Restaurants in Turin
Turin’s gourmet reputation outshines other Italian cities renowned for their gastronomy. Many restaurants are strong advocates of the Slow Food movement, and a glance at a menu will tell you whether ingredients are local; look for porcini mushrooms and truffles in season. Wine lists feature Barolo, Barbera, and Barbaresco reds and sparkling Asti whites. Turin is also home to the world’s largest food and wine fair, the Salone del Gusto (www.salonedelgusto.com), which runs every 2 years in September or October; the next event is slated for 2020.
Two new pastas you will encounter on menus are agnolotti (a type of ravioli often stuffed with an infusion of cheese and meat) and tajarin, a flat egg noodle that is often topped with porcini mushrooms. Another favorite preparation is bagna cauda (hot dip), in which raw vegetables are dipped into a heated preparation of oil, anchovies, and garlic.
Cafes -- Cafe sitting is a centuries-old tradition in sophisticated Turin. Via Roma and the piazzas it widens into are lined with gracious salons that have been serving coffee to Torinese for decades, even centuries. Below are some of the city's classic cafes. While espresso and pastries are the mainstays of the menu at all of them, most also serve chocolates -- including the mix of chocolate and hazelnuts known as gianduiotti -- that are among the city's major contributions to culinary culture.
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Cannavacciulo Bistrot
Don’t let the word “bistrot” in the name fool you. One of the hottest new fine-dining experiences in town is just across the Po River at Italian celebrity chef Antonio Cannavacciulo’s elegant yet minimalist space. Cannavacciulo is from the Campania region of Italy, and that greatly…$$$Around TownCostardi Bros. at EDIT
Turin has gotten in on the food-hall trend with EDIT (an acronym for Eat Drink Innovate Together), a massive two-level space in what was once a cable factory, located in a gentrifying area just north of the city center. Here, there’s a bakery/cafe, pub, cocktail bar, brewery, as well…$$$Around Town- Piedmont
Officine Bohemien
This offbeat restaurant down a side street in the center of town is casual and slightly edgy. Lunch sees offerings of staple pasta dishes such as pasta al pomodoro or big salads at a really good price, while dinner is more sophisticated—like guinea fowl roasted with beer, pink…$Around Town Trattoria Coco’s
With its wood-paneled walls and vintage sports photos on the wall, time seems to have stood still at this quintessential trattoria and bar (it is open all day for coffee and snacks as well) in the heart of the San Salvario neighborhood, about a 5-minute walk from Porta Nuova. But…$Around Town- Seafood
Trattoria Santo Spirito
Thanks to its prime location in a quaint piazza not far from Palazzo Reale, in the heart of the Area Romana, this trattoria might come off as a tourist trap. But Santo Spirito is well loved by locals, especially for its seafood—vast platters of mussels, tuna carpaccio, simply grilled…$$Around Town
