Guidebook for Como
Drinks & Nightlife
Funny place where meet lot of people, have an aperitif or an easy dinner. Located in the town center in one of my favorite square. Piazza Mazzini.
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Vintage Jazz Food & Wine
14 Via OlginatiFunny place where meet lot of people, have an aperitif or an easy dinner. Located in the town center in one of my favorite square. Piazza Mazzini.
Definitely my favorite place to have a glass of wine or a delicious cocktail. Small and friendly place very well appointed. I highly recommend it! You can also have light lunch and breakfast. I suggest it also for its homemade pastry :)
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The Brothers Cafe
2 Via Paolo CarcanoDefinitely my favorite place to have a glass of wine or a delicious cocktail. Small and friendly place very well appointed. I highly recommend it! You can also have light lunch and breakfast. I suggest it also for its homemade pastry :)
Krudo
26 Piazza Alessandro VoltaGood to have fun there are always lot of people
Hemingway
9 Via RomaExcellent cocktails!!
Food Scene
Italian dishes in a very cool location with awesome atmosphere. Very good pizza.
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Numeronove
5 Piazza Giuseppe MazziniItalian dishes in a very cool location with awesome atmosphere. Very good pizza.
Tipical Italian food. Delicious dishes ans sweets! Very high quality, cheap and pleasant place. Call to reserve because it is always full.
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La vita è bella
4 Piazza Domenico CroggiTipical Italian food. Delicious dishes ans sweets! Very high quality, cheap and pleasant place. Call to reserve because it is always full.
This is the right place where to eat an hamburger in Como. Industrial design and young people make this place cool and funny. You can choose between different types of bread and there is always an extra menu hamburger with particular ingredients if you want to taste something new. Very high quality, cheap price.
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Mystic Burger
78 Via Armando DiazThis is the right place where to eat an hamburger in Como. Industrial design and young people make this place cool and funny. You can choose between different types of bread and there is always an extra menu hamburger with particular ingredients if you want to taste something new. Very high quality, cheap price.
Easy restaurant and friendly atmosphere. You can also eat outside. You can eat everything meat, pasta, fish and pizza. Good quality and good price. Tip: if you like fish, definitely order the graten calamari.
Le Colonne
12 Piazza Giuseppe MazziniEasy restaurant and friendly atmosphere. You can also eat outside. You can eat everything meat, pasta, fish and pizza. Good quality and good price. Tip: if you like fish, definitely order the graten calamari.
Please don’t miss it! It is simply a WOW location! you’ll be surrounded by many plants and flowers and immersed in a warm atmosphere. It is a bit outside the center and not knowed by turists
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Figli dei fiori
34 Via Borgo VicoPlease don’t miss it! It is simply a WOW location! you’ll be surrounded by many plants and flowers and immersed in a warm atmosphere. It is a bit outside the center and not knowed by turists
Amazing restaurant with beautiful terrance on the lake!It's 30 minutes far from home with car and it's worth it! Typical local dishes, warm atmosphere a bit expensive.
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Ristorante Crotto dei Platani
73 Via ReginaAmazing restaurant with beautiful terrance on the lake!It's 30 minutes far from home with car and it's worth it! Typical local dishes, warm atmosphere a bit expensive.
You need 15 minutes by car to reach Cernobbio or 13 minutes with the boat (2,50€)that starts from Piazza Cavour in Como and stops at Cernobbio square that is 5 minutes far from the patisserie.( I often have a very pleasant waterfront walk of 1 hour and half to go there) It is an historical place and my Neapolitan friends(experts of coffee) said that here the coffee is delicious!. Sweets are home made every day and they are super fresh and yummy! I love it!
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Pasticceria Poletti
34 Via ReginaYou need 15 minutes by car to reach Cernobbio or 13 minutes with the boat (2,50€)that starts from Piazza Cavour in Como and stops at Cernobbio square that is 5 minutes far from the patisserie.( I often have a very pleasant waterfront walk of 1 hour and half to go there) It is an historical place and my Neapolitan friends(experts of coffee) said that here the coffee is delicious!. Sweets are home made every day and they are super fresh and yummy! I love it!
caffe maya
51 Via Bernardino LuiniFor a very good espresso :)
Bolla Cremeria Sas Carenzio Anna & C.
36 Via Cesare CantùVery good pastisserie in Como
expensive but excellent dishes and high quality food
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Ristorante La Colombetta
40 Via Armando Diazexpensive but excellent dishes and high quality food
If you are in Cernobbio you can have a aperitif, lunch or dinner here :-)
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Harry's Bar
2 Piazza RisorgimentoIf you are in Cernobbio you can have a aperitif, lunch or dinner here :-)
Very traditional. Located in the ancient street of Como. Local dishes
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Osteria del Gallo
16 Via VitaniVery traditional. Located in the ancient street of Como. Local dishes
Rino
3 Via VitaniExquisite meat
Very very good typical Italian “panini”that you can fill with cold cuts or cheese or what you prefer. It’s not a restaurant, you have few seats and you can take away. Super recommended
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Tigella Bella Como
35 Via NattaVery very good typical Italian “panini”that you can fill with cold cuts or cheese or what you prefer. It’s not a restaurant, you have few seats and you can take away. Super recommended
tipycal local dishes, very good and very nice atmosphere!
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Crotto del Sergente
13 Via Crotto del Sergentetipycal local dishes, very good and very nice atmosphere!
My favorite restaurant in Como. It combines amazing location(Duomo square!) a kind staff and a high quality food. Recommended!
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Ristorante da Pietro
16 Piazza del DuomoMy favorite restaurant in Como. It combines amazing location(Duomo square!) a kind staff and a high quality food. Recommended!
It is a big supermarket 24 hours a day, 7 days a week open. high products quality.
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Carrefour Market - Supermarket
18 Via Fratelli RecchiIt is a big supermarket 24 hours a day, 7 days a week open. high products quality.
Typical local food. Nice place both during summer and winter. Gnocco fritto with prosciutto di Parma is my favorite starter and polenta with Gorgonzola my favorite dish.
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Cernobbio - Osteria del Beuc
1 Via Felice CavallottiTypical local food. Nice place both during summer and winter. Gnocco fritto with prosciutto di Parma is my favorite starter and polenta with Gorgonzola my favorite dish.
My second favorite restaurant at the moment. Good atmosphere Great Lake view good food quality. Sometimes on weekends there is live music. During the day they have outside tables always at sun
Platea Ristorante
8 Piazza Alcide de GasperiMy second favorite restaurant at the moment. Good atmosphere Great Lake view good food quality. Sometimes on weekends there is live music. During the day they have outside tables always at sun
Ristorante Momi
Frazione GirolaSimply amazing! A bit expensive, very romantic
Typical pizzoccheri, Polenta and other typical local dishes are often served
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Latteria San Fedele Como
39 Via Francesco MuraltoTypical pizzoccheri, Polenta and other typical local dishes are often served
Amazing fish. Very high quality.Expensive. Around 100€ per person
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Ristorante La Colombetta
40 Via Armando DiazAmazing fish. Very high quality.Expensive. Around 100€ per person
Sightseeing
I’m partisan but Como Cathedral (1396-1744) is stunning!
It’s at the same time simple and majestic and it gives me an idea of purity and sober elegance. Located in downtown heart, easy to reach by walk. Unmissable.
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Duomo e Cattedrale
Piazza del DuomoI’m partisan but Como Cathedral (1396-1744) is stunning!
It’s at the same time simple and majestic and it gives me an idea of purity and sober elegance. Located in downtown heart, easy to reach by walk. Unmissable.
Cernobbio. Little town on the lake. It’s a little town 5,7km far from Como. If you want to do a long and very beautiful walk looking at the lake, you can start from Passeggiata Lino Gelpi, visit Villa Olmo and proceed to Cernobbio. At your arrival you will be rewarded with the best coffee/cappuccino in town because in Cernobbio there is Poletti cafè, the best pastisserie ever.
Cernobbio Centro
5 Via Fausto BaragiolaCernobbio. Little town on the lake. It’s a little town 5,7km far from Como. If you want to do a long and very beautiful walk looking at the lake, you can start from Passeggiata Lino Gelpi, visit Villa Olmo and proceed to Cernobbio. At your arrival you will be rewarded with the best coffee/cappuccino in town because in Cernobbio there is Poletti cafè, the best pastisserie ever.
Brunate - faro voltiano (san maurizio) station
Especially in a sunny day this little square is a pearl of beauty with its Romanic-Baroque church. You can seat at Aida bar’s tables drinking an exquisite cappuccino in front of the façade.
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Basilica di San Fedele
Piazza San FedeleEspecially in a sunny day this little square is a pearl of beauty with its Romanic-Baroque church. You can seat at Aida bar’s tables drinking an exquisite cappuccino in front of the façade.
Walking along Viale Geno you can appreciate the splendid lake view and sunsets (you can see sunsets only from this side of the lake). It offers a lot of bars and restaurants.
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Lakefront Viale Geno
5-7 Viale GenoWalking along Viale Geno you can appreciate the splendid lake view and sunsets (you can see sunsets only from this side of the lake). It offers a lot of bars and restaurants.
Passeggiata Lino Gelpi, lakeside walk and Villa Olmo. Como lakefront has two opposite sides. Passeggiata Lino Gelpi brings you to the beautiful neoclassical Villa Olmo and its free enter garden. On the way to Villa Olmo you can see a series of beautiful villas that contribute to make this promenade very fascinating. Pedestrian area. A very pleasant 15 minutes walk.
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Passeggiata Villa Olmo
Passeggiata Lino GelpiPasseggiata Lino Gelpi, lakeside walk and Villa Olmo. Como lakefront has two opposite sides. Passeggiata Lino Gelpi brings you to the beautiful neoclassical Villa Olmo and its free enter garden. On the way to Villa Olmo you can see a series of beautiful villas that contribute to make this promenade very fascinating. Pedestrian area. A very pleasant 15 minutes walk.
BELLAGIO, MENAGGIO AND TREMEZZO, Little and characteristic towns along lake’s side. They are reachable by boat in 1 hour more or less. Bellagio is renowned in the world and it is the gem of our lake. Super Recommended.
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Bellagio
BELLAGIO, MENAGGIO AND TREMEZZO, Little and characteristic towns along lake’s side. They are reachable by boat in 1 hour more or less. Bellagio is renowned in the world and it is the gem of our lake. Super Recommended.
Essentials
It is the closest cafè where you can have a delicious breakfast and also have some grocery shopping (milk, fresh and good bread, some fruits and vegetable,eggs and wine).
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Olly Bar Pasticceria Di Silvani Oliviero Bakery
24 Via ZezioIt is the closest cafè where you can have a delicious breakfast and also have some grocery shopping (milk, fresh and good bread, some fruits and vegetable,eggs and wine).
It is a big supermarket with very good quality products. It’s 15 minutes far from the flat by walk but It’s better going with car in 4 minutes.
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Esselunga
29 Via Andrea Solari It is a big supermarket with very good quality products. It’s 15 minutes far from the flat by walk but It’s better going with car in 4 minutes.
It’s very close to the Cathedral (Piazza Duomo). You can reach it only by foot because it is located in a pedestrian area. It’s perfect if you have to buy just few things during your walk around the old town center. Monday-Sunday 8:30- 20:30.
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Carrefour Express - Supermercato
3 Via Pietro BoldoniIt’s very close to the Cathedral (Piazza Duomo). You can reach it only by foot because it is located in a pedestrian area. It’s perfect if you have to buy just few things during your walk around the old town center. Monday-Sunday 8:30- 20:30.
Gastronomia Italiana.Via Maurizio Monti, 80 Telephone +39 031306861. This little grocery is 10 minutes from home by walk, here you can find typical Italian products. It’s a very little shop with a selection of cheese and cured meat, fresh eggs, vegetables, fruits, sweets, water and wines. You can call them to order what you need and they will bring yours bags at home.
Via Maurizio Monti, 80
80 Via Maurizio MontiGastronomia Italiana.Via Maurizio Monti, 80 Telephone +39 031306861. This little grocery is 10 minutes from home by walk, here you can find typical Italian products. It’s a very little shop with a selection of cheese and cured meat, fresh eggs, vegetables, fruits, sweets, water and wines. You can call them to order what you need and they will bring yours bags at home.
Arts & Culture
Studio Libeskind created Life Electric, a dazzling 16.5 meter (54 feet) high stainless steel sculpture on the beloved Lake Como. The public monument, the first contemporary work ever to be installed in Como, is an homage to famed scientist Alexander Volta to whom the city is dedicated. Amazing view of the sunset from this place.
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Life Electric
Diga foranea Piero CaldirolaStudio Libeskind created Life Electric, a dazzling 16.5 meter (54 feet) high stainless steel sculpture on the beloved Lake Como. The public monument, the first contemporary work ever to be installed in Como, is an homage to famed scientist Alexander Volta to whom the city is dedicated. Amazing view of the sunset from this place.
Villa Erba
4 Largo Luchino Viscontiunmissable! you can reach it by ferryboat
https://www.villacarlotta.it/it/
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Villa Carlotta
2 Via Reginaunmissable! you can reach it by ferryboat
https://www.villacarlotta.it/it/
You have to take a boat from Lenno to reach and visit
VILLA DEL BALBIANELLO. it is a stunning villa protected by FAI. here the link for more info:
https://www.fondoambiente.it/luoghi/villa-del-balbianello?utm_source=earned&utm_medium=grants&utm_campaign=balbianello&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8IaGBhCHARIsAGIRRYrAHnFiFWvOMnYUOLygBcG8ZZvxjyYcLMAVWyOwEbAXV8IqpeXoYP8aAkgqEALw_wcB
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Lenno
You have to take a boat from Lenno to reach and visit
VILLA DEL BALBIANELLO. it is a stunning villa protected by FAI. here the link for more info:
https://www.fondoambiente.it/luoghi/villa-del-balbianello?utm_source=earned&utm_medium=grants&utm_campaign=balbianello&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8IaGBhCHARIsAGIRRYrAHnFiFWvOMnYUOLygBcG8ZZvxjyYcLMAVWyOwEbAXV8IqpeXoYP8aAkgqEALw_wcB
BEACHES/LIDO
take a swim and sunbathe in one of these beautiful Lido!
here you can also have a romantic dinner. https://www.lidodicernobbio.com/
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Lido di Cernobbio
5 Piazza Risorgimentohere you can also have a romantic dinner. https://www.lidodicernobbio.com/
amazing location (they also organize wedding here)
https://lidodilenno.com/
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Lido di Lenno
1 Via Comoediaamazing location (they also organize wedding here)
https://lidodilenno.com/
Lido di Menaggio
11 Via Romahttp://www.menaggio.com/contenuti2.php?PADRE=23&PADRE2=443
Beautiful place to have a bath and lots of dips in the lake!
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Orrido di Nesso
Beautiful place to have a bath and lots of dips in the lake!
Lido di Faggeto Miamilaryo
5 Piazza Cesare ScottiAlso publich beach
Lido of Como town. The closest to home https://www.lidovillaolmo.it/
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Lido Villa Olmo
2 Via Per CernobbioLido of Como town. The closest to home https://www.lidovillaolmo.it/