Unsere Gruppe vom 100er-Club FC Winterthur wurde in Zandone bestens betreut, informiert und verwöhnt. Beeindruckt waren wir vom Barriquekeller mit dem theatralisch aufgemachten Cheminée mit echtem Feuer, dem informativen Museum, natürlich der modernen Produktion und nicht zuletzt dem sorgfältig betreuten Reifelager für den Aceto balsamico. Die liebevoll gestaltete Degustation bildete den krönenden Abschluss. Beim anschliessenden Diner in der Botega del Vino in Locarno war das Team dort für eine nahtlose Fortsetzung des gelungenen Anlasses besorgt.

Possibilità di assaggiare ottimi vini a prezzi corretti accompagnati da sfiziosi piatti delicati preparati con prodotti locali in un contesto idilliaco come il Parco della Breggia

È stata una serata tranquilla tra amici, persone arrivate da poco a Mendrisio e che hanno voglia di partecipare alla vita del Magnifico Borgo. Siamo andati quindi alle cantine al Grotto Lanterna. Posto elegante, servizio eccellente e simpatico, cena deliziosa con presentazione dei piatti molto curata. Vini un po’ troppo cari ma scelta vasta e pregiata.

The Restaurant In Genestrerio, a small village in the hills of the Mendrisiotto, a few kilometres from the Stabio Est motorway exit, is the Le Fontanelle restaurant: a historic restaurant, where Mediterranean cuisine is prepared according to traditional recipes. With its cosy atmosphere, the restaurant comprises a large dining room, a portico terrace and the elegant Ametista dining room. Run by the Bordogna family for over thirty years, Le Fontanelle Restaurant and its team will welcome its guests with cheerfulness and professionalism, to accompany them on an unforgettable journey through taste! Every dish is an adventure Le Fontanelle Restaurant offers tasty Mediterranean cuisine, mainly based on fish, and delicious traditional Ticino dishes. Everything is prepared with high quality raw materials and the best products offered by our region. During the course of the year, the menu is constantly updated to make the most of seasonal ingredients. The master pizza maker is always at work to churn out delicious and crispy pizzas! Special attention is paid to our little guests, with a special menu just for them! Giving a touch of freshness to traditional flavours, enhancing seasonal and local ingredients, exalting the simplicity of each dish, this is our goal. From starters to main courses and desserts, Le Fontanelle Restaurant is committed to offering an unforgettable culinary experience. Dishes are prepared with love and dedication, combining the authentic flavour of tradition with the refinement of the finest ingredients. Homemade pasta, the freshest fish, local cheeses and cold cuts, organic vegetables and extra virgin olive oils are just some of the ingredients used in the preparation of the dishes. The menu offers a wide choice of options, from fish carpaccio to homemade gnocchi, from vegetable lasagna to fish-filled ravioli. The Atmosphere and Ambience Le Fontanelle Restaurant is a place where time seems to stand still. The stone walls, terracotta floors, wooden tables and fireplace create a warm and cosy atmosphere. The furnishing details recall the local tradition, creating a rustic yet elegant atmosphere. The arcaded terrace offers a panoramic view of the hills of the Mendrisiotto and, during the summer, is the ideal place to enjoy a meal outdoors. The elegant Ametista room, with its frescoes and refined furnishings, is the perfect place for special occasions. The Wine List The wine cellar at Le Fontanelle Restaurant boasts a vast selection of Italian and international wines, carefully selected to accompany and enhance the dishes on offer. From the freshness of the whites, to the complexity of the reds, to the effervescence of the sparkling wines, the wine list satisfies the most demanding palates. Service and Hospitality Hospitality is one of the defining qualities of Le Fontanelle Restaurant. Every guest is welcomed with a smile and served with care and attention. The aim is to make every guest feel at home, pampered and appreciated. The Bordogna family and their team are committed to providing a friendly and professional service, attentive to the needs of each guest. Their passion and dedication to catering shines through in every detail, from table service to the presentation of dishes, making every visit to Le Fontanelle Restaurant an unforgettable experience.

Questa sera abbiamo deciso di fare una uscita di coppia. Serata tranquilla, cibo ottimo, servizio impeccabile e frizzante. Ambiente accogliente e familiare grazie al proprietario signor Renato Bordogna.

For our hostess Simona and her team it will be a pleasure to tantalize the tastebuds of their guests with seasonal and regional recipes and dishes that are always prepared with local products. In keeping with the Ticino tradition, the kitchen recommends the ever popular “Ossobuco” from Piera with polenta from “Mulino di Bruzella”, as well as the braised beef (“Brasato”) and the the flat or tall “Formaggini” that is produced in the valley. Cheeses can be enjoyed including the Ticino cheese “Formagella”, that is made nearby on the slopes of Monte Generoso. Finally, you can taste the local sausages with the excellent bread baked in the valley, as well as the wines of Mendrisiotto. The tradition of typical dishes will also be carried on by Simona according to family recipes including the famous osso buco with polenta “della Piera.” This and more await you in a typical and cozy environment. We have carefully selected for you different wines at reasonable prices from the different wineries in the Mendrisiotto. Of course, the Merlot dominates, but there are also various assemblages and wines that are stored in barriques to emphasize the bouquet of the wines. Our wine list also contains some representative wines from neighboring Italy, from Barbaresco to Sangiovese and finally Prosecco and Spumanti, made according to the classic method (Champagnoise), as well as, of course, with the common aperitifs, our grappas and nocinos (walnut liqueurs). The name of the Osteria refers to the family name Manciana, the maiden name of the grandmother “nonna Agnese”, who has run the Osteria since the 1950s when she took over the work that her mother Giuditta had started in the 1930s. From 1970 until today, her daughter-in-law Piera has taken care of the entire management of the restaurant; she has always welcomed all visitors warmly and has cooked for thousands of guests with passion over the years. The “osso buco con polenta della Piera”, a dish whose recipe remains a secret and has now been continued by four generations, remains famous. Simona, Piera’s daughter-in-law, will take over the management of the Manciana after the renovation, maintaining the direction and traditions that have shaped this historic osteria of the Valle di Muggio and Monte Generoso region over the years. From 2021 the Osteria will be able to offer its guests a large room for 40 people and two terraces for around 15 people, including a new one with a view of the valley. The Osteria is a typical mountain inn, which has adapted to the progress and changes of the visitors over the years but has retained its character as a daily meeting point for the residents of the Muggio Valley and those passing through. In the Osteria, farmers, bricklayers, hikers and seasonal workers who returned from central Switzerland after the Second World War, border guards who lived in the village and soldiers in times of war always enjoyed meeting each other. In the 1960s smugglers who carried their goods in “bricolle” (jute sacks full of cigarettes) to Italy, also took a stop there. Even today the adventures of the “spalloni” (smugglers) are told who tried to escape the border guards in order to bring their “bricolla” to safety. For almost 100 years the MANCIANA was a reference point for the village and the visitors, who once traveled for commercial and now for tourist reasons, between Switzerland and Italy, Como Lake (Italy) and Lugano Lake (Switzerland). Hospitality and tolerance were and will remain a hallmark of the Manciana.

HISTORIC LUGANO DISTRICT RESTAURANT IN THE BRUSINO ARSIZIO NUCLEAR ,DIRECTLY OVERLOOKING LAKE CERESIO, BOASTING A CRAZY AND UNIQUE VIEW. A lovely terrace seating up to 60 people and a charming indoor hall seating up to 50 people, both with a splendid view of Morcote offer a feeling of peace and serenity. Your wedding, a classy dinner, an aperitif with friends...we will always be able to organise and offer you the experience you are looking for through a cuisine made mainly with products and flavours from our land.All accompanied by a good selection of wines from the area thanks to the Brivio-Gialdi winery. Our cuisine offers local ingredients cooked according to tradition but with special care. Everything is strictly home-made and freshly cooked: fresh pasta, risottos, game, lake fish and seafood OUR PROPOSALS

For our hostess Simona and her team it will be a pleasure to tantalize the tastebuds of their guests with seasonal and regional recipes and dishes that are always prepared with local products. In keeping with the Ticino tradition, the kitchen recommends the ever popular “Ossobuco” from Piera with polenta from “Mulino di Bruzella”, as well as the braised beef (“Brasato”) and the the flat or tall “Formaggini” that is produced in the valley. Cheeses can be enjoyed including the Ticino cheese “Formagella”, that is made nearby on the slopes of Monte Generoso. Finally, you can taste the local sausages with the excellent bread baked in the valley, as well as the wines of Mendrisiotto. The tradition of typical dishes will also be carried on by Simona according to family recipes including the famous osso buco with polenta “della Piera.” This and more await you in a typical and cozy environment. We have carefully selected for you different wines at reasonable prices from the different wineries in the Mendrisiotto. Of course, the Merlot dominates, but there are also various assemblages and wines that are stored in barriques to emphasize the bouquet of the wines. Our wine list also contains some representative wines from neighboring Italy, from Barbaresco to Sangiovese and finally Prosecco and Spumanti, made according to the classic method (Champagnoise), as well as, of course, with the common aperitifs, our grappas and nocinos (walnut liqueurs). The name of the Osteria refers to the family name Manciana, the maiden name of the grandmother “nonna Agnese”, who has run the Osteria since the 1950s when she took over the work that her mother Giuditta had started in the 1930s. From 1970 until today, her daughter-in-law Piera has taken care of the entire management of the restaurant; she has always welcomed all visitors warmly and has cooked for thousands of guests with passion over the years. The “osso buco con polenta della Piera”, a dish whose recipe remains a secret and has now been continued by four generations, remains famous. Simona, Piera’s daughter-in-law, will take over the management of the Manciana after the renovation, maintaining the direction and traditions that have shaped this historic osteria of the Valle di Muggio and Monte Generoso region over the years. From 2021 the Osteria will be able to offer its guests a large room for 40 people and two terraces for around 15 people, including a new one with a view of the valley. The Osteria is a typical mountain inn, which has adapted to the progress and changes of the visitors over the years but has retained its character as a daily meeting point for the residents of the Muggio Valley and those passing through. In the Osteria, farmers, bricklayers, hikers and seasonal workers who returned from central Switzerland after the Second World War, border guards who lived in the village and soldiers in times of war always enjoyed meeting each other. In the 1960s smugglers who carried their goods in “bricolle” (jute sacks full of cigarettes) to Italy, also took a stop there. Even today the adventures of the “spalloni” (smugglers) are told who tried to escape the border guards in order to bring their “bricolla” to safety. For almost 100 years the MANCIANA was a reference point for the village and the visitors, who once traveled for commercial and now for tourist reasons, between Switzerland and Italy, Como Lake (Italy) and Lugano Lake (Switzerland). Hospitality and tolerance were and will remain a hallmark of the Manciana.

Osteria con alloggio appena ristrutturata mantenendo tutta la tipicità ed autenticità del posto. La proprietà, lo staff e lo Chef ci hanno accolto e trattato da veri ospiti facendoci vivere un'esperienza unica! I piatti proposti dallo chef sono studiati nei minimi particolari per non parlare della vasta cantina di vini prettamente locali.Qualità molto alta con prezzi molto modesti. lo consiglio vivamente!!!!

A 15-minute walk from the station and city center, in the countryside, stands Villa Selva. This small hotel in the middle of the 20th century, still managed by the same family, it has retained the atmosphere of a typical and cozy private house Ticino. The panoramic view over Lugano mountains, the romantic garden with camellias, palm trees, chestnut trees, the American grape pergola and a splendid swimming pool accentuate the charm. The newly renovated rooms, equipped with private bathroom, reflect the character and style of a private residence, very cozy in their simplicity. Most rooms have views of the surrounding mountains. Breakfast is served in the dining room with large windows and sun-kissed. The highlight of the hotel is the passion for good food combined with tradition: the memory plates and heart, those who would like to try in your own home and do not do more. The use of high quality ingredients and cooking methods measured guide us in all preparations of appetizers, fresh pasta, seconds, until our ice cream sweet tooth.