Restaurant in Mariano Comense, Italy
Michelin-noted Piedmontese at a fair price.
La Piemontese earns back-to-back Michelin Plates (2024–2025) with straightforward Piedmontese meat cookery at a mid-range €€ price point in Mariano Comense. Time your visit for autumn or early winter when game and fresh truffles reach the menu — that is when the value-to-quality ratio is at its strongest. Booking is easy and on-site parking removes the usual friction.
La Piemontese in Mariano Comense is the right call for business travellers, Como-area visitors, and food-curious explorers who want honest Piedmontese cooking at a mid-range price point (€€) without committing to a full tasting-menu occasion. If your timing allows, plan your visit around autumn or early winter, when game dishes and fresh truffles appear on the menu — this is when the kitchen is doing its most interesting work, and when the gap between what you pay and what lands on the table is at its widest.
La Piemontese holds two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025), which in practical terms means Michelin's inspectors have visited, found the cooking competent and honest, and returned. That is a meaningful signal at the €€ price tier, where consistency is often the first thing to slip. The restaurant's own framing , simple yet modern, with a convenient on-site car park , tells you something useful: this is not a destination where the room is the point. You come for the food, you drive there, you park without stress.
The kitchen's identity is grounded in Piedmontese meat cookery. If you have eaten in the Langhe or around Cuneo, you will recognise the orientation: this is a cuisine built on braised and roasted meats, substantial secondi, and a respect for the animal over decorative technique. For a food explorer visiting the Lombardy-Piedmont border zone, La Piemontese offers a useful counterpoint to the lighter, more refined cooking you find in Milanese restaurants. It is regional specificity served straightforwardly, not a facsimile of it. For deeper benchmarking against full-expression Piedmontese fine dining, Antica Corona Reale in Cervere and Locanda Sant'Uffizio Enrico Bartolini in Cioccaro show what the tradition looks like at a higher price ceiling.
Seasonality matters here more than at most restaurants in the area. The appearance of game and fresh truffles is not a marketing gesture , it is the kitchen operating at its most differentiated. Truffles in the Piedmont-Lombardy corridor peak from October through December for white truffles, with black truffle extending further into winter. If you are planning a first visit to La Piemontese, booking within that window gives you the leading version of what this kitchen does. A visit in spring or summer will still deliver the core meat-focused menu, but you will be eating the restaurant at a lower gear.
The generous business lunch menu is worth factoring into your planning, particularly if you are in Mariano Comense midweek for work. At the €€ price range, a structured lunch with multiple courses represents strong value compared to what you would spend at a comparable quality level in central Milan. For anyone building a multi-visit strategy: use the first visit for the weekday lunch to assess the kitchen's baseline, then return for dinner in truffle season to catch the menu at its peak. A third visit could target the game period specifically, which typically overlaps with autumn hunting season in northern Italy.
Booking is rated easy, which is consistent with the restaurant's positioning in a mid-sized Lombard town rather than a city-centre destination. You are unlikely to face the weeks-out lead times required at places like Piazza Duomo in Alba or Osteria Francescana in Modena. That said, during peak truffle season, local demand increases and the smarter play is to book a week or two ahead rather than assuming walk-in availability. The on-site car park removes a friction point that many Italian town-centre restaurants create, particularly useful if you are arriving from the motorway or from Como by car.
Google reviews sit at 4.6 across 395 ratings , a volume that gives the score real statistical weight. A 4.6 average at nearly 400 reviews, at a mid-range price point, points to reliable execution rather than occasional brilliance. For the explorer who wants to understand a region's food culture through multiple visits and different seasons, that kind of consistency is exactly what you need from a base-camp restaurant.
For broader planning in the area, see our full Mariano Comense restaurants guide, our Mariano Comense hotels guide, bars, wineries, and experiences. If you are routing a wider northern Italy food trip through this corridor, Enrico Bartolini in Milan, Le Calandre in Rubano, and Casa Perbellini 12 Apostoli in Verona give you reference points at higher price tiers to bracket the experience.
Book La Piemontese if you want Michelin-recognised Piedmontese cooking at a mid-range price in a no-fuss setting with easy parking. Time your visit for autumn to early winter if at all possible. Use the business lunch for a first, lower-stakes assessment, then return for dinner in truffle season. Booking is easy, the Google score is trustworthy at this volume, and the price-to-quality ratio is the main reason to keep coming back.
La Piemontese is located at Via S. Martino, 48, 22066 Mariano Comense CO, Italy. On-site parking is available. Current hours and booking contact details are not listed , check directly with the restaurant or use local search to confirm current operating times before your visit. A weekday lunch is the easiest entry point and offers a structured business menu at good value.
See the full comparison section below for how La Piemontese sits against its peers.
If La Piemontese sparks an interest in deeper Piedmontese cooking, Antica Corona Reale in Cervere and Locanda Sant'Uffizio Enrico Bartolini in Cioccaro are the natural next steps at a higher price tier. For broader Italian creative cooking, Uliassi in Senigallia and Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence offer reference points at the upper end of the national canon.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Piemontese | The focus at La Piemontese, a simple yet modern restaurant with a convenient car park, is mainly on meat dishes, although game and fresh truffles also feature in season, plus there’s a generous business menu at lunchtime. An enjoyable dining experience that offers good value for money.; Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | €€ | — |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Dal Pescatore | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Osteria Francescana | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Quattro Passi | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Reale | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
It works for a low-key celebration rather than a grand night out. Two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024, 2025) confirm the kitchen is cooking at a recognised level, and the €€ price range means you won't be paying for theatre you don't want. If you need a more formal setting or a longer tasting format, look further afield toward Antica Corona Reale in Cervere.
The modern, unfussy setting and business-lunch format both suit solo diners well. The generous lunchtime business menu is practical and good value for a single traveller passing through the Como area. Parking on-site removes the usual stress of arriving alone by car.
The venue data doesn't confirm a dedicated tasting menu, so don't book expecting one. The focus is meat dishes, seasonal game, and fresh truffles in season, which is where the kitchen's Michelin Plate recognition sits. If a structured multi-course tasting format is the priority, Dal Pescatore or Osteria Francescana are better-suited options in the broader region.
At €€, yes. Michelin's inspectors have flagged it specifically for good value, and two consecutive Plates confirm consistent quality rather than a one-off inspection. For Piedmontese cooking with truffle and game in season at this price point in northern Lombardy, it's a practical choice.
The setting is described as simple yet modern, which points toward neat casual rather than anything formal. A jacket is unlikely to be required, but arrive looking put-together. It's the kind of room where business attire fits naturally, especially at lunch.
Mariano Comense has limited direct competition at this recognition level, which is part of the case for booking here. For Piedmontese cooking at higher price points, Antica Corona Reale in Cervere and Locanda Sant'Uffizio Enrico Bartolini in Ciocchini are the regional reference points. If you're flexible on travel, those kitchens operate at a different tier of ambition.
The menu is built around meat, game, and truffles, so vegetarians will find limited options. No specific dietary accommodation policy is documented. If restrictions are a concern, check the venue's official channels before booking — phone and website details are not currently listed in Pearl's database.
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