Esplanade
Italian, Seafood, Contemporary · Desenzano del Garda · Michelin One Star · Chef Massimo Fezzardi
Awarded a Michelin star since 1992, Esplanade in Desenzano del Garda is helmed by chef Massimo Fezzardi. The restaurant balances Italian regional traditions with modern techniques, serving seasonal seafood and meat dishes alongside a lakefront garden terrace with views over Lake Garda.
Via Lario 10, 25015 Desenzano del Garda (BS), Desenzano del Garda
- 1 Michelin Star
Menu
Set Menu
- Sweet Water Menu (120) — Whitefish in Cooking Oil; Char and Avocado Toast; Busiate with Sardine Ragù; Grilled Eel; "The Secret Under The Tablecloth"; Small Assorted Pastries
- Sea Food Menu (170) — Fresh Burrata Cheese with Marinated Red Shrimps; Spider Crab Salad; Cold Black Spaghetti with Squid Tartar; Ravioli Stuffed with Sea Bass; Pezzogna Fish (Saddled Seabream); Blue Lobster; "The Perfect Spread"; Small Assorted Pastries
- Tasting Menu — Tartar of Marinated Violet Prawns; Marinated Quail Breast; Creamy Risotto; Roasted Croaker; Secret of Iberic Pig; Vertical Symphony; Small Assorted Pastries
Dishes
- Selection of Raw Sea Fish (75)
- Emotions From The Sea (35)
- Tartar of Marinated Gobbetti Prawns (35) — With broth of coconut and lime.
- Fresh Burrata Cheese with Marinated Red Shrimps (40) — Caviar, asparagus variations, raspberry sauce and anchovies powder.
- Spider Crab Salad (36) — Yogurt sauce, curry and yuzu oil.
- Wild Roasted Octopus (32) — With cream of yellow tomato and wasabi cream.
- Whitefish in Cooking Oil (30) — With mashed potatoes, herbs and cherry tomato sauce with capers and Garda lemon gel.
- Char and Avocado Toast (30) — With various toasted seeds and fake cucumber mayonnaise.
- Asparagus Pie with Poached Egg (28) — And Grana Padano cheese cream.
- Raw Kobe Beef (40) — Sea urchin, ponzu sauce gel and fig leaf oil.
The Experience
With garden or terrace dining and on the waterfront. The meal is structured around a tasting menu and à la carte dining. A good fit for a romantic evening and celebrations.
- Occasion: Romantic, Celebration
- Format: Tasting menu, À la carte
- Setting: Garden / terrace, Waterfront
Phone: +39 030 9143361
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- Award-winning restaurants in Lombardy
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- ESPLANADE — Saarbrucken (2 Michelin stars)
- Capriccio — Manerba del Garda (1 Michelin stars)
- Kitchen — Como (1 Michelin stars)
- Los Guayres — Mogán (1 Michelin stars)
- La Gaia — Eivissa (1 Michelin stars)