the seasonal changes, so will eat what nature can mature - this was indeed self-evident recently in various nutrition booklets until rediscovered. Therefore, my eyes fall on the food this time a bit shorter - you will definitely eat something else. " Read more ...
Warm and cozy: Maintaining that the people in the vineyards of the Langhe and Monferrato in an enviable lifestyle, is also likely to have spread beyond the Alps. Even the non-Piedmont among the Italians regularly assure that in the southern Piedmont, the Italian cuisine tends to perfection. The recommendations of my Lieblingsbeherbergers, Mr Carlo Lacqua Monsignorotti from the farmhouse, next, we had a truly memorable evening at the restaurant I Caffi near Asti. " Read more ...
Dreamlike: A real recommendation we have found in the tourist fairly streamlined Pallanza on Lake Maggiore. Purely by chance, on a snowy February evening by pregnant very inviting external appearance attracted, we spent an evening in which lies on the shore road "Al Porto". The interior is cozy and very comfortable from a mix of styles from traditional Northern Italian architecture and Japanese tinged interior, the lights can only be described as extremely romantic, the music surprisingly strange - to say, some alternative and chosen to be very beautiful. The service is friendly and not so stiff at first a little empty, filled the bar's from 21.30 clock with a nice young clientele. " Read more ...
Lifted, but not stiff: Laveno is a pretty little town on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore in Lombardy. Something hidden, if you take the exit road from Piazza Italia to the north towards Luino, the Trattoria Calianna. Although we necessarily much too soon fled in front of a cold December night (18.40 clock, absurd ... of course, by Italian standards), we were warmly greeted by the owner and asked to be seated. " Read more ...
Large kitchen in the small village: the small restaurant is tucked away in a tiny village above the Cinque Terre coast. Here no one would head the most refined cuisine can be expected far and wide. Maurizio Bordoni has housed his small restaurant in the old family home. After many years elsewhere, including in Germany, from where he brought his wife, he has returned to the village of his family. " Read more ...
Exotic, practical, good: The restaurant in the catchment area of the northwestern Alps Domodossola corner, just before crossing into Switzerland, stands first by a comfortable homely atmosphere. The "Taverna" is largely in a converted barn housed and lures with a rustic atmosphere in a family environment (it is indeed a family business). Well, in the color I might not have resorted to the azure wiped, but we are for eating. The restaurant is also on normal weekdays usually packed, and because we had only booked the day before, the only place we stood right next to the stove to - to look really nice, but clearly in the long run too hot. Especially if, on the other hand, even the hot stone is placed ... but myself to blame! Overall, there are two dining rooms and a terrace for the summer. " Read more ...
Quaint and charming: In the Italian Alps, there are numerous taverns, which are suitable as a destination for a trip into the mountains. Typically, we have to do it with old mountain Alps, offering rustic wooden beams and stone walls, the local specialties of the surrounding farms. A particularly fine example of this culture, I like to visit again and again, the "Osteria della Baita" in Alpe Val Colla Strona in Omegna. The tavern is located on a mountain saddle overlooking the valley, a terrace, a direct way lying picnic area with children's toys and two small rustic guest rooms are very inviting. In summer, the site of numerous local events such as barbecues, music concerts and club meeting is. " Read more ...
One of the best in the Piedmont: This exciting restaurant is surely one of the best in culinary spoiled Piedmont. The young, nice boss Davide Pallud, a master chef with no airs and graces, brings first-class, creative courts composed on the table. One must proceed slowly, he says, "non è facile cambiare": not so easy to change the taste of the customers'. ... more
A very pleasant surprise: The Ristorante "Torre" in Calvari took care of one of the first surprises of the year 2005 and finally moved me once again to publish a profitable restaurant concept. On the way back from a sunny weekend by the sea in Chiavari (Liguria), ie in the catchment area of Genoa, I certainly was not in search of culinary experience. On one hand I was after three days in the expansion of my friend Rustico certainly not suitable for star-dressed, on the other hand, I had exhausted my 5-year-old son with us - all the way back, and another 4 hours in front of me. In other words, in a good 35 degrees in the shade I decided to take the highway instead of the idyllic mountain road through the "Fontanabuona". Allow me to note that this calm and relaxed is much more comfortable driving distance as the spectacular coastal road to Genoa, with its Vespa swarms. " Read more ...
Smells and tastes of the Piedmont: In the new premises, located in a small alley in the romantic old town of Acqui accomplish, the four family members, the couple Sara and Piero and Bruna's parents and Paolo, outright miracle. A true family business to be taken for weekends only employees, the majority of the work is done with enthusiasm, passion and an excellent on the culinary tradition of the "Albese" site-trained sense of taste. While a beautiful space in the old wine cellar, "la sala delle mura" is reserved with a vaulted ceiling of the old bricks of the lunch dishes, we eat dinner in the impressive "sala padronale" whose dignified and historical substance from elegant wood beam ceilings and antique furniture with selective modern highlights as the spectacular wall sconce is enhanced. And during the lunch table is based on the traditional recipes of the region and the season as well as the purse of the working population, the architectural environment reflects allerbestens reflected at dinner: Here are technically exquisite dishes, mostly the fragrances and flavors of the season in the southern Piedmont to maintain ajar, gently-experimental festivities upgraded. " Read more ...
Rustic, friendly, good: For travelers with children will get to Lake Maggiore usually not so much planned, apart from the beach. Always good to visit the zoo is near Agrate (Novara) to, a beautifully located facility with a range of exotic and native species a natural park. " Read more ...
Real Piedmontese food, in moderation: who reads my restaurant tips for some time, knows that I have a soft spot for unpretentious atmosphere. Not that I am aware of outstanding interior design hotels go out of the way, but first you will find references to these highlights in any reasonable guide, and secondly is the interior too often at the expense of culinary quality. And that's where I got my problem - I'm pretty comfortable there even at home, eat when I go to my company and good food are important. Against this background, I found the uritalienische "Trattoria delle Benne" in Corio, the district Benne absolutely worth mentioning. " Read more ...
Rustic and down to earth: Integrated into a weekend in the South Piedmont around Barbaresco, white truffles and other goodies we had the great good fortune, quite accidentally stumble across the "Osteria Nuova" in Alba. After extensive tastings at absolutely worth seeing truffle market (the "Mercato del Tartufo") in Alba, we were indeed sadly already over-stimulated sensory and not really hungry, it would be a sacrilege was to burden the impressions gained by a poor lunch. And so it happened well that we were attracted to the attentive stroll through the beautiful old town of Piedmont's wine-growing town by inviting the said premises Osteria. " Read more ...
Romantic dining in the old castle: To the Italian Christmas rush to escape at least a little, we decided to spend the night before Christmas Eve in a romantic restaurant near the Lago di Varese, the Osteria del Sass. The high altitude in the old town of Besozzo comfortable rooms are located from the owner Costantino in a two-year restoration period at a very welcoming, family atmosphere matured. Massive old wooden beams, old terracotta flooring, mood lighting and changing exhibitions of painting to wear very welcoming first impression. The owner presented the dishes to hand-crafted by himself dishes that blend very well with the exceptionally Matteo Pisciotta in the kitchen conjured delicacies. " Read more ...
Fish restaurant in the Italy book of Atmospheric here everything fits: the bright rooms with the glass front to the port, and the view over the water and the bobbing boats on bay and mountains, and the seascapes of leisure painters on the walls, the wood fire to another cool April day in the cozy fireplace blazes, and the fresh on ice down, to the admiration of the guests shared magnificent specimens of fish, the chef who concentrates before the start of the evening rush orders grappa bottles ... " read more ...
Is boiled, the Cilento housewife: When a 10-year-old who would limit his culinary horizons only too happy to pizza with sausage and steak and fries, tasted in a restaurant zucchini blossoms, spinach pie and ravioli with ricotta and soon afterwards still expresses the wish that please again to eat there, then that's a good restaurant. We have found the 'Anna dei Sapori "on the recommendation of Milena, the good soul of our accommodation in Cilento.» Read more ...
Beautiful Markttrattoria: The Osteria them corresponds to the classical picture of a market pub. The whitewashed vault is so low that one must be careful to not bump too high. Anyone who avoids being pleasantly surprised: The food is solid, the prices very hospitable. Specialty of the 100-year-old restaurant is the corn soup with chickpeas and beans from (mesciüa), an ancient local court. " Read more ...
Culinary Museum: Local like 'Maria da' there is really no longer. Only guests with cell phones and the Asian helpers in the kitchen attest to the fact that we were not thrown back on a time travel into the Sixties. On the long, with red and white checkered blankets covered wooden tables thronged, the pale green and white colors on the crumbling walls, there seem almost unreal, canned goods are on sloping shelves, hand-written signs proclaiming the specialties of the house. " Read more ...
Solid restaurant with a postcard view: Since head Filippo has taken over this place in early 2003, has steadily upward. A pleasant oasis in the culinary desert landscape Camogli, where most restaurants are either too poor or too expensive or both. In contrast, the Rotonda a rock solid local food on the table, and most dishes are far better than the average of what you usually get to the coast. " Read more ...
Very romantic: One of the few places recommended stop in Verbania on Lake Maggiore is the "La Kambusa" in Verbania-Intra, just steps from the imposing Basilica di San Vittore, in the pedestrianized Via XXV Aprile recently. Run by Fabrizio di Sacco and his Dutch partner, Van Jetske Stempfoort Local impresses soon as you walk through the extremely tasteful, the other in perfect harmony with the brick vaulted ceiling, fireplace and other delicacies of the beautifully restored house. Besides the obvious tastefully stocked bar, two dining rooms are small with very few tables and a tiny beer garden in the backyard romantic. " Read more ...
Modern, simple, tasty: about 8 years ago, when the first "Japanese" opened in Varese, I was surprised and pleased. Although I still think Italian food is the best in the world, but I did from then on and the opportunity to sample the temptations of other countries, as I was used to in Berlin. In the meantime, has moved a lot and in Varese, there are now three Japanese restaurants and all last night we had the opportunity to watch some games where the journey of culinary horizon extension of Varesine goes like this. And thus a dinner partner was persuaded to print a ticket and boarded the ferry. The aim of the trip was the "Japanese fusion" restaurant HARU be - the only photos with a website and inviting. That does not mean anything, but yes to something you have to focus. " Read more ...
