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Set table with wine glasses in the dining room in the evening

Ristorante & Locanda on Lake Maggiore

A table by the lake.

Seasonal cooking from Ticino, wine from the region and two rooms for the night after.

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Benvenuti

We cook what the market brings in the morning.

Tavola has stood on the shore since 1987. The menu changes with the seasons, the fish comes from the lake, the vegetables from the gardens of the Magadino plain. And if you would like to stay, you sleep two flights up.

Elena & Marco Bernasconi

A cook at the pass in the kitchen

From the menu

The house recommendations this week.

  • Burrata e pomodoriV19

    Antipasti

    Burrata, roasted tomatoes, basil oil

    Milk

  • Tagliatelle ai porciniV29

    Primi

    Handmade pasta, porcini, parmesan

    Gluten, egg, milk

  • Salmerino del lago42

    Secondi

    Char from Lake Maggiore, watercress, potatoes

    Fish, milk

  • Torta al formaggioV14

    Dolci

    Cheesecake, cherries, balsamic

    Gluten, egg, milk

Room with wooden floor, double bed, leather bench and balcony door

Locanda

Two rooms, one lake

After dinner, just up the stairs: wood, linen, a balcony looking out into the green. We bring breakfast to your table.

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Events

  • 1411.2026

    Wine evening: Merlot from Ticino

    Five wines from three cellars, five small courses to go with them — and the winemakers tell their story.

    from 7 pmCHF 95 per person

    Red wine glasses on a table

  • 2011.2026

    Truffle weeks

    White truffle from Piedmont over fresh tagliatelle, risotto and fried egg.

    20 November to 6 Decemberfrom CHF 48

    Tagliatelle with parmesan in a white bowl

  • 0512.2026

    Cooking class: handmade pasta

    Marco shows how tagliatelle, ravioli and gnocchi are made. At the end we eat together.

    10 am to 2 pmCHF 140 per person, lunch included

    A cook at the pass in the kitchen

Guests on Tavola

  • The char was the best thing I ate all year.

    A guest from Zurich

  • You sit by the water and forget the time.

    Guest book, August

  • Warm, honest — and the zabaione is worth the sin.

    A guest from Basel

Opening hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
11.30–14.00 · 18.00–23.00
Wednesday
11.30–14.00 · 18.00–23.00
Thursday
11.30–14.00 · 18.00–23.00
Friday
11.30–14.00 · 18.00–23.30
Saturday
18.00–23.30
Sunday
11.30–15.00

Kitchen open until 10 pm. We are on holiday in January.

An evening by the lake?

Book online or give us a call — for tonight, phoning is best.

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