At the sailing club since spring 2021
Porto Bello! is the restaurant of the Circolo Velico Lago di Lugano, at Via Foce 11, where the river meets the lake. Kitchen and bar since spring 2021 and, in season, tables on the quay among the sailing boats.
Who you’ll meet

Rossella, at the bar and on the phone 
The kitchen team 
The chef 
At the bar


The club
The Circolo Velico Lago di Lugano has nearly 700 members, and has called us “our friends at Porto Bello”.
Season after season
Spring 2021
Porto Bello! opens at the Circolo Velico: “Get on the terrace!”
August 2021
The barbecue for one of the club’s regattas: “about a hundred competitors and friends”.
February 2022
“THE DJ SETS ARE BACK!!! LOVELY!!!!”: an all-vinyl set by Bassi Maestro.
August 2022
The club’s members’ dinner, in the rain: we did the aperitivo, the dinner and the barbecue.
Summer 2023
We open a kiosk at Lugano Marittima; we’re back every summer, with the Casetta Bella.
September 2023
The dinner for the Swiss Finn Championship: 31 boats “from all over Switzerland and even from Germany”.
July 2024
With the club, the first Rally Ceresio Bello: over 20 boats and our refreshment boat on the course. In 2026, for the third edition, our BARchetta is on the course.
September 2026
The DJ sets are back: the next dates go up on the home page and on Instagram.





