Le Cafe Noir - BRONI

On our way to Venice from Nice, France we stopped in a small town and found this amazing gem. The owners, a husband and wife, are really friendly and welcoming. The wife speaks French and English as well as Italian of course. We ordered paninis and the daily veal special and gelato. Everything was remarkably delicious, so flavorful and fresh. I highly recommend this place. Take the 5 minutes off the highway and eat here. They also have amazing local wines. I tried the Bonarda, Grand Cuvée from Ca’ Del Santo. I’m a wine snob and this wine was delicious!

We'd never heard of Broni but bumped into it on a cross country drive between Alba and Cremona, at about the time we fancied a break and something to eat. Le Cafe Noir was the first place we saw on a bypassed main road after parking, and as we took a stroll later on it was clear that there weren't a huge range of other options. However, it's a pretty little cafe in the classic mould, old style interior with a few tables out on the pavement. The coffee was good, a tomato salad came with a disproportionate amount of pickled onion properly sharp and tangy, but a little over the top as far as the tomatoes were concerned, and what the menu described as a panini was really an open sandwich on a big slice of bread with plenty of ham and hot cheese. It certainly filled a gap, the service was friendly and attentive and we watched in wonder as some of more mature matrons of the parish polished off simply huge bowls of ice cream which seemed a little over the top for lunchtime.

Un posto bellissimo, accogliente, i proprietari sono gentilissimi, l'aperitivo è fantastico, le brioches anche, se passate da Broni è un ottimo posto per godersi un caffè o uno spritz in compagnia.