Lugano Lugano

Lugano, una città nel sud della Svizzera, fonde la precisione svizzera con il fascino italiano; goditi risotto, polenta e pesce di lago, che riflettono la sua unica fusione culturale.

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Palazzo Mantegazza, riva Paradiso 2, 6900 Paradiso, 6902, Lugano, Switzerland

Pizza • Mexikanisch • Restaurants • Mediterrane


"Me and my husband chose this restaurant to celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary. We came all the way from USA and I can tell you this place didn't disappoint us. Very nice location, close to the lake and easy to find. We started our 5 course chef's tasting menu from appetizers by chef. It was mix of cheeses in different variations deep fried, cream cheese, cheese truffle and refreshing gazpacho soup. 1.Our first tasting dish were amberjack ceviche with fresh mint, peach and lemon sauce. It was absolutely delightful. 2.Then we had poached egg in creamy pea puree and shaved with Belèer Knolle cheese. It was also one of my favorite dishes because it was so creamy and egg was a great addition to this dish. Also there were Bona crumbles sweet to balance the pea puree. 3. Next Paccheridi Gragnano halves with oriental veal ragout. unfortunately this pasta wasn't my favorite. It was too al dente and I am not used to such a thick uncooked pasta. We ask waiter and he confirmed that's the way it should be. Also too much peanuts overwhelmed the sauce and it felt you are eating sneakers. But I absolutely loved veal ragout sauce, it was rich with flavors and very nicely done. 4.Then our next dish was Red Mediterranean tuna with charcoal, teriyaki mayonnaise, cucumber and puffed rice with seaweed. It was the best cooked tuna that I ever tried. It was so tender and melting on my tongue. 5. Next was perfectly cooked Duck with cherries. I absolutely loved duck, it was cooked to perfection!!! 6. Pre dessert strawberry basil puree to refresh tasting buds and prepare for the dessert. 7. Vanilla cheesecake with apricot and carrot sorbet with prune compote. 8. And complementary truffle selection from Chef to congratulate us with our anniversary. Absolutely best anniversary meal. I also loved that service here was very open and nice. It was my first Michelin star experience and I didn't felt any snobbism, like in other restaurants in Milan for example. Nice presentation, and all dishes were properly described in English for us which is additional plus since my husband doesn't speak Italian. Absolutely worth the trip!"

Ristorante Pizzeria Verace

Ristorante Pizzeria Verace

via Guisan 16, 6900 Paradiso, 6902, Lugano, Switzerland

Pizza • Restaurants • Italienisch • Mediterrane


"Pizza soup or police My companion complained about the “4-Formaggie” because it tasted bitter, burnt and was also raw inside (picture). Any normal restaurant owner would apologize and ask if they could make a new pizza. Everything is different in this restaurant. The first thing he did was wave his cell phone around, show us pizza pictures from the internet and run away from the table in a huff. We sat there stupidly and didn't know what would happen next. After a few minutes the waiter came over again and pressed a cell phone with a German-speaking lady to my companion's ear. Another fruitless discussion took place. After I had finished my pizza, which by the way was undercooked but less burnt, we got up and wanted to pay at the cash register. There we met the spiteful owner again, who presented us with the full bill for both pizzas. Since we made it clear right away that we would only pay for a pizza, the discussion started again in front of the staff and guests. He talked himself into such a rage and gesticulated stupidly with his hands that even his “Pizza Award 2018”, which he pointed out to us, fell off the wall. His last joker was now; “I’ll call the police, they’ll be there in 2 minutes.” When we arrived after 5 minutes. When we asked where the police had gone, we discovered that he hadn't called them at all. He only did that now and shortly afterwards there was actually an officer in the bar. The innkeeper then talked his way out of it by saying that we didn't want to pay, whereupon we explained that that wasn't true and that we were only paying for what we had eaten. As usual, the officers first checked the personal details. Because of language problems, a second, third and fourth uniformed person was added. When we put the money on the counter for our consumption (without burnt pizza, of course), the situation relaxed and we were able to leave. The law enforcement officers were also quite irritated by the incident. On the way to the lake we laughed and scoffed at the origin of this ominous pizza award... Maybe it would be better to say at what temperature a pizza needs to be baked. Because of the many positive reviews, his relationship must be great. When we later told a local Ticino what we had experienced, it didn't surprise him at all and he told us that Ticino or Italians often stumble over their arrogance. The German-Swiss restorers are often much more successful in Ticino."