La cucina di Alice

this place is amazing! Food is very delicious, staff is very friendly, competent and speedy. Prices are reasonable, for swiss standards. would definitely recommend!

Where do I begin? La Cucina de Alice is in a great location, on the boardwalk directly across from the lake. The restaurant is cozy, classy, and charming. The tables are all lined with white linen tablecloths and candlelit. With Lake Lugano as the backdrop, it’s quite the romantic atmosphere. The wait staff are incredibly friendly and speak impeccable English. The food comes out quickly, but they offer bread and olive oil with herbs while you wait. My husband and I ate here 3 times during our 4 night stay in Lugano. It’s totally worth the price point, as it’s not outrageously expensive but you still feel like it’s 5 star quality. I highly recommend the creamed spinach ravioli — it was incredibly fresh and tasty, leaving me feeling satisfied not full. You have to eat at Alice is you’re in Lugano!

I came for a work dinner while in Lugano.
Food was delicious (we had fish — ricciola is amazing!) and service was very good.
And everyone told us this is the best restaurant in Lugano!

Friendly staff and excellent food. More expensive than it would be on the other side of the Swiss-​Italian border, but, hey, it’s Switzerland — everything is absurdly expensive, and this place isn’t any more absurdly expensive than any other place of its quality (and really is not priced significantly higher than the tourist traps on the main piazza).
The tables outside are in high demand, but I was quite pleased with the inside table, as we still had a lovely view of the lake, but did not have to suffer the street noise or the other diner’s cigarette fumes. Why, or why, do the Swiss smoke so much?

Wir waren erneut zum Abendessen vor Ort.
Wie bereits erwähnt tolles Essen und hervorragende Bedienung. Rissotto des Tages und der Cheeseburger waren ein Gedicht, letzteres kann ich immer wieder empfehlen!
Zum Abschluss gab’s noch ein New York Cheese Cake dazu Latte Macchiatto und Cappuccino und sind restlos glücklich. Meinen Vorrednern kann ich mich nicht anschließen: direkt an der Hauptstraße gelegen, ist das Restaurant sicherlich weder versteckt noch romantisch. Die Speisen hingegen stets eine Wucht.

Situated in an ideal location, La Cucina Di Alice is perfect for a romantic lunch/​dinner, with the view on the lake. The menu has the typical italian/​ticinese dishes. The quality of the food is not bad but clearly too expensive. The service too is not really up to their supposed standing.

La Cucina di Alice is a hidden gem in Lugano. This Italian restaurant is in a great location directly across from the lake. The ambience is cozy and romantic as it is a small restaurant with helpful servers that are always friendly and welcoming (which is not always the case when you are an English speaker in Lugano), the waiters have helped me choose many a great meal, and have been helpful with teaching me some new Italian vocabulary which is always a plus. The menu changes with the seasons and all the ingredients are fresh and local. My favorite dish I have had here was the matcha pasta with kale and mozzarella (a winter dish), which I was initially hesitant to try as I have never had matcha green tea powder in a pasta before but it was fantastic!
As the restaurant is small and has limited seats it is best to call ahead and make a reservation.

Am Tage gutes Kaffee mit großer Auswahl an tollen Getränken. Abends ein super Restaurant mit excellenten Gerichten und hervorragendem Service.