Riva Vela · Lugano
A kitchen that lifts you, right on the lake.
Open every day · Riva Vela 4, 6900 Lugano
The umbrellas on the ceiling
A row of open umbrellas runs across the ceiling of the dining room: the signature of a kitchen that is elegant on the plate and playful in spirit.
“If Mary Poppins had a restaurant in Ticino, it would be La cucina di Alice”
On the lakefront
Riva Vela 4, on the Lugano lakefront: the lake and the mountains in front of the tables, the promenade steps away. Every day, at lunch and dinner.
A seasonal kitchen
From courgette flowers with summer black truffle to the «Busiate» with monkfish: a wide-ranging menu, with pasta and rice mostly made in-house and gluten-free pasta on request.
For the sweet finale
The desserts are homemade: the soft-centred chocolate flan, the classic New York cheesecake, the day's ice creams and sorbets.
Reservations
Your table right on the lake
Open every day for lunch and dinner. Prefer the phone? We're here.