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Top 10 Places to Eat

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1. Esplanade, Desenzano

Elegance, stupendous lake views from its terrace and a perfect balance of creative cuisine and traditional recipes. Fresh lake fish, delicious mountain cheeses and over 800 wines in the cellar – wonderful.
2. Cavallino, Desenzano

Gianfranco and Ornella Dallai run this debonair restaurant, with recipes based around fresh lake fish and foul. Banquet-like “tasting menus” and fabulous desserts.
3. Villa Fiordaliso, Gardone Riviera

A gorgeous historic villa and hotel, serving impeccable food that revisits the formidable tradition of Italian cooking (see Villa Fiordaliso, Lake Garda).
4. Vecchia Lugana, Sirmione

A converted farmhouse at the base of the peninsula, where service is refined and the cooking a cross of regional favourites and flights of culinary fancy.
5. La Rucola, Sirmione

The Bignotti family’s genteel restaurant delights gourmands with a creative menu based around seasonal ingredients and local fish and meats.
6. Vecchia Malcesine, Malcesine

Up on the panoramic terrace overlooking the town, you can enjoy lake specialities and cool breezes.
7. Gemma, Limone

A modest, friendly trattoria serving simple pastas and grilled fish.
8. Birreria Spaten, Riva

Riva’s Tyrolean roots show in this “Austrian” bierhalle, where wurstel (sausage) and schnitzels hold sway on the menu.
9. Bella Napoli, Riva

A Sicilian couple has run this crowded joint for over 30 years, but they stick to a Neapolitan recipe for their wood-oven pizzas.
10. Gardesana, Torri del Benaco

Book ahead for a table on this palace’s long terrace overlooking the bobbing fishing boats in the harbour. A highly praised mix of regional and international cooking.