30 of the best · Lake Como, Italy
The four MICHELIN-starred tables of 2026, Kitchen, Materia, Il Sereno Al Lago and Il Cantuccio, the grand hotels’ terraces, and the lakeside restaurants of the MICHELIN Guide from Como to Varenna, Lecco and Sorico.
Our 30 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Lake Como.
One MICHELIN Star
Chef Raffaele Lenzi’s restaurant at Il Sereno, on the eastern shore. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Torrazza 10, 22020 TornoExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
Creative cooking in Cernobbio. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Trieste 1/B, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
The lakeside restaurant of Villa d’Este.
Via Regina 40, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
In-depth stories behind the list.
The back story
Four MICHELIN stars around Como and Cernobbio, the grand hotels’ terraces, lake fish and the mountain food of Valtellina: how Lake Como eats.
The back story
Perch on risotto, sun-dried missoltini with polenta, the whitefish of the lake, and from Valtellina pizzoccheri, bresaola, Bitto and the Sfursat: the dishes of Lake Como, and where to taste them.
From the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Italia.
One MICHELIN Star
Modern cooking in the hills between Como and Erba. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Dante 32, 22031 AlbavillaExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
Chef Raffaele Lenzi’s restaurant at Il Sereno, on the eastern shore. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Torrazza 10, 22020 TornoExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
On the lakeshore road from Como to Cernobbio. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via per Cernobbio 41/a, 22100 ComoExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
Creative cooking in Cernobbio. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Via Trieste 1/B, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
From the hotels’ own websites.
Hotel restaurant
The lakefront terrace of the Grand Hotel Tremezzo, honouring Gualtiero Marchesi’s signature dishes.
Hotel restaurant
Refined Italian cooking with Japanese influences at Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como.
Hotel restaurant
Chef Viviana Varese’s seasonal menus at Passalacqua, with feasts in the Cantinone.
Hotel restaurant
The restaurant of Hotel Villa Flori, with a garden on the lake.
Around the lake, in the 2026 selection.
In the MICHELIN Guide
Contemporary Italian cooking at Mandello del Lario.
Via Statale 125, 23826 Mandello del LarioExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Mediterranean cooking at Sorico, at the northern tip of the lake.
Via Boschetto 49, 22010 SoricoExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Creative cooking at Bianca Relais, on the Lago di Annone.
Via Dante Alighieri 18, 23848 OggionoExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Contemporary Italian cooking in Cernobbio.
Via Cinque Giornate 72, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Contemporary cooking in the Borgo Vico, Como.
Via Borgo Vico 107, 22100 ComoExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
The restaurant of Filario Hotel & Residences, on the road to Bellagio.
SP 583 - Località Bagnana 96, 22025 LezzenoExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Classic cooking on the Varenna shore.
Via Statale 29, 23829 VarennaExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Italian cooking on the Piazza Garibaldi in Mandello del Lario.
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi 10, 23826 Mandello del LarioExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Mediterranean cooking on the Via Regina in Cernobbio.
Via Regina, 34, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
The lakeside restaurant of Villa d’Este.
Via Regina 40, 22012 CernobbioExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Country cooking at the Hotel Posta on the Piazza San Rocco in Moltrasio.
Piazza San Rocco 5, 22010 MoltrasioExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Contemporary cooking at the Hotel Promessi Sposi, Malgrate, facing Lecco.
Viale Italia 4, 23864 MalgrateExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
The restaurant of the Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, at the tip of the Bellagio peninsula.
Via Teresio Olivelli 1, 22021 BellagioExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Modern cooking at Maggianico, Lecco.
Via Paisiello 4, località Maggianico, 23900 LeccoExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Country cooking on the shore of Lake Lugano, beyond Menaggio and Porlezza.
Via Finali 1, frazione Cressogno, 22010 ValsoldaExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Creative cooking at Sala Comacina, facing the Isola Comacina.
Via Vincenzo Puricelli 4, 22010 Sala ComacinaExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
Italian cooking on the shore at Valmadrera.
Via Parè 73, 23868 ValmadreraExplore View on map
In the MICHELIN Guide
The restaurant of the Hotel Royal Victoria, on the Piazza San Giorgio.
Piazza San Giorgio 2, 23829 VarennaExplore View on map
Stars are from the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Italia. We use no other awards and no ratings. We leave the price blank rather than guess.
