The Best Breakfasts And Brunches In Bergamo

Updated: 6 December 2016

Spread out over a series of hills and ridges in the shadow of the Italian Alps, the city of Bergamo is a chocolate box of interesting sites. What’s more, the town has some truly mouthwatering restaurants hidden between its churches and cobblestones too. We explore the best to start your morning at.

Sunday Brunch, Lon’s at the Hermosa

Pasticceria Cavour

In this characteristic and old-fashioned pasticceria, with comfortable chairs and big tables, customers are immediately welcomed by attentive staff. Fresh, home-made pastries, a wide variety of chocolates and some of the best lemon cake in town.

Pasticceria Cavour, Via Gombito 7, Bergamo, Italy, +39 035 243418

Il Fornaio

This characteristic panetteria in Bergamo Alta is excellent for a rich brunch or breakfast. Il Fornaio bakes several kinds of creative and colorful pizzas, which customers can choose to eat in or take out. Alongside pizza and snacks like polenta bites and focacce, Il Fornaio also offers a choice of treats such as baci di dama; ball-shaped cookies filled with a chocolate cream.
Il Fornaio, viaBartolomeo Colleoni 1, Bergamo, Italy, +39 035 249376

Cappuccino

La Chicca

This cafeteria in Bergamo Bassa is also a coffee house, which means customers can buy their coffee to take out as well as sit in. La Chicca gives its customers a wide choice of coffee types on the menu and it’s famous for its exceptional cappuccino. Customers will know they’re approaching La Chicca, simply because of the aromas of those fresh beans wafting through the air.
La Chicca, via Pignolo 47/49, Bergamo, Italy, +39 035 239081