"By the lake, under trees and with no traffic in front is the 'Chiosco Al Molo ', the 'kiosk by the pier ' with nice outdoor seating. It is a pleasant place to unwind and to look over lake Como. At the backside is the small railways...station of the 'Ferrovie Nord Milano '. When I told the friendly waitress what I wanted, she replied smilingly 'ah, una spritza! ', what officially in Italy is called a 'Spritz ', a lately very popular summer drink, which consists of Aperol, Prosecco and Soda Water. Aperol, an aperitif originally from Padua, but now belonging to Campari, is made from bitter orange, gentian, rhubarb and cinchona and has a rather low alcohol content. Normally the 'Spritz ' gets served in a big wine glass with stem, but not at the Chiosco, where it was brought in a regular water glass (the only slightly negative point for me). With it came all kind of nibblies as so often happens here in Como: Potato and Corn Chips, Peanuts, Tomato on a slice of fried bread, Crudo (cured ham) on a Taralli biscuit and Mortadella on a cracker. Most surprising are the prices, way below of what one usually pays around here. The Spritz comes at 4 €, when just a bit further down one would pay 7 €."
All prices are estimates.