The story
La Casa degli Spiriti sits on Via Monte Baldo in Costermano, perched in the hills above Lake Garda with one of the most dramatic vistas in the Veneto. The name — literally "the house of spirits" — carries a certain atmosphere before you even walk through the door, and the setting does nothing to dispel it.
The restaurant's standing in the Italian dining scene is backed by concrete recognition: Gambero Rosso awarded it 2 Forks, one of the guide's marks of genuine quality and consistency. For a restaurant in a region where tourism can easily dilute ambition, that distinction matters.
What draws diners up the winding road to Costermano is the combination of the panorama and a kitchen that takes its work seriously. Lake Garda's position — where the Alps meet the Mediterranean microclimate — has long shaped the cooking of this territory, and La Casa degli Spiriti occupies that geography with intention.
Details on the current menu and chef are best confirmed directly with the restaurant, but the Gambero Rosso recognition signals a table worth the drive for anyone exploring the eastern shore of the lake.
Recognition