ITEN

Call usBook a table
A plate of maccheroni carbonara with black truffle and a glass of white wine on a table laid by the railing, the lake and a white boat going past.

OsteriaLa Terrazzasul Lago

Storie di Cibo e di Vino

Lunch on the water,under the white wisteria

Waterfront restaurant in Morcote

Riveta da la Tor 6, 150 m from the boat

Lunch every day, 11am to 4pm.

Book a tableCall us
A plate of maccheroni carbonara with slices of black truffle and a glass of white wine on a table in the shade of the wisteria, with the lake and the wooded mountain behind

Southern Italy, in three dishes.

  • Maccheroni carbonara with truffleCHF 28.–
  • Gnocchetti cacio e pepeCHF 24.–
  • Grilled octopus on aubergine caponataCHF 32.–
  • A bowl of gnocchetti cacio e pepe, with freshly ground black pepper
    Gnocchetti cacio e pepe
  • A grilled octopus tentacle on aubergine caponata, on a white plate
    Grilled octopus on aubergine caponata

“Fewer haute cuisine courses, more carbonara courses.”

Giacomo, Host & Cook
Full menu with prices

Giacomo in the kitchen, Ismaele front of house.

Since 2020 the osteria has belonged to Giacomo, “Host & Cook”.

Our story

Our guests write about the wisteria, the truffle carbonara and the cacio e pepe.

4.6 on Google, from 414 reviews

  • “The gnocchetti cacio e pepe: highly recommended!”

    Tripadvisor, July 2026Translated ·

  • “A beautiful waterfront restaurant run by a wonderful family”

    Google, September 2026
The way in from the lakefront path: a green wisteria arch with the burgundy sign “Osteria ‘La Terrazza sul Lago’” over it, and beyond it guests at lunch at the tables along the railing, the lake and the far shore

On the terrace until 30 November.

We reopen on 24 February.

You’ll find us at Riveta da la Tor 6, 6922 Morcote, on the lakefront, with our burgundy sign over the door.

Directions
A lakeside terrace in the morning: tables laid along the railing in the shade of a pergola, the lake glittering and the villages on the far shore

A table on the water

We’re a small osteria and there are only a few tables under the wisteria: ask for yours here.

Day, time and how many of you: your request reaches us at any hour.

Every day, 11am to 4pm.

Or call us