Restaurant · Lake Como · Italy
Feel Como
“Cucina di prossimità — between the lake and the valleys.”
Perfect for
Tasting dinner · Lake Como lake-to-table · Special occasions
Price
€€€€
Reservation
Required
The Story
The area around Lake Como offers authentic gastronomic treasures that are sometimes overlooked. Feel Como is built on a single commitment: to return to nature, to the territory, to the ingredients — and through them, to celebrate the identity of this place.
The lake gives the kitchen its backbone. Lavarello and persico — the whitefish and the perch that have swum these waters for centuries — appear alongside freshwater prawns from the Lario. From the forests and alpine valleys that ring the lake come the other half of the larder: mushrooms, wild herbs, berries picked by hand, the mountain's seasonal logic.
Chef Federico, a member of the Jeunes Restaurateurs d'Europe, translates this proximity into plates that are precise and contemporary without ever losing their roots. The dialogue between land and water is constant — and in this splendid region, every meal becomes a unique experience, where the beauty of the landscape is reflected in the flavours of the dishes.
Meet the Host
Federico
Chef — Jeunes Restaurateurs d'Europe
“This proximity cuisine gives unique flavours and experiences, and translates the nature of this wonderful corner of the world.”
Federico is a member of the Jeunes Restaurateurs d'Europe — an association that recognises young chefs who cook with genuine connection to their territory. At Feel Como, that territory is the Lario: the lake, the forests above it, the valleys that feed into it. His cooking celebrates rather than decorates what this landscape produces.
Philosophy
How we work.
Return to the territory — the menu is built from what the lake, the forests and the alpine valleys around Como produce, season by season
The lake's own fish — lavarello, persico and freshwater prawns from the Lario are the kitchen's backbone, treated with precision and respect
Land and water in constant dialogue — what the forest and the alpine valley bring meets what the lake gives, on every plate
Signature Dishes
Lake fish, herb stripes & saffron
A signature plate from Feel Como's kitchen — lake fish composed with precision, layered herb stripes, saffron and a caramel-like reduction. The landscape on a plate.
Lavarello in red leaf, polenta & cream
Lavarello — the prized whitefish of Lake Como — wrapped in a red leaf with crispy polenta cubes and a cream sauce with herb oil. The Lario made contemporary.
Persico — lake perch from the Lario
Perch from the lake — the fish that has fed the villages of Como for centuries, handled with the care and technique of a JRE kitchen.
Forest harvest — wild herbs, mushrooms & berries
The other half of the kitchen: what the forests and alpine valleys above the lake produce. Seasonal, foraged, composted into the menu.
The Feeling
Feels like
Vaulted stone arches, white tablecloths, candlelight — a room that carries the weight and quiet of Como's old buildings, made contemporary by the cooking that happens inside it.
Best time
Dinner — when the stone arches catch the candlelight and the lake is dark outside
Music
Quiet and considered — the room does not need competing with.
Perfect for
The CinCin Notes
Feel Como is the argument for eating in Como rather than driving up to Bellagio or Varenna. Chef Federico cooks with the lake as his central ingredient — lavarello, persico, freshwater prawns — and the forests and valleys above it as the supporting cast. The room, with its vaulted stone arches, has the bones of something old and the composure of somewhere that knows what it's doing.
The JRE membership tells you something: this is a young chef with genuine rootedness in his territory, cooking at a level that doesn't need to announce itself.
Book for dinner. Eat the lake fish. Pay attention to what the valley has sent down.
Around Here
Practical Information
- Opening hours
- Dinner service — check current hours and seasonal closures at feelcomo.com
- Address
- Como, Lake Como, Italy — see feelcomo.com for exact address
- Reservations
- Essential — book via feelcomo.com
- Website
- feelcomo.com
- Dress code
- Smart — the room is elegant, not formal
- Average spend
- €70–110 per person for dinner with wine