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Italian-speaking Ticino with Italian-style grills. 6 steakhouses and 6 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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Eat out
Steakhouse
Central Lugano grill where guests choose cut and weight at an in-house butcher counter; Swiss beef aged 30-40 days is cooked in a charcoal oven fired with South…
Steakhouse
Relatively new premium steakhouse in the old town, part of the Gabbani group, serving dry-aged cuts cooked on a Josper charcoal grill.
Steakhouse
Family-run grill restaurant north of Lugano with an open fireplace for cooking meat, known for rib-eye, tartare and mixed grills.
Steakhouse
Rustic grill and pizzeria at the Hotel De la Paix, known for grilled meats made only with Swiss beef alongside wood-oven pizzas.
Steakhouse
Meat-focused osteria in Breganzona, known locally for grilled beef steaks and tagliata, horse steaks, and fondue chinoise and bourguignonne; the dining room was…
Steakhouse
Braceria in Manno, just north-west of Lugano, built around a charcoal grill and a dry-ageing cabinet offering several dry-aged cuts, alongside a separate pizzeria.
Cook at home
Butcher & supplier
Butcher and salumeria under the Via Pessina arcades since 1937, ageing Swiss beef on the bone in its own Bioggio workshop and also stocking imported premium cuts.
Butcher & supplier
Butcher and delicatessen selling red and white meats from Swiss farms, plus Ticino sausages and cured meats.
Butcher & supplier
Family butcher founded in 1989 whose owner selects the meat personally; it also supplies the dry-aged cuts served at Braceria Elvetica in Lugano.
Butcher & supplier
Historic meat processing workshop and butcher in Bioggio, owned by the Gabbani family since 2012, which selects Swiss and regional animals and hangs the meat on the…
Butcher & supplier
Dry-ageing specialist in Purasca in the Malcantone hills west of Lugano, selling dry-aged beef and running dry-ageing and grilling seminars; listed by the Ticino…
Butcher & supplier
Butcher's shop founded in 2002 by Andrea Stuppia, selling mainly Swiss meat along with rib steaks of several grades and seasonal specialities such as certified Kobe and…
Local tips
Look for the Suisse Garantie mark for Swiss-born and raised beef.
A herb and spice compound butter melted over entrecôte, served with fries. Geneva's signature steak dish.
Irish, Uruguayan and US beef appear on menus, labeled by origin as Swiss law requires.