Guide to the best Restaurants in Italy - Bergamo

(Restaurants in the Michelin Guide)

CASUAL
Chef: Enrico Bartolini
CREATIVE - ELEGANT In an enchanting urban-landscape context, at the entrance of Bergamo Alta, but not far from picturesque hills, the direction of Casual is also by Enrico Bartolini, but a young chef has arrived at the helm of the kitchen with surprising abilities, which churns out a greedy and generous cuisine, where every dish looks like a feast. He frequently resorts to the plant world and in particular to aromatic herbs, sometimes introducing very pleasant shades of acidity and colorful presentations.
Menu 100/130 € - Carte 90/145€ - via San Vigilio 1 - tel 035 260944 - Closed on Tuesday

IMPRONTE
Chef: Cristian Fagone
MODERN - DESIGN Just outside the center, inside a former bus depot transformed into a design room with essential furnishings, the chef tries his hand at a kitchen line that always starts with a careful selection raw materials, confessing a weakness for the acidity of some ingredients and the smoking of others, as well as for the play of contrasts. The formula includes two "elastic" tasting menus in the number of courses, with the possibility of extracting individual dishes a la carte: (no less than two, but don't worry: it will be easier for you to choose at least three!)
Menu 85/130 € - Carta 75/120 € - via Cristoforo Baioni 38 - tel 035 077 5557 - Closed Monday noon, Tuesday, Wednesday-Friday noon

LIO PELLEGRINI
MODERN - ROMANTIC
Refined interiors and a beautiful outdoor area - a real oasis of peace - for this venue in the center, next to the Accademia Carrara and the GAMeC. The cuisine offers Mediterranean flavors, of meat and fish, between classic and modern.
Menu 45€ (pranzo) - Carte 60/120 € - via San Tomaso 47 (BG) - tel 035 247873 - Closed Monday, Tuesday at noon

ROOF GARDEN
MODERN - CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT
Creative cuisine, but for lunch there is also a lighter menu, in this restaurant that offers a romantic view of the Upper Town. So book a table along the glass wall!
Menu 40 € (pranzo), 70/100 € - Carte 60/100 € - Hotel Excelsior San Marco, piazza della Repubblica 6 - tel 035 366159

AL CARROPONTE
MODERN CUISINE - TRENDY Lively and dynamic, the restaurant aims at all-round food and wine satisfaction. Oscar, host, juggles to recommend some bottles of his encyclopedic menu and will gladly mix any wine for you - even by the glass - (at the right price, of course!). Modern cuisine, full of imagination, complemented by a wide choice of finger food, cold cuts, oysters, caviar, as well as gourmet burgers. - Menu 50/75 € - Carte 52/70 € - via De Amicis 4 - tel 035 265 2180 - Closed on Sunday

N.O.I. RESTAURANT
MODERN - WELCOMING A small honest and sincere place for a well-made cuisine, respectful of cooking, attentive to the selection of raw materials. Great service and supervised by the landlord.
Menu 15€ (pranzo)/70 € - Carte 40/100 € - via Alberto Pitentino 6 - tel 035 237750 - Closed Monday noon, Sunday

OSTERIA AL GIGIANCA
OF THE TERRITORY - WELCOMING A small, honest and sincere place for a well-made cuisine, respectful of cooking, attentive to the selection of raw materials. Great service and supervised by the landlord. Secluded from the center, a welcoming place run by a passionate young couple; The cuisine follows the seasons and enhances the terntory. In addition to a wine list, vie is a selection of national craft beers.
Carta 35/40 € - via Broseta 113 - tel 035 568 4928 - Closed Monday-Tuesday noon, Sunday

a San Vigilio

BARETTO DI SAN VIGILIO
CLASSIC - CONVIVAL In the square in front of the arrival station of the funicular, a characteristic bar-restaurant with a retro, vaguely Anglo-Saxon tone, where you can taste traditional Italian dishes. Summer service on the terrace with an enchanting view of the city. - Carte 44/60 € - via Al Castello 1 - tel 035 253191 - Closed Monday-Tuesday noon, Sunday

(The Restaurants of the Espresso Guide)

OSTERIA TRE GOBBI
Via Broseta 20/C
Tel. 035/43405
Open: lunch and dinner
Closed: Monday; Tuesday;
Holidays: first two weeks of February
Credit cards: all
Price: from 45 to 80
One of the historic taverns in the center of lower Bergamo, which, while keeping traditional dishes on the menu, has evolved towards an innovative and original cuisine. Merit of the chef, who makes travel with his dishes, from Sicily, his homeland, to the world, with unprecedented, even daring combinations. The kiwi is used as if it were a tomato, the sauce on paccheri, served with the oyster. Mastery in the management of sweet and sour notes, both in the quail with cedar and almond, and in the sauce accompanies a tasty Nebrodi pig. Final inspired by Piero Manzoni's Achrome, a monochromatic dish with mennga, fennel, mozzarella and white chocolate. Warm and efficient service. Full-bodied wine list. Tasting at 55 and 75 euros. A la carte on 60 euros.

BISIDES...

Il Ducale
Via Costantino Beltrami 12/B Tel: 035.4284223

Osteria D'Ambrosio - Da Giuliana
Via Broseta 58 Tel: 035.402926

Vineria Cozzi
Via Bartolomeo Golleoni 22 Tel: 035.238836

(Gambero Rosso Restaurants)

AL DONIZZETTI
Wine Bar
via Gombito 17
PHONE 035/242662
CLOSED sempre aperto
Ferie: mai
COVERED 60
€ 30,00 vini escl.
CREDIT CARDS CSi,MC,Visa,POS

(I Ristoranti dell'Accademia Italiana della Cucina)

OSTERIA DELLA DOGANA
Address: via Pietro Rovelli, 28 (in front of the former customs office) Telephone: 035/239483 Mobil: 3665462000 Closing day: never Holidays: n.d. Cost: €€€ - up to 35 euros Seats: Parking: Convenient News of particular interest: The restaurant has been run for years by a single large family that can count at least six people. The place is also a pizzeria. His specialty is always the freshest fish. Interesting list of Italian and foreign beers. Fast and accurate service. Typical dishes: Seafood appetizer - Tagliolini di gramo saraceno with seafood in white - Fresh gnocchi with scampi cream - Mixed fried - Crème caramel

ENOTECA ZANINI
Address: Via Borgo Santa Caterina 90/a Telephone: 035/225049 Closing day: Monday Holidays: never Management (Name / company name): Daniela Della Giovanna e Nicola Zanini Cost: €€€ - from 46 to 65 euros Seats: 50 Extra covers outdoors: 20 Parking: Uncomfortable News of particular interest: In the heart of Bergamo, in an environment that has maintained brick vaults and columns in the rooms, we find this Enoteca Ristorante, a place in the heart of Daniela and Nicola, people with high experience in the gastronomic field but in the world of wine. Before entering the rooms, you are greeted by a small pantry, where Daniela and Nicola present their selected products, products that you then find in the recipes that make up the dishes. The proposals on the menu include meat and fish dishes, prepared with fresh and seasonal raw materials, and with an eye to the tradition and recipes of Lombardy and Piedmont. The restaurant, as the name of the place says, is also a wine bar, with a wide and varied wine list. Typical dishes: Prawns in saorage with soft corn polenta - Savoy cabbage flan, Valle d'Aosta fondue and honey gel - "Salera" carnaroli rice with turnip greens, anchovies and burrata - Wild boar sirloin, Port reduction and sautéed chard - Octopus lentils and orange scent Unmissable dish: Milanese-style veal cutlet with baked potatoes

IL PIANONE
Address: Via il Pianone 21 Telephone: 035/216088 Closing day: Wednesday, Thursday for lunch Holidays: n.d. Management (Name / company name): family Panattoni Cost: €€€ - from 46 to 65 euros Seats: 80 Extra covers outdoors: 100 Parking: Private of the restaurant or garage with special agreement News of particular interest: A historic restaurant from the early 1900s, with a splendid view over the city of Bergamo and its valleys. In 1962, Enrico Panattoni took over its management and, in various subsequent interventions, transformed the outpost into a charming restaurant in Bergamo Alta. Immersed in the greenery of Castagneta, on the hills of the old city, the restaurant renews the charm of the past through the cellar located in the santabarbara of the primitive fortress, the vaulted hall with the large fireplace and the beautiful veranda, panoramic terrace with a view extraordinary on the city of Bergamo and its valleys. The menu is a combination of two influences: Tuscan cuisine, the land of origin of the property and Bergamo cuisine, its adopted province. The typical dishes of the Bergamo area such as polenta, casoncelli, cheeses from the valleys and Bergamo salami are always present in a typical menu for guests and tourists, very present in the city. Typical dishes: Terrine of foie gras with red onion jam and brioche bread - Onion pie with taleggio cream - Risotto with yellow pumpkin and salami paste - Golden veal brains with tempura vegetables - La Costata alla Fiorentina Unmissable dish: Beef cheek with red Valcalepio

OL GIOPI e LA MARGI
Address: Via Borgo Palazzo 27 Telephone: 035 242366 Closing day: Mon and Sun evening Holidays: 1 - 15 Jan Management (Name / company name): Darwin Foglieni e Isabella Plebani In the kitchen: Darwin Foglieni Cost: €€€ - from 36 to 45 euros Seats: 110 Parking: Convenient News of particular interest: restaurant born in 1983 in the historic village of lower Bergamo, in an 18th century building, with the aim of enhancing the Bergamo culinary tradition. Inside, the rooms are reminiscent of ancient inns, with brick vaults. The cuisine is inspired by the Lombard regional tradition and the Bergamo province, with revisited dishes and also with new recipes. Particular attention is given to researching local products. Ol Giopì is the typical Bergamo mask and Margì was the wife's name. Typical dishes: risotto creamed with Valcaleppio red reserve with sausage (or salami paste) and borlotti - risotto with strachitund - pieces of pear and walnuts - typical Bergamo ravioli (casonsei), bacon, sage and golden butter - carbonara of fish from our lakes - donkey stew and tubers - veal cheek cooked in earthenware Unmissable dish: scarpinocc with baby spinach and Bergamo bacon

TRATTORIA SANT'AMBROEUS
Address: Piazza Vecchia 2 (Città Alta) Telephone: 035 237494 Genere del locale: Trattoria Closing day: Wednesday; Sunday evening Holidays: variabili Management (Name / company name): Samuel Perico In the kitchen: Samuel Perico Cost: €€€ - from 36 to 45 euros Seats: 75 Extra covers outdoors: 40 Parking: Uncomfortable News of particular interest: in Piazza Vecchia, a true jewel of Renaissance architecture, is the trattoria, in a historic building, renovated in the 1990s, paying attention to the pre-existing architectural styles. Two rooms overlook the square directly, as well as the terrace where you can eat in the summer. The kitchen creates typical regional dishes revisited in a modern way; the ingredients are carefully chosen based on daily and seasonal availability. Fresh pastas and pastries are homemade every day Typical dishes: baked strachitunt in phyllo dough crust porcini mushrooms and smoked goose speck petals local salami with polenta foiade with porcini mushrooms and strachitunt casoncelli with hazelnut butter, bacon and sage roast rabbit Bergamo style Unmissable dish: yellow risotto with marrow