Manoxmano Milano

"In short, a must!"

Gourmet Traveller

"For me, dessert doesn't come any better than stracciatella, a creamy gelato shot through with flaky chocolate and invented at La Marianna in 1962."

Lori Zaino

"What would the world be without creamy white gelato with chocolate shavings? Make sure to sample it with your coffee."

Sean Yoong

"If you love stracciatella-flavoured gelato, Bergamo is noteworthy - it's where this milk-based flavour with chocolate shavings was first created in 1962. La Marianna, the shop responsible for pioneering the flavour, still stands today, serving scoop after scoop of stracciatella."

Skyscanner

"When you’re in Bergamo, a place not to miss is ‘La Marianna’, the café that invented the ‘Stracciatella’ flavor that is now one of the most common ice cream flavours worldwide."

John Poulton

"Stracciatella is yummy, it’s like chocolate chip but better."

Pamela Redolfi

"Are you looking for something to eat during the summer? You cannot but taste the stracciatella made with the traditional method."

Andrea Gambaro

"Getting a scoop here is an excellent excuse to take a break during a tour of the Upper Town."

Postcards from Milan

"Eat stracciatella gelato from La Marianna!"

Travel Greece, Travel Europe

"Have a scoop of stracciatella gelato in Bergamo and you are in gelato heaven. Where to eat stracciatella gelato in Bergamo: La Marianna is the famous go-to gelato and dessert shop for stracciatella. Why? This is the place that invented it."