"Some places are described, others are lived" reads Selva’s business card. It is a restaurant with rooms in Clusone just beyond Ponte Selva (passed the two hairpin bends that lead to the pine forest, on the right near the disco that everyone remembers as the Park Hotel). Nothing truer, but a description is more than appropriate. After passing the gate and going down a few metres into the valley, hidden from the view from the road, it seems that you are entering a bucolic dimension made of tranquility and relaxation. It is very tasteful and guarantees professional management by a couple who have had international experience in the hospitality industry.
Ivano Gelsomino, born in 1969, was born and raised in Clusone (mum from here, dad from Sardinia) attended and graduating from Hotel Management school. Then he left to gain experience around the world, from Costa Rica to Tokyo, from the Grenadine islands to the United States, working for years on yachts with important patrons. At his side, Massimiliana Locatelli, also from Bergamo (with origins however, from the Imagna valley). She also returned from working internationally, having spent time in France. He is in the kitchen, she runs the management of service and hospitality of the B&B. It has four rooms that enjoy an enviable tranquility.
The same feeling you get when sitting at one of the tables on the veranda with a view (and exit) from the garden. A marvel, a mix of mountain and Provencal atmosphere, with aromatic herbs everywhere, inside and outside the restaurant. But the strong point is the kitchen that Gelsomino defines as a "gastronomic trattoria". None of the frills of fancy kitchens, they cook everything in the moment (no sous-vide or low temperature cooking). The frypan is the protagonist, and if anything the spit (it's huge and beautiful) for the browning of the meat. Highly recommended, high quality at more than affordable prices.
THE BILL: a la carte on average 40 euros excluding wines (tasting menu from 35 to 55 euros)
MORE INFORMATION:
Open for dinner (8.00pm-11.00pm) from Wednesday to Sunday; for lunch (12.30pm-3.00pm) on Saturday, Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday
"Some places are described, others are lived" reads Selva’s business card. It is a restaurant with rooms in Clusone just beyond Ponte Selva (passed the two hairpin bends that lead to the pine forest, on the right near the disco that everyone remembers as the Park Hotel). Nothing truer, but a description is more than appropriate. After passing the gate and going down a few metres into the valley, hidden from the view from the road, it seems that you are entering a bucolic dimension made of tranquility and relaxation. It is very tasteful and guarantees professional management by a couple who have had international experience in the hospitality industry.
Ivano Gelsomino, born in 1969, was born and raised in Clusone (mum from here, dad from Sardinia) attended and graduating from Hotel Management school. Then he left to gain experience around the world, from Costa Rica to Tokyo, from the Grenadine islands to the United States, working for years on yachts with important patrons. At his side, Massimiliana Locatelli, also from Bergamo (with origins however, from the Imagna valley). She also returned from working internationally, having spent time in France. He is in the kitchen, she runs the management of service and hospitality of the B&B. It has four rooms that enjoy an enviable tranquility.
The same feeling you get when sitting at one of the tables on the veranda with a view (and exit) from the garden. A marvel, a mix of mountain and Provencal atmosphere, with aromatic herbs everywhere, inside and outside the restaurant. But the strong point is the kitchen that Gelsomino defines as a "gastronomic trattoria". None of the frills of fancy kitchens, they cook everything in the moment (no sous-vide or low temperature cooking). The frypan is the protagonist, and if anything the spit (it's huge and beautiful) for the browning of the meat. Highly recommended, high quality at more than affordable prices.
THE BILL: a la carte on average 40 euros excluding wines (tasting menu from 35 to 55 euros)
MORE INFORMATION:
Open for dinner (8.00pm-11.00pm) from Wednesday to Sunday; for lunch (12.30pm-3.00pm) on Saturday, Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday
