PX This.

"the Centro Vinoteca of Lugano, Switzerland…"

is Bottegone del Vino?
hmmm. not quite.

it’s very nice though. and the waiters are super sweet. plus i’m a total sucker for any "uneducated unskilled blue collar service sector (wing collar?)" multilingual human being so you know how that is.

and yes, they do indeed have a rather impressive wine list at reasonable prices making it a haunt obviously beloved of the locals.

unfortunately, although the charcuterie and cheese (with three kinds of honey!) plates are generous, fresh, and delicious— the cooked stuff is just a wee bleah.
the kinda odd plunked-between-the-office-buildings location is a bit off putting too, but that’s probably just the spoiled new york city real estate snob in me talking.

"the CentroVinoteca of Cernobbio, Italy…"

is Albergo Centrale Ristorante?

hmmm. close. i guess. getting warmer at least.

it’s very nice though. and the waiters are super sweet. plus i’m a total sucker for any "uneducated unskilled blue collar service sector (wing collar?)" multilingual human being so you know how that is.

and yes the food is quite decent. and very reasonably priced (particularly for the area) making it a haunt quite obviously beloved of the locals.

and oh if there was a way all restaurateurs could promptly adopt the policy of just gratuitously plopping one chilled full bottle of limoncello and one chilled full bottle of licorice liqueur and a couple of shot glasses at the table with the check conto, allowing the patrons to idle the night away at one’s leisure—
sigh. what a civilized society we would be.
and broke as shit too, bitches.

"the CentroVinoteca of Bellaggio, Italy…"

is Cava Lucciolo?
hmmm. notttttt really. they don’t even seem to have a cooking kitchen, do they?

the wine tasting flights are a nice touch though. and pretty reasonably priced (particularly for the area). i have no idea if it’s a haunt beloved of the locals, cuz from what i’ve gathered from my regrettably short visit to this area of bellaggio smack on the banks of lago di como— there aint no "locals" up in this muhfuh.

it’s very pretty and scenic though. much prettier than times square. and there’s no mcdonalds or starbucks or hawaiian tropic zone so hooray for bellaggio, italy.

but yah. if i have to listen to one more camera wielding, postcard shopping, walking short sportin dumbwit say "bunn jurr no" or "gratt see" i think i might just scream.

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