Dining Nesso

Eating inNesso.

Where the cooking is worth the walk, how the village changes by the hour, and what it takes to get a table in August.

Lake Como Province of Como

How to eat well in Nesso

Out of season the village empties and the choice narrows to almost nothing. Owners here cook, and drive or take a boat when they want to eat properly: Bellagio is north, Torno is south, and the western shore is directly across the water.

We do not publish names on a shore this small. Where we know a kitchen worth crossing the water for, it goes on the members' list with the number and the person to ask for.

For the village itself, its character, its property market and how to get there, read our guide to Nesso.

01What we arrange

Lunch you can arrive at by boat

All with a mooring, all worth the crossing.

The quiet tables

Held for members at short notice, including in August.

Private chefs

From a single dinner to a full season.

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Written by The Como Private Desk

Published 11 June 2026 Updated 31 August 2026

This page is editorial information based on our own work on the lake, not a valuation or a survey. Prices and availability move; treat any figure as an indication and take professional advice before committing.

Sources

Comune di Nesso, Parking provision at road level, access routes to the lower village and constraints on works.
Como Private contractors panel, eastern shore, Cost uplift for sites without vehicle access; collect a current figure and date it before publishing.

Elsewhere in Nesso

Property in NessoHow the Nesso market behaves, and what comes up privately.

Boats at NessoCharter, transfers and moorings on this part of the lake.

Nearby villages

TornoA compact medieval village on the eastern shore that steps down to two harbours and turns its back on the road, the last piece of the lake still organised around the water.

LezzenoThe longest shoreline on this side of the branch, made of many small hamlets rather than one village, with the western shore in the sun opposite and the mountain behind taking the winter light.

BellagioThe village on the promontory where Lake Como divides. The most visited address on the lake, and still one of the hardest to buy into.

LaglioA narrow shelf of houses on the western shore between Moltrasio and Brienno, where the mountain comes down almost to the water and everything is reached by steps or by boat.

Guides

Where to Buy on Lake ComoNot a ranking of villages, but the seven things that actually decide where on this lake you should be looking.

Renovating a Historic VillaTwo separate constraints sit over almost every old house on this shore, materials arrive by barge or by hand, and the working season is the one nobody wants to be here for. That is why programmes slip and budgets move.

The Boat Owner's GuideKeeping a boat on this lake is less about the boat than about the berth, the winter and the two or three people who look after both.

Dining across the lake

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