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( 091 910 51 30;
www.grand-cafe-lugano.ch
;
Via Pessina 3; meals Sfr70-80; 8am-6.30pm Mon-Sat)
This
cafe, which began life way back in 1803, has several fine rooms for dining. Be sure to
take a look at the frescoed Cenacolo Fiorentino, once a monastery dining hall, upstairs.
It's used for private functions. In the cafe the food is mostly snacks and sweets to accom-
pany the coffee, but the à la carte menu does include pasta, risotto and fish and meat
mains such as fried rabbit or grilled swordfish.
Drinking
Al Lido Beach Bar & Chiringuito
LOUNGE
(
www.allidobar.com
; Viale Castagnola; 11am-1am)
Lugano's lakeside beach bar is popular for its
Sunday buffet brunch (Sfr42) and it's a good place to kick back when the weather's warm.
Shopping
One of the main shopping strips is Via Nassa, lined with purveyors of Swiss watches
(what else?!), high-end Italian and international fashion, cigar shops and jewellery stores.
Macelleria Gabbani
( 091 911 30 90;
www.gabbani.com
; Via Pessina 12; 8.15am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, to 5pm Sat)
You'll find it
hard to miss the giant sausages hanging out the front of this irresistible delicatessen. The
7am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, to 5pm Sat)
, across the road.
FOOD & DRINK
Merkur Chocolaterie
(
www.merkur.ch
; Via Pessina 17; 9am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, to 6pm Sat)
Divine chocolates divinely
wrapped or sold in slabs (in the case of Läderach) make this a must for lovers of chocol-
ate.
CHOCOLATE
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