The best restaurants Crema

A gastronomic step a few kilometers from the center. But the journey is very good, given the quality of the kitchen: recipes like shrimp and bolt gnocchis, roast lamb chops, snails mired in sauce and carpaccio to truffle. Unavoidable, cremaschi tortelli are excellent here. Elegant ambience for an important dinner.

Just a few steps from the Duomo, a trattoria whose exposed beams and colorful tablecloths immediately immerse you in a good-natured atmosphere. Traditional regional cuisine is scrupulously prepared here: tortelli cremaschi, gnocchi with sausage and mozzarella, marrow bone with risotto and braised meat with polenta promise an authentic discovery of the land. The kitchen also offers a number of vegetarian dishes, such as vegetable flans and quiches with quail eggs.

On the side of the road, not really in the centre, but not too far either, with a decoration that could not be more banal, and yet... the piadine are divine here. These thin patties, between Swedish bread and focaccia, are the typical Italian alternative to panini. People come from far and wide to the Piada de Crema to try them: more than fifty fillings, from ham to cheese, from pâté to grilled vegetables, not forgetting the sweet version with Nutella. On the spot or to take away. Be careful at lunchtime: it's always crowded.

An intriguing address, housed in an old palace whose beautiful rooms serve as a wine bar, a boutique selling great wines and a gourmet bistro. A choice of remarkable labels is combined with a few delicately prepared gourmet recipes such as octopus served with potatoes, potato or pumpkin cream, quail with white grapes or minced beef with boletus. The setting is neat and romantic, especially in the pretty, well-lit inner courtyard. A favourite with regulars.