Lino Restaurant

I stopped by to have lunch and I was surprised by the attention to detail and hospitality of the place. Very friendly staff and an ambient and spacious sitting area. Outdoor seating under the umbrella located in the piazza offers an exquisite dining experience. I tried their cottoletta with baked potatoes and it was one of the crunchiest and tastiest I’ve tried!

Beautiful art-deco inspired restaurant Every dish was lovely and the service friendly.

I think we expected a bit more, therefore ended up slightly disappointed. Very long waiting for the food, although the usual Italian kind service. Tasty burger, rather small portion of primi (spaghetti), which was too oily. We get a free dessert, a plain crème with some this and that… I had better but it is not bad.

*Bistrot experience* Elegant setting, pleasant atmosphere and attentive service. Lunch menu was varied. Food was good, but not as good as I would have imagined considering the possible overlap with/spillover from its 1-star Michelin restaurant (I repeat we dined in the bistrot, which does not have that star rating). Selection of breads in the bread basket were delicious and were gobbled up rather quickly! Starter portions were not particularly generous so if your appetite is big, go for all courses. The polpo del mediterraneo was particularly noteworthy for the crunchiness of the vegetables and the tenderness of the octopus. We were taken aback with the size of the cotoletta di vitello that filled the entire plate!! Desserts were a little disappointing.

The food was excellent portion size very small so you need to order multiple dishes in order to be full

This is my favorite restaurant in Pavia. I’ve eaten in both the Restaurant (pre fixe menu) and the Bistrot and both are fantastic. The service is very friendly and the food is amazing. On my most recent trip I had a delicious burrata appetizer and risotto. Would definitely recommend!

Very nice restaurant, we tried a cuadro (which is a plate with different diseases to try) but now we would like to try more dishes. We'll be back to Pavía to do so! In any case, our waitress wasn't the nicer but the rest of the staff was very cool. Don't miss it, try the first Michelin star at Pavía

Incredible dining experience. The food and service were excellent. Would love to try the adjoining Michelin starred restaurant.