Massetti - Milan and the lakes: Lake Como and Lake Maggiore

Restaurants in Menaggio , at walking distance from the boat pier:

Gelateria Edo Piazza Garibaldi 12: Buy their ice-cream, then take it a few yards to a seat on the lake shore and admire the wonderful view.

Bar Gelateria Il Gabbiano Via B. Castelli 23, +39 0344 32 608: Small inside bar. Free wi-fi with purchase. Super clean gabinetto (restroom). Well worth popping in. Fair prices and good service.

Il Ristorante di Paolo Largo Cavour 5, Hotel Garni Corona, +39 0344 32 133: Menu with a lot of seasonal and local produce, and inventive presentation of these ingredients. The service is attentive without being annoying. The wine list is excellent including a wines of the week offering really good value of some fantastic wines. Knowledge of the locality and variety of the wines makes this a real wow visit. Great location close to the waterfront makes it easy to find. Can be busy with locals and tourists, but the staff flips between English and Italian effortlessly.

La Vecchia Magnolia Via Plesio 6 | Loc. Loveno, +39 0344 30 567: After the 30 minute uphill trek from Mennagio town, you will be treated to the very best of traditional Italian food at a great price. The real treat however is the elegant and relentlessly gentile service received there. The colorful waiter will leave you totally charmed and amused for days.

Pizzeria Lugano Ristorante - Bar Via Como 26, +39 0344 31 664: Very busy fast service full of locals. Wood burning oven, excellent thin pizza base. Friendly staff. Good value.

Osteria il Pozzo P.zza Garibaldi: Try to get a table going there when it opens ( you can't book a table), it is well worth persevering. It is real gem. You can be seated inside if it is a bit cool outside and the atmosphere was great. The food is rustic Italian, enjoy a bottle of Fraciacorta prosecco, the local fizz.

Ristorante Il Vapore Piazza T Grossi: This is a nice place. Very friendly and feels as though it has been run by the same family for ever. They know their market, they know what they are doing, have no pretensions to be haute cuisine and they do it very well.

La grolla Menaggio Piazzale Vittorio Emanuele 2, +39 0344 32 259: Nice tasty food, especially the Pizzoccheri, a local pasta dish of the area. The staff are friendly and efficient and the lake view is absolutely stunning! Unfortunately they don`t speak English.

Pizzeria CO.RI Via Per la Grona 57, +39 0344 31 956: Pizzas are excellent. Really friendly attentive staff, great food and drinks and a lovely view. The chef will came out to talk to you and give you a free drink as a thank you for eating there. If you are in Menaggio, take a trip up the mountain, you will not be disappointed.

Ristorante Pizzeria Vecchia Menaggio Via al Lago 11: This is a typical family run Italian Restaurant and good value for money. Pizza is cooked in a wood oven and can be seen while is done.There is a good variety of good and the setting is informal.

Cafe Del Pess Piazza Garibaldi 8, 00927670133: One of the cafes and bar with prime views in Menaggio. Nice to hang our for a drink. The bar service is efficient and attentive. Wine list good but not too elaborate. The rose suggested is pretty good. You will not miss this place while walking along the promenade. Just adjacent to the main square.

Picnic in Menaggio

The following stores sell supplies for your picnic:

Rosticceria Barili Alessandro, via Lusardi 41, Menaggio, +39 0344 32 344

Alimentari Brenta, La Cantina del Formaggio, via L. Leoni 33, Menaggio, +39 0344 32 084

Consorzio Agrario Migross Market, via IV Novembre 101, Menaggio +39 0344 32 161

Il Fornaio, via Lusardi 44, Menaggio +39 0344 32 339

Macelleria Gandola, via IV Novembre 5, Menaggio, +39 0344 32 037

Supermercato Pellicano, Via Marconi 3, Menaggio, +39 0344 30 457