ITEN

Call usBook a table

Our menu in Morcote, with prices

Truffle carbonara, gnocchetti cacio e pepe, octopus on caponata: Southern Italian cooking, on the lakefront in Morcote.

The menu changes often. Prices are in Swiss francs.

Book a tableDownload the menu (PDF)
A plate of maccheroni carbonara with slices of black truffle, on a linen cloth in the shade of leaves

From Southern Italy

  • Maccheroni carbonara with truffleCHF 28.–
  • Gnocchetti cacio e pepeCHF 24.–
  • Beef tartare with burrataCHF 27.–

Lake and sea fish

  • Grilled octopus on aubergine caponataCHF 32.–
  • Mixed fried lake fish filletsCHF 33.–
  • Raw seafood platterCHF 34.–

Origin of the fish: Italy, Spain, Russia, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean

Meat

  • Pork tenderloin with porcini mushrooms and Ticino MerlotCHF 32.–

Origin of the meat: Switzerland, Argentina, Paraguay, Italy, Brazil, Spain, Germany

Lunch

At midday, two set menus:

  • Starter and pastaCHF 28.–
  • Starter and main courseCHF 33.–

Aperitivo

  • Aperitivo, with our own tapasCHF 12.–
A bowl of gnocchetti cacio e pepe, with freshly ground black pepper and grated pecorino
Gnocchetti cacio e pepe
A grilled octopus tentacle on aubergine caponata with celery, olives and tomato, on a white plate
Grilled octopus on aubergine caponata
The osteria’s raw seafood platter: sea urchins, langoustines, red prawns, mussels, oysters and two lemon wedges
Raw seafood platter
A glass of rosé and an unlabelled bottle on a wooden table by the railing, in the shade of the white wisteria, with the lake and a wooded mountainside behind

Stories of Food and Wine

A short list, but a good one: we chose our wines with the sommelier from Tamborini Vini.

Ask us for the right wine to go with your dish.

“Fewer haute cuisine courses, more carbonara courses.”

— Giacomo, Host & Cook

Lunch every day, 11am to 4pm.

Book a tableCall us