Lacto
Italian
European
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Italian restaurant with much of the seating in the piazza at the town center. Menu has a separate vegan section, offering fake cutlets, vegan carbonara, burger and grilled vegetables. Long opening hours. Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-1:00am.


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15 Reviews

First Review by HC-Zurich

MartynMassop

Points +324

Vegan
13 Sep 2023

Definitely worth a visit.

3 dedicated vegan options, a vegan dish of the week and also a beyond burger with vegetable based turmeric mayo. Lots of choice. Even has a vegan desert.

Pros: Good choice

MartinBradbury

Points +31

Vegetarian
29 May 2023

Great Vegan options

While the menus was limited for vegans, the options they did have were very good.
We had a pasta dish and an aubergine dish. Both were very nice.

Pros: Friendly staff, Great tasting food, Good atmosphere

Cons: Limited options for vegetarians and vegans

Saranimaliste

Points +351

Vegan
21 Apr 2023

Absolutely recommend

They have a vegan section on their menu and a vegan dish on their „menu du jour“ so there‘s plenty of choices. The food is absolutely exquisite and we really enjoyed the service. We made a reservation because the restaurant is pretty full.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Amazing food, Nice staff

awieandy

Points +62

Vegan
15 Apr 2023

Scam

A few vegan dishes but nothing special. Too expensive.

Pros: Some vegan options , Vegan options marked on menu

Cons: Expensive , Small servings

EvaliseDexter

Points +165

Vegan
21 Aug 2022

Great lasagna

Great atmosphere and they have vegan section of the menu with vegan lasagna and pannacotta for dessert

Pros: Good location close to lake , Multiple options (about 3)

dondidemarco

Points +28

Vegan
14 Aug 2022

Highly Recommend

Argentino is a large, very busy restaurant—be sure to make reservations. It’s in a very high-traffic area, so not the place for a quiet, intimate dinner.

The service was excellent—friendly, accommodating, very professional and efficient. Top-notch.

There is a vegan section on the menu with three main dish options, but there are also many pizzas that could be made vegan by leaving off the cheese. I had the vegan lasagna, which was delicious; it’s not a ‘vegetable lasagna’ but rather a very traditional Italian-style lasagna made with vegan cheese, and seitan instead of meat. My wife had a (non-vegan) pizza that she loved. The prices are normal for Swiss restaurants.

Pros: Excellent service , Great food - several vegan options

Cons: Very busy, not the place for a quiet dinner

xxemkyxx

Points +286

Vegan
31 May 2022

Nicest vegan lasagne I've ever had

Good selection on mains on a separate section on the menu, and the dessert was different. Shame small choice of starters but asked for the pizza bread as it didn't have cheese and it was amazing. Also lovely vegan pannacotta

Pros: Authentic options , Tastes amazing , Dessert option

Cons: Few starter options

VeganUSA

Points +7616

Vegan
25 Sep 2021

Gourmet Vegan Entrees

The menu featured three exquisite, delicious vegan options with two being quite unusual: beet and avocado tartare; a chickpea and couscous patty; and spaghetti bolognese. We ordered all three and split them three ways. The service was excellent. The server verified that we wanted plain bread not bread with any dairy or cheese touches.

Pros: Three vegan entrees , Excellent service , Great ambiance

Cons: Bathroom only accessible by stairs & single stall

henriiii

Points +22

Vegan
12 Aug 2021

sehr gut

der vegane burger ist 🔥
es gibt mindestens 4 vegane optionen die sich alle gut angehört haben
nette und aufmerksame bedienung
leider eher teuer

Pros: einige vegane optionen, sehr lecker

Cons: teuer

AppetiteForChange

Points +234

Vegan
30 Jun 2021

Vegan options but nothing special

There are two vegan main dishes and a vegan burger and some vegan salads (e.g. tomato & avocado) on the menu. It's nice to find a restaurant that seves vegan dishes (other than pizza marinara) in Lugano, but the taste of the food wasn't amazing. It's okay but nothing worth coming back for.

Pros: Lebeled vegan dishes, Other options than pizza & pasta

Cons: Taste not amazing

CaleighC

Points +309

Vegan
26 Jun 2021

Great for a Special Night Out!

Overall, a great place to treat yourself.

I had the avocado and beet tartar and the chocolate pie, which was more of a cake-brownie. Super delicious. Options were good! There was a dedicated vegan section, but also a burger and some pizza options too. Dessert options included the brownie and some fruit.
Very reasonable prices for Switzerland and a tourist area. My total came out to around 35 Francs for one person for dinner, drink, and dessert, which is very reasonable! Wasn't a lot of food to be fair, but if you have a bigger lunch before and go in for a nice night out (rather than a huge meal) then you'll have a great time.
Servers approach you in Italian but are fine to switch to English. Got a table for one with no wait, saw groups of three and up waiting for fifteen minutes, but I think reservations are also taken.
Atmosphere was super nice. Whether you get the patio area or the more 'alleyway' area, you'll really get the vibe of Lugano.

Pros: Food, Prices, Atmosphere

Cons: Small(ish) portions

LolaNachtigall

Points +935

Vegan
28 Feb 2021

Beyond Burger

Delicious, but quite pricey for what you get

VeganP

Points +830

Vegan
09 Aug 2020

Vegan option

3 vegan options, went for the beyond Meat burger, was good. Nice location, good service

Pros: Good vegan options

Dippiti

Points +82

Vegan
24 Dec 2019

Nice vegan options

They have 4 dishes on their menu that are vegan and at least one dessert (chocolate brownies). We had a nice time here and the waiter was really friendly.

If you don't like the vegan section of the menu, you can get a marinara pizza or pasta all'arrabiata or pasta al pomodoro.

Pros: Separate vegan area on menu, Nice ambience, Friendly staff

Cons: Can be crowded

HC-Zurich

Points +37994

Vegan
16 May 2019

Many options, nice location

In good weather this is a nice place to eat. You sit outside in the shade with a view of the city center plaza. The number of vegan options is quite decent, too, and if you run out you can more in the neighboring restaurant Tango.




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