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Le Due Colombe boasts a picturesque setting in a charming village in the heart of the Franciacorta region. The main dining room, housed in an old hay barn, boasts stone walls, a ceiling with wooden beams and a parquet floor, all of which add to the intimate and welcoming atmosphere. The fine cuisine celebrated here includes historic dishes that have become classic favourites and which can be chosen from the three tasting menus. A good example is the beef cooked with olive oil and served with polenta: “Nonna” Elvira made this dish in the post-war period and her grandson Stefano follows the same

The eponymous restaurant of the Leali brothers has, over the course of a decade, become a solid gastronomic point of reference for the area. The cooking displays an increasingly signature style: the dishes are precise and technical, built upon original and carefully considered recipes, while a growing interest in the vegetable world emerges with ever greater clarity, even as sound offerings of fish and meat remain on the menu. Among these, the rainbow trout stands out, served with a mayonnaise drawn from its own roe, a parsley sauce and a kind of Brescian ceviche also based on trout: an emblem

Leaving the Val Seriana behind, the road climbs through hairpin turns leading to a small fifteenth-century stone village perched above a breathtaking panorama. Here, a group of young visionaries has breathed new life into this remote Alpine corner, reviving ancient customs and building a self-sufficient ecosystem of cultivation and husbandry founded on quality, sustainability and animal welfare. The tasting menu unfolds in a harmonious crescendo of flavours: classic techniques such as the grill and fermentation meet modern impulses, as in the refined ravioli of calf’s head with plum broth and

In the sumptuous setting of the Grand Hotel Fasano, this restaurant decorated with a profusion of wood has just a few tables, where guests can choose between tasting menus (including a vegetarian option) and an à la carte selection. Although influences from chef Maurizio Bufi’s native Puglia and the Lake Garda region can be detected in the cuisine, other Italian regions (and indeed other countries) also make an appearance in the creative dishes, which are inspired by whatever ingredients are in season.

In this hotel-restaurant’s modern dining rooms, you’ll enjoy some of the most interesting cuisine in the region, where the top-quality ingredients and skilful preparation will impress in equal measure. Not wishing to ignore any of the dishes on offer, we particularly enjoyed the braised snails, with a herb and cavolo nero soup and sweet garlic cream; the game tortelli; the charcoal-grilled char; and the rose cake served with zabaglione.

Within the eponymous villa, one of the most spectacular hotels on Lake Garda, the experience unfolds in a setting of extraordinary beauty: the lake before you, the mountains behind, and all around a park of absolute tranquillity. The interiors, finished to the last detail, express a refined elegance enriched by fine fabrics and floral arrangements. The evening begins with an aperitif in the garden, accompanied by an unforgettable view of the lake, before continuing in the refined inner rooms or on the terrace. The gastronomic offering takes the form of a single, elaborate surprise tasting menu

Now among the most celebrated restaurants in Italy, Da Vittorio has retained the warmth of its delightfully familial management. Both in the kitchen and in the dining room, members of the Cerea family are ever-present, and the dishes themselves speak to their talent for elevating top-quality ingredients into beautifully presented, deeply flavorful recipes, all in pursuit of a comforting, satisfying style of cooking. Generosity is another hallmark here, evident from the breadth of the offering! In addition to the à la carte menu, guests may choose from 4 tasting menus: “Gli esordi di papà Vitto