Osteria di Piazza Litta
Diego's cooking is one of our absolute favourites. The osteria is right opposite Villa Panza: the right choice before or after a visit to the villa or a conference at Ville Ponti.
Piazza Litta 4, Varese+39 0332 289167Map →
our favourite places
Where to eat in Varese: the places we recommend to our guests
When Casa P17 guests ask us where to go for dinner, these are the names we give them. They are the places we go to ourselves: Lombard cooking, pizza, cocktails, sandwiches and breakfast, in the centre, in Biumo and on the Sacro Monte.
Via Nino Bixio 55, Varese
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For dinner: traditional cooking, carefully made dishes and places with a story.
GotoDeVin
Here Diego's cooking meets Fabio's innovative touch, with the same care as at Osteria di Piazza Litta. Another of our absolute favourites, handy for lunch after Villa Panza.
Via Castiglioni 1, Varese+39 0332 392163Map →
Taverna Tarèl
The restaurant is run by Maurizio in the kitchen and Silvia in the dining room: this is where you taste traditional Lombard cooking in the centre of Varese. We are crazy about nonna Pierina's tortelli.
Via Vetera 2, Varese+39 0332 281076Map →
La Posteria
A charming restaurant set in one of the most beautiful courtyards in Varese.
Via Carlo Cattaneo 3, Varese+39 0332 288277Map →
Al Borducan
The most romantic choice, led by Riccardo: dinner in the village at the top of the Sacro Monte, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Via Beata Caterina Moriggi 43, Sacro Monte, Varese+39 0332 220567Map →
Ristorante Bologna
A historic restaurant in the centre, for a classic dinner.
Via Broggi 7, Varese+39 0332 234362Map →
Pizzerias in Varese
Three pizzerias in three different spots: in the centre and at the foot of the Sacro Monte.
La Piedigrotta
The most popular pizzeria in the centre of Varese.
Via Gian Domenico Romagnosi 9, Varese+39 0332 287983Map →
Premiata Pizzeria della Motta
A historic Varese pizzeria in the town centre.
Piazza della Motta 1, Varese+39 0332 231800Map →
Linea 88
Our favourite pizza. Handy on the way back from a day on the Sacro Monte or Campo dei Fiori.
Piazzale Giuseppe Montanari (partenza della funicolare), Varese+39 0332 1506322Map →
Pizza and kebab delivered
When you are tired and don't feel like leaving the apartment.
Pizzeria Garibaldi
Call Omar and he will bring pizza or kebab straight to Via Nino Bixio 55. Tell him you are staying at Casa P17 and he will give you a discount.
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi 28, Varese+39 389 8865858Map →
Aperitivo and cocktails in Varese
For a drink before or after dinner.
Attila Cocktails
In the hands of Mattia and Roby: the best cocktails in Varese.
Via Carlo Giuseppe Veratti 21, Varese+39 342 3468140Map →
Ultimo
One of the busiest places in town for aperitivo.
Via Carlo Cattaneo 7, VareseMap →
Vineria del Croce
The other favourite meeting place, for a glass of wine with friends.
Via Carlo Croce 8, Varese+39 393 4031825Map →
Sandwiches in Varese
For a quick lunch or a snack at any time.
Cyclery
In our view, the best sandwiches in Varese.
Piazza Giovine Italia 7, Varese+39 347 0577575Map →
Golden Egg
Varese's sandwich since 1975: an institution in town.
Via Carlo Avegno 15, Varese+39 0332 240194Map →
Breakfast and pastry shops in Varese
Where to start the day, starting with the pastry shop a few steps from Casa P17.
DEC Pasticceria
One of the best pastry shops in Varese, a few steps from the apartments: the easiest breakfast.
Piazza Biroldi 22, Varese+39 0332 1584312Map →
Pasticceria Ghezzi
An old-fashioned café on the main street of the centre. Small, but one of a kind.
Corso Giacomo Matteotti 36, Varese+39 0332 235179Map →
La Cafferia
Coffee and breakfast of excellent quality.
Piazza Giovine Italia 7, Varese+39 0332 281320Map →
Frequently asked questions
Can I order dinner to Casa P17?
Yes. Call Omar at Pizzeria Garibaldi, on Via Garibaldi, on +39 389 8865858: he delivers pizza or kebab to Via Nino Bixio 55 and gives you a discount if you tell him you are staying at Casa P17.
Where can I eat Lombard food in Varese?
At Tarèl, in the centre, run by Maurizio in the kitchen and Silvia in the dining room: try nonna Pierina's tortelli. For refined cooking near Villa Panza there are Osteria di Piazza Litta and GotoDeVin.
What is the best pizzeria in Varese?
It depends on what you are after: La Piedigrotta is the most popular in the centre, Premiata Pizzeria della Motta is the most historic and Linea 88, at the foot of the Sacro Monte, is our favourite.
Where to have dinner near Villa Panza and Ville Ponti?
At Osteria di Piazza Litta, right opposite Villa Panza, with Diego's cooking, or at GotoDeVin, a few steps away, where Diego's cooking meets Fabio's innovative touch: two places with the same owners and among our absolute favourites.
Is there a romantic restaurant in Varese?
Al Borducan, led by Riccardo, in the village at the top of the Sacro Monte: dinner with a view in one of the most beautiful places in the province.
Where to have breakfast near Casa P17?
At DEC, one of the best pastry shops in Varese, a few steps from the apartments. In the centre, on Corso Matteotti, there is Ghezzi, an old-fashioned café.
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