Vegan-friendly
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Italian
Bakery
This pastry shop and cafe in the city centre offers lunch with marked vegetarian and vegan choices. Confirmed fully vegetarian January 2017. Open Mon 12:00-19:30, Tue-Sat 09:00-19:30, Sun 10:00-12:30, 15:00-19:00.
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26 Reviews
First Review by Jalebi Boy
Lutje_VZ
Points +1641
Sweet little coffe place, but needs improvement - Edit
I was very looking forward to going to this place. It seemed to have nice vegan options. The counter displayed some nice vegan options and the menu offers nice warm drinks with vegan options (4 kinds of milk: oat, almond, soy and coco).
Read moreWe chose the chocolate cheesecake and a kind of cinnamon with a blueberry jam and poppyseeds.
Both pastries were very disappointing. The cheesecake did not taste at all like a cheese cake in terms of texture. For us it had a bit of a weird consistency, which I cannot describe. And the cinnamon-ish was very dry. Unfortunately, non vegan-people always have this assumption that veganised pastries are dry.. well this one was the live proof…
For the size and the taste experience, I found the prices quite expensive.
However, the coffee was nicely flavorful and strong, as we like.
Guest
laraliehr
Points +16
Tolles Café - Edit
Sehr liebes Personal, tolle und leckere vegane Kuchen! Danke
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ZukiRosalié
Points +1166
Huge disappointment - Edit
We ordered two matchas, two different sweet pastries and fritatta.
Read moreFirstly matcha. The worst matcha I’ve ever had in my life and I’ve had many make them myself every day (huge fan of matcha, I’ve tried many cheap and many expensive ones). They arrived extremely sour (you could even smell it) and were supposed to be on oat milk. They were undrinkable so we thought that probably the milk has gone bad and we told it to the waitress. She didn’t react in any positive way, she seemed quite dissatisfied with our problem. When we received the new matchas they didn’t have this strong sour taste but they were still not as they should be. The matcha wouldn’t mix with the milk and would just split. Even when mixed they were so bad we could barely drink them. I guess very bad choice of milk and a very bad matcha.
Secondly, there weren’t many vegan sweet options. Everything that seemed more interesting was vegetarian. We still decided to choose two things (didn’t take a picture tho) but they turned out to have a very basic taste. Moreover I’ve asked the waitress if one cake wan’t too sweet and she said that it’s not sweet at all and just a bit of agave syrup so I took it. Turned out to be very very sweet, a ton of agave syrup.
So the only thing that was really tasty was the chickpea frittata. It saved the experience, at least we had one tasty thing to eat.
So overall we regretted going. I’m extremely surprised with the milk since I’ve had vegan milks open for two weeks at home and nothing happened ever. How long did this one sit to become bad then???
Additionally there are few places to sit and very loud music.
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Dreiland88
Points +126
Great cakes and marvellous coffee - Edit
We could choose out of a big variety of vegan and gluten free cakes. All we had tasted very well.
Read moreThere were also very creatively flavoured cakes, such as the matcha-azuki bean cake.
Pros: Covers vegan and as well gluten free needs
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ErikaEvans
Points +203
All vegetarian or vegan - Edit
We ate lunch here twice during August 24. We are both vegan. Good choices and nice decor and atmosphere
Read morePros: Fresh food, Nice atmosphere
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MayoVegan
Points +640
Sweet cafe with lots of options - Edit
I found it difficult to find veg friendly places near where I was staying so was happy to get to Sweet Irene before they closed for August holidays.
Read moreCute cafe with lovely decor. The staff were super helpful.
My friend had a caffe freddo and was really impressed. The waitress also explained the technique in making it to my friend. I only had a hot spiced chocolate and a vegan biscotti as was on the way to the airport. However, Bergamo is only a 2.5 hour flight for me so I will definitely return!
Updated from previous review on 2024-08-13
Pros: Staff were friendly & very helpful, QR code menu in English, easy to understand , Items were clearly labelled as vegan friendly
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PinkPanther1987
Points +255
Super colazione - Edit
Ampia scelta di dolci vegani, aperto anche per pranzo. Ottimo!! #Veganuary
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Francifra
Points +686
Cool venue for a break in Bergamo - Edit
Wide selection of vegan pastries (biscuits and cakes). The shop is very cute and cozy and the personnel extremely kind. Definitely worth a stop when wandering around the city center and looking for some tasty veggie snack.
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Gioele12
Points +688
☕️🫖🌱 - Edit
Piccola caffetteria in pieno centro che offre tante bevande calde e dolci vegetariani/vegani bio. Il menu offre anche una vasta scelta per pranzo, sempre tutto bio e ottimo.
Read morePros: L’ampia scelta , Il servizio
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Juli_R
Points +222
Lovely café with an excellent vegan choice - Edit
Went here for a little break and had a very good frittata and fresh juice. Sooo so good. 😊
Read moreStaff is super friendly.
Would definitely come back again. Highly recommended. 😋
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Abeldeberg
Points +32
Cozy vegan friendly cafe and smiley staff :D - Edit
A very cute and cozy bio cafe in a small side street in Bergamo centre. The staff is very friendly and the interior is about as warm and homey as it can get! The prices for the pastries are average for Bergamo, whereas the drinks and ice-cream were very affordable. Despite the fact that this was not a completely vegan cafe, I, as a vegan, had more than enough to choose from. Overall, very much worth a visit!
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KirstieRice
Points +110
Delicious - Edit
Lovely food. Good vegan choice and gluten-free options also. Friendly and helpful staff. Will be back soon! 😍
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mangokind
Points +62
Delicious and friendly staff - Edit
The small café in the city center of Bergamo is cozy and has the friendliest staff! They are offering lots of vegan options, mainly sweet pastries, but they also offer a lunch menu. We had plant-based yoghurt with fruits and granola for breakfast and it was delicious!
Read morePros: Cozy, Friendly staff, Vegan pastry
Cons: Can‘t think of any!
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ManuelaRed
Points +31
Delicious homemade pastries - Edit
Some of the best pastries I’ve had since becoming vegan! Definitely need to visit again
Read morePros: Cheap, Many choices
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CristinaBusca
Points +433
Piccolo, speciale e caratteristico - Edit
Hanno tante opzione vegane e vegetariane, stagionali e molto buone!
Read morePros: Cibo stagionale, Opzioni anche gluten free e senza lattosio
Cons: Posto piccolo, meglio prenotare
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misabella
Points +3405
Worth a Visit! - Edit
Very glad I stopped here during my couple days in Bergamo. Lots of vegan meals and desserts, including local specialties, and everything I tried was delicious. For tea lovers, they also have a very nice selection to offer! Would highly recommend and definitely stop again!
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Monica&Swami
Points +1617
Sano ma gustoso - Edit
Molto ricca anche la pasticceria
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SusanaDuarte
Points +12270
Splendid vegan pastries - Edit
The decoration is adorable, pastrie is spectacular and they have the majority of the food vegan. Absolutely divine!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan pastries, Adorable decoration
Cons: Not completely vegan
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Meowistan
Points +88
The perfect spot for coffee and sweets - Edit
I visited this cafè store because of the good reviews and it’s closeness to the ‘città alta’ and I can say that it didn’t dissapoint me at all! The place is small and cozy and offers a huge amount of vegan pastries and also plant based milks for coffee. Despite the rush in the morning the server was nice and had a chat with everyone and also helped me choosing pastries. I can’t wait to visit it again.
Read morePros: Many vegan pastries, Kind servers
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LarissaK
Points +4925
very yummy vegan options! - Edit
This cute little café has amazing vegan options. There are savoury and sweet things on the menu. I had the vegan zucchini fritatta, a peach muffin and my boyfriend ordered a hummus sandwich. Unfortunately there was no hot chocolate but I got some soy milk with my chai tea.😄I'd definitely recommend to come here for vegans!
Read morePros: many savoury and sweet vegan options, nice atmosphere, cute decor, friendly and helpful staff
Cons: no hot chocolate
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allaramone
Points +13
One of the best in Town! - Edit
I live here and for sure, Sweet Irene is one of the best places in town for vegans/vegetarians! You can enjoy a nice lunch or simply take a cup of tea with a slice of cake, it's not really cheap but definitely worth It.
Read morePros: Many vegan desserts, Lunch menu always changes
Cons: really small place, can be full on lunch time, not really cheap
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EsterdelaFuente
Points +188
Great vegan lunch and sweets - Edit
Very charming place, it feels special once you open the door! it's a vegetarian restaurant and they offer many vegan options, with quality ingredients. We had a delicious vegan lunch (3 dishes, bread, dessert and tea), the service was fast despite all the people there! The ladies were very friendly and explained everything to us in English.
Read morePros: Vegan dishes, Great service, Plenty of vegan dessert options
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mamba
Points +1383
Delicious lunch options! - Edit
Sweet Irene is a very nice café where they offer a huge variety of cakes (some are vegan) and also a choice of vegan and vegetarian savoury dishes. Everything I tried was very good and well-seasoned (pasta with pumpkin, salad, grains with caponata, cake). You can try several dishes at a time because they offer a mixed plate of 3 of their daily dishes. Seating is limited, the tables in the cafe are fine while the downstairs area is not so nice.
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Kittybiscuit
Points +9809
Nice lunch and lovely service - Edit
We came here for a late lunch and had cous cous and some lentil ball things. I also had tea and a muffin. The portion size was good and the service helpful and friendly.
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Wildebeast
Points +131
Lovely lunch - Edit
We had a great lunch at Sweet Irene, there are a lot of vegan options for lunch and als sweets and cakes. The sandwiches we ate as well as the vegan cake were very tasty.
Read morePros: Tasty
Cons: Not everything is vegan
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Jalebi Boy
Points +495
Lovely Lunch - Edit
I really like this place and could easily go back. The food was interesting and tasty, the café is cozy, and the staff are friendly. They also have a great selection of good, loose teas, which they also sell. They have lots of yummy-looking desserts. It's very busy at lunchtime with locals so you can tell that it's popular for a reason.
Read moreThe Happy Cow description says it is veg-friendly, but I didn't see any meat on the menu. To me it looked vegetarian and the meals I saw were all vegan or vegetarian and they mark them clearly. I had the lunch special: a lentil pancake beside a sort of ratatouille [but better] with a really tasty salad.
Pros: Yummm!, nice place, good teas
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