Location: Bergisch Gladbach
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North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Food Guide: 10 Italian food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Bergisch Gladbach
Reviews on Italian food in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A late creation by area standards, Bergisch Gladbach was founded in 1856 as a city district comprising several smaller (and older) towns, with a total population of about 105,000. The 10th-century St. Johann Baptist Church at Refrath is Bergisch Gladbach's oldest building. The Bensberg Rathaus (or town hall, nicknamed "Affenfelsen," or Monkey Rock) is a nationally known tourist attraction. Schloss Bensberg and Schloss Lerbach, both former castles, are now among Germany's top luxury hotels.
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10. Dolce & Vita
Overall Ratings
4 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By IgelEye
All the food was very good, although one starter, potato fritters with marinated salmon, was more typical of Cologne than Italy. The decor has a warm feel to it. The service was friendly and efficient. Do go there and book a table beforehand, particularly at weekends.
9. Pagano
Overall Ratings
4 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By Ingrid4711
We recently stayed with family in Refrath and found this restaurant to be a nice place to drop in and have coffee and some surprisingly good hot chocolate. A great meeting place for 50+ locals, the food is traditional Italian and the service is good.
8. Metaponto
Overall Ratings
4 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By IgelEye
The capricciosa salad, although average, was actually dressed, which makes a change from oil and vinegar on the table. Everyone enjoyed their food. The Primitivo wine was very good and inexpensive. Service was professional and friendly. Parking at the rear of the restaurant is available.
7. L'Angolo d'Oro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By Beryl R
We found this quaint restaurant quite by chance in the pouring rain, but once inside it was lovely and cosy and the menu was very inviting. It is not only Italian, we had typical German dishes - goulash soup and schnitzels and the servings were generous and double delicious! It seems to be a family run restaurant and we could see that many of the patrons were local and well known to the owners. Best Goulash soup I have had in Germany. I would go back again if I were ever in Bergish Gladbach again .
6. Grappolo D'oro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By nilsskyline7
This Italian restaurant might be the best Italian restaurant in the city!Service is nice an truely italian. Food is delicious: everything. Pasta, Pizza, Fish and surprisingly for an Italian restaurant also the Steak !The food might not be very cheap for german restaurants, but its worth it!But be alert, as on weekends a reservation might be necessary!
5. La Fornace
Overall Ratings
4 based on 69 reviews
La Fornace - Ristorante und Pizzeria Italienische, mediterrane Küche und Flair in Bergisch Gladbach Odenthal Voiswinkel,zwischen Köln und Leverkusen.
Reviewed By Eyekaytoo
It has been a very long while since we last visited La Fornace and I was really looking forward to re-discovering this Italian restaurant. Our party of 7 spanning three generations booked a table outside in the shade on a balmy Friday evening recently. The first thing I noticed was that all the personnel had changed. Service was OK and we were regularly topped up with drinks (Kölsch) as at least four of us were quite thirsty that night. To get things going in the right spirit I order an Aperol Royal Prosecco which I have been drinking a lot of recently. Here it came in a tiny glass - for over 4,00 Euro. I was disappointed. As a starter I liked the sound of baby calarmares with salad. I was dismayed, however to discover that it was a huge plate - certainly enough for a main course & in fact one of our party did, indeed order it as his main course. I followed this with a pizza diavolo which was also huge - I simply couldn't finish it. I suppose having too much is better than not having enough but I just felt overwhelmed...The others in our party were satisfied enough. They had a range of dishes all of which were well cooked. Somehow I left with mixed feelings. The place had somehow changed for an atmospheric point of view. One of the waitresses who could hardly speak German let alone English which somehow seemed to sum it up for me - there was the missing homely, friendly feel about the whole place which I remember from the past. Sorry, but for me I classify it now as "average" even though my 13 year old son thought it was "excellent" because he liked his pizza margarita :-)
4. Ristorante Italia
Overall Ratings
4 based on 86 reviews
Reviewed By lislander
The food was surprisingly good and the waiter was very nice. His English was very good and he made us feel welcome. It's only a short walk down the hill from the Schloss Bensberg where we stayed.
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3. Osteria del Corso
Overall Ratings
4 based on 80 reviews
Reviewed By Eyekaytoo
Family members had recommended coming to the Osteria del Corso for a truly excellent Italian culinary experience. So I took a couple of visiting international colleagues there recently and I can confirm that this is a great place. We parked behind the Aral petrol station across the road and our first impressions on entering this establishment were already positive. The decor is pleasantly up market and the reception from the staff behind the bar was warm and welcoming despite our not having a reservation.We were seated inside at the back and waited on very attentively. The menu is presented both in German and English which was highly appreciated thus avoiding my need to translate everything for my guests. I should add that some translation was still needed when the days special appeared on a separate black board. All three of us chose to start the meal with Aperol Spritze to get us into the Italian mood. I chose two things from the black board, a delicious bowl of baby calamari - small squid in an apparently spicy tomato sauce (not very spicy in my opinion) followed by veal liver with potatoes and vegetables. My colleagues both went for curry coconut ginger soup with prawns and fish - salmon for one and a huge piece of cod for the other. Both dishes looked and, in fact were, delicious. I don't usually follow with dessert but I made an exception as the chocolate Tartufo ice with cherries sounded fantastic. And it was!We shared a half litre carafe of Negramaro red wine which was nice.Service throughout was very friendly & professional. I can certainly concur that this is a very special, authentic Italian restaurant - certainly a cut above your average pizzeria. We'll be back.
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2. Trattoria Enoteca
Overall Ratings
4 based on 240 reviews
"Cologne's chic gourmet set love meeting at the Trattoria Enoteca for lively lunches, chatty catch-ups and romantic tables for two. Tucked away inside the stately Grand Hotel Schloss Bensberg, the restaurant and its moreish Mediterranean menu attracts a w
Reviewed By GrantH398
We ate here a few times while staying at the hotel, for lunch and dinner.The menu captures traditional Italian options, as well as a few "creative interpretations" which provide for an interesting variation on Italian cuisine. The wine is Italian, complemented by outstanding Italian sparkling wine.We loved our times here, and saved our final dinner at the hotel for this restaurant. It was definitely worth it!
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1. Steinofen Pizzeria Del Bajazzo
Overall Ratings
5 based on 81 reviews
Reviewed By christianw456
The restaurant is located at the main road between Bergisch Gladbach and Bensberg. Parking is possible in front of the restaurant but not there are not plenty of them. The place started, at least it looks like, as take away and delivery service for Italian food. They added a little room lately which is nicely decorated. When the weather is good then they add a few beer benches outside. The menu is not very big, they are well known for their excellent pizzas. The pizzas are huge. We had a salad upfront which was big too. That was an error. The service is nice.
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