One of our “Taste of Northern Italy” groups happened to try Albergo Silvio restaurant in the fall of 2018 and we are so delighted we did! The location is a perfect for lunch. It’s situated overlooking Lake Como and is just a 10-minute walk or so down a pretty path to the south entrance of the Giardini Melzi. The after-lunch stroll to the gardens, and then along the lake into Bellagio, is perfect! (See our recent post on the Giardini Melzi).

The dining rooms are lovely and provide a beautiful setting for a leisurely lunch of local specialties at any time of year.

View over Lake Como (with the Melzi chapel roof). Photo by Austin Mann

Interior dining room

Dining room view to the southeast

The patio is also beautiful!

The food is very tasty (and pretty!), the wine list offers plenty of nice options…

This fish comes from that lake!

Lake fish and rice is served tableside

Potato gnocchi with pesto

Ravioli with lake fish and sage butter

Caponata and burrata

House-made pasta with tomato sauce

World-class photographer snapping an iPhone pic

…and the service is excellent; professional and friendly.

The local favorite, lake fish and rice

Serving a nice Cerasuolo

Cheers to discovering Silvio with this lovely group and to enjoying this place and this day and this trip with friends and family!

Our first Silvio lunch group

Cheers to Silvio!

Join us on one of our next “Taste” (or other) trips or contact us for this day’s itinerary to do on your own.