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with citrus and thyme, while after their six-course tasting menus (divided into meat or
fish) you may never want to eat again, but it's a marvellous way to go out.
Vineria Cozzi
ITALIAN
€€
( 035 23 88 36;
www.vineriacozzi.it
; Via Bartolomeo Colleoni 22, Città Alta; meals €35-45; 10.30am-3pm &
6.30pm-midnight Thu-Tue)
Things have changed little since the original wine dealer started here
in 1848. Elegant tables with delicate wrought-iron-backed chairs and a parchment-yellow
paint scheme ensure a welcoming atmosphere and seem much as they were all those years
ago. You can taste from the extensive wine list by the glass, and dine inside or in the tiny
courtyard. Several pasta and rice options lead the way.
Colleoni & Dell'Angelo
ITALIAN
€€€
( 035 23 25 96;
www.colleonidellangelo.com
; Piazza Vecchia 7, Città Alta; meals €50-60, tasting menus €75;
noon-2.30pm & 7-10.30pm Tue-Sun)
Piazza Vecchia provides the ideal backdrop to savour invent-
ive local cuisine. Grab an outside table in summer or opt for the noble 15th-century interi-
or, with its polished tile floors, rich linen, occasional fresco and the odd suit of armour
standing about. Meals range from takes on strictly local dishes through to more generally
Italian dishes and occasional use of products from further afield.
WORTH A TRIP
DA VITTORIO
Bergamo's acclaimed
Da Vittorio
( 035 68 10 24;
www.davittorio.com
;
Via Cantalupa 17, Brusaporto; set
menus €70-230; 12.30-2.30pm & 7-10pm Thu-Tue Sep-Jul) is set in a country house 9km east of town and is
up there with the best restaurants in Italy, not the least on account of its truffle dishes (a special truffle menu can
cost €230). The guiding thought behind the cuisine is the subtle use of the freshest possible seasonal products to
create local dishes with inventive flair.
Information
There's another tourist office at the
airport
(
035 32 04 02;
www.turismo-bergamo.it
; Airport arrivals
8am-9pm)
.
hall;
Lower Town Tourist Office
(
035 21 02 04;
www.turismo.bergamo.it
; Piazzale Marconi;
9am-12.30pm &
2-5.30pm)
