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Grotto ai Tre Lumi
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Open mid-April to end of October · closed Monday and Tuesday

Grotto ai Tre Lumi

Granite tables under the pergola, polenta from the copper pot and Merlot in the boccalino, kept cool in the cellar cut into the rock.

Call 091 000 00 00Request a table

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On the table today

The daily menu changes every morning and is written on the board in the courtyard. To find out what there is today, give us a call.

Sample daily menu

Lunchtime, Wednesday to Saturday

  • Minestrone with vegetables from the gardenor mixed salad
  • Merlot risotto with luganighetta sausage
  • Torta di pane, our bread cake

Full menu 29.– · main course only 21.–

Always on the menu

From the board

  • Board of Ticino cured meats24.–coppa, salami, lardo, pancetta
  • Formaggini12.–plain, with pepper or in oil
  • Liver mortadella16.–in season, with sweet-and-sour onions
  • Vitello tonnato22.–house-made sauce

From the copper pot

  • Polenta with beef braised in Merlot32.–cooked over a wood fire
  • Polenta with wild mushrooms29.–from September, depending on the harvest
  • Busecca18.–tripe soup, the old way
  • Braised rabbit31.–with polenta or potatoes

To finish

  • Torta di pane8.–bread cake with raisins and amaretti
  • Warm Merlot zabaglione11.–
  • Alpine cheese with mostarda14.–
  • Chestnuts cooked in milk9.–in October

Prices in Swiss francs, VAT included.

Origin of the meat: beef, veal, pork and rabbit from Switzerland.

Allergies or intolerances? Tell the staff: the kitchen will tell you what you can eat. Allergen information is available on request.

The wine list

Ticino Merlot in the boccalino, as it has always been served, and a few bottles from small producers in the region. The labels change with the vintages: ask us what is in the cellar.

House wine, in the boccalino

  • Merlot del Ticino DOC, red
    2 dl 7.– · 5 dl 16.– · 1 l 29.–
  • Merlot bianco

    white wine from Merlot grapes, fresh and dry

    2 dl 7.– · 5 dl 17.–

By the bottle, 75 cl

  • Merlot del Ticino DOC48.–

    aged in large casks

  • Merlot del Ticino DOC, riserva64.–

    from hillside vineyards

  • Bondola44.–

    historic Ticino grape, a light red

  • Merlot rosato39.–
  • Traditional-method sparkling wine58.–

    from Ticino grapes

After dinner and alcohol-free

  • Merlot grappa2 cl 7.–
  • House nocino (walnut liqueur)2 cl 6.–
  • Gazzosa4.50

    lemon or mandarin soda

  • House elderflower syrup4.–

We serve wine from age 16 and spirits from age 18.

From lunch to evenings in the courtyard

The grotto changes with the hours of the day. For each moment we light one more lantern.

  1. 11:30 – 14:00

    Lunch

    The daily menu and the full menu. At lunchtime you can eat in half an hour too: just say so when you order.

  2. 14:00 – 18:00

    Afternoon snack

    Cold dishes: cured meats, formaggini, torta di pane. The boccalino comes up from the cellar, where it stays cool even in August.

  3. 18:30 – 22:00

    Dinner

    Polenta from the copper pot and the pergola lit up. The kitchen closes at 21:30. In the evening it is best to request a table.

Evenings in the courtyard

The exact dates are on the board in the courtyard. To know them in advance, give us a call.

  • Every Friday, June to September

    Polenta over the fire

    Polenta stirred in the copper pot over a wood fire in the courtyard, with braised beef or cheese.

  • One Saturday a month, May to August

    Music in the courtyard

    Accordion and folk songs under the pergola. Free entry; dinner with a table request.

  • Last Sunday in October

    End-of-season castagnata

    Roast chestnuts, new wine and the last party of the season before we close for the winter.

  • All season

    Long tables for groups

    Birthdays, clubs, groups of up to 40 with a menu agreed in advance. Call us at least a week before.

Request a table for an evening

Hours, tables and directions

Opening hours and season

Open from mid-April to the end of October. In winter the grotto is closed.

Weekly opening hours
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday11:30 – 23:00
Thursday11:30 – 23:00
Friday11:30 – 23:30
Saturday11:30 – 23:30
Sunday11:00 – 20:00

Hot food 11:45 – 14:00 and 18:30 – 21:30, on Sunday until 19:00. In the afternoon, cold snacks. When it rains, we serve in the fireplace room.

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granite tables under the pergola

48

seats outdoors

24

seats in the fireplace room

Table request

This is a request, not yet a booking: we confirm your table by phone or text message the same evening. For today, it is better to call.

Or call 091 000 00 00

More than 12 guests? Give us a call and we will set a long table.

Wednesday to Sunday, mid-April to end of October. On Sunday, dinner at 18:30 only.

Where would you like to sit?

Allergies, a high chair, bringing a dog, a birthday to celebrate…

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Getting here

The grotto is at the end of the grotti road, above the village, in the shade of the chestnut trees.

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  1. By car

    Leaving the village, follow the signs for “Grotti”. Free car park with 15 spaces at the end of the paved road.

  2. From the car park

    Five minutes on foot along the forest path, gently uphill. The path is lit in the evening.

  3. By bus

    Stop “Valfonda, Paese”, then a ten-minute walk following the yellow signs.

The last stretch is unpaved. If walking is hard for you or you come in a wheelchair, give us a call: we open the service road up to the courtyard. 091 000 00 00

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