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Lake Maggiore Map: Osteria degli AmiciOsteria degli Amici Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Italian, Pizzeria
Hours Thurs-Tues noon-2:30pm and 7pm-midnight
Address
Via A. M. Bolongaro 33
Location Around Town
Transportation Vaporetto: Rialto or San Marco
Reservations Reservations highly recommended
Phone 0323-30-453
Prices Primi 5€-8€ ($6.50-$10); secondi 8.50€-14€ ($11-$18); pizza 4€-10€ ($5.20-$13)
Credit Cards MC, V
Season Closed Jan and Nov

Frommer's Review

This popular spot, beloved by locals and Italian vacationers alike, is tucked into a nook of a piazza with a tiny outdoor eating area shaded by vines. The rambling interior consists of tiny rooms with three to five tables each, so the overall effect is cozy. Pizzas come bubbling hot from a wood-fired oven, or you can try risotto enriched with porcini, persico (lake perch), or rucola e gamberetti (arugula and tiny shrimp). The spaghetti montecarlo puts on airs with its caviar and salmon cream sauce, while the crespelle valdostane comes back down to earth with a rib-sticking combo of ham and cheese wrapped in sheets of homemade pasta. Second courses are straightforward: tagliata al rosmarino (sirloin steak scented with rosemary), filetto di persico alle mandorle (broiled lake perch filet under almonds), or fresh grilled i sogliola (sole) or orata (bream).

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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