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title: "Materia"
description: "Materia is the restaurant that Como's food-conscious visitors seek out first. Chef Davide Caranchini earned his Michelin star here by applying modern technique to hyper-local ingredients, many foraged from the hills above the lake or sourced from small producers within a tight radius. A dish of lake fish with wild herbs and fermented vegetables arrives looking spare and beautiful, and it tastes exactly as good as it looks."
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Materia is the restaurant that Como's food-conscious visitors seek out first. Chef Davide Caranchini earned his Michelin star here by applying modern technique to hyper-local ingredients, many foraged from the hills above the lake or sourced from small producers within a tight radius. A dish of lake fish with wild herbs and fermented vegetables arrives looking spare and beautiful, and it tastes exactly as good as it looks.

The dining room is minimal and contemporary, a deliberate contrast to the gilded excess of the grand-hotel restaurants.

Lunch is the better value, with a set menu around EUR 80, while dinner allows the full tasting experience at EUR 130-150. Cernobbio is a short drive or bus ride from Como town, and Materia alone justifies the trip.