The most romantic restaurants in Trentino
When nothing can be left to chance
Oftentimes, when it comes, perfect moments happen suddenly. You realise only when you’re actually experiencing it. Everything clicks: the atmosphere is perfect, so is the lighting, perhaps also the music, the place itself, and the person next to you. So you just enjoy the experience. Later, you try to rediscover it, because right then, your emotions were flying free, unhindered, and you felt connected with everything around you. And when everything around you is right there, reflected in the eyes of the one you love?
There are places – special places – which help lower the defences and soften the senses. Places like these abound in Trentino, perhaps some even hold cherished memories for you. However, there are special occasions when you want to be pampered, like you’re the star of the show, as if a place has been prepared just for you.
So we’ve selected a list of restaurants for you. Each is unique, and it is our sincere hope that they will gift you moments of pure perfection. The setting, impeccable service, selection of flavours, and that special Trentodoc wine served at just the right temperature. Moments when you and your loved one find yourself immersed in that perfect blend of forests, mountains, streams, lakes and sunsets – the very best of what Trentino has to offer. Choose your selection and enjoy the experience. Your table for two is already waiting for you!
Ristorante La Stua
Piazza Dante - Cavalese
Tel. 0462 340235
In Cavalese, in the Sissi dining room in the La Stua restaurant, time seems to have stood still, amid a cosy atmosphere of wood panelling and Trentino majolica ceramics. This is Jngrid Vanzo’s restaurant, and she’s inherited the pride and passion of her parents, which she continues to honour in both her cuisine, and the spirit of the place itself. Reworkings of traditional Trentino recipes with fresh, locally sourced ingredients and an obsessive attention to detail. The wine list contains around 100 labels, all personally selected by the house sommelier.
Ristorante Boivin
Via Garibaldi, 9 – Levico Terme
Tel. 0461 701670
Set within an historic house in Levico, the atmosphere is warm and welcoming, typical of a local hostelry. Dishes are ‘good, wholesome, and healthy’. Locally sourced seasonal ingredients are transformed using water, fire and great patience. Cuisine is traditional, with family recipes handed down through generations, that are suddenly enlivened with an imaginative new twist, and voilà – a new dish is created.
Ristorante Alla Vecchia Macina
Localita' Claiano, 13 - Mezzana
Tel. +39 0463 751954
Herbs from the meadows, game, river fish, apples: at the Vecchia Macina restaurant you can savour dishes that carry the fragrance of the woods, the mountains and the valleys. Included in the Gambero Rosso Guide since 2015, this restaurant in Val di Sole, not far from the Noce river, welcomes you into its friendly, familiar ambience. With just a few tables, walls of spruce wood, floors of larch and soft lighting, it’s the ideal place to enjoy a romantic dinner at a relaxed pace, soaking up the atmosphere of a genuine mountain maso.
Ristorante La Terrazza
Via Benaco, 24 - Torbole
Tel. 0464 506083
No list would be complete without an enchanting lakeside location. In Torbole on Lake Garda, as per tradition, La Terrazza offers a landfare menu, and a menu showcasing lake fish. The recipes, along with the fish on offer, vary according to the season. Every dish is an overture of colours, making them a one-of-a-kind taste experience. Their whitefish carpaccio, chub meatballs, ‘bigoli torbolana’ pasta, and lake fish and truffles from Mount Baldo are all well worth sampling.
Rendenèr Alpine Food
Via Sorano, 35 – Pinzolo
Tel. +39 0465 502008
The oak and granite walls exude warmth, young proprietor Thomas Beltramolli brings immense enthusiasm, and Chef Simone Ubaldi has curated every last detail of his dishes, in which traditional Trentino cuisine is re-interpreted with a modern twist, on a menu which varies with the seasons. Zero-km products and local raw ingredients are enhanced with a touch of quality and sophisticated originality, all in the setting of the Adamello Brenta Nature Park in Pinzolo.
