Food in Torino and it's environs?
I'll be in the South of France in a few weeks, and despite the price of gas over there, I'm thinking I may use my share of carbon to rip around the eastern edge of the country and may shoot over into Italy. If I make it as far as Turin, where should I eat? Not just restos, but bakeries, cheese shops, cured meats, confections, pastries, wines, grappa, fresh produce... Tell me your secrets!
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Torino: you'll have an amazing time there foodwise.
Try Cafe Bicerin for an afternoon coffee. Great chocolate and coffee concoction which is made from a special recipe. Also good for buying local chocolate. This place is an institution which is packed in the morning, which is why the afternoon recommentation.
Restaurant Tre Galline for an authentic Piedmontese dining experience and the largest cheeseboard you'll have. The Barolo selection here is impressive and very good. There's a pizza and pasta bar just outside near the market square which is also very popular, and the pasta ragu is brilliant and the pizzas are perfect.
For an aperitivo before dinner head towards Via Santa Chiara and I think its either number 5 or 7 but you'll see a sign saying 'aperitivo buffet' and go in, grab a drink (about 7 euros) and enjoy the buffet that comes with the drink. Best way to try all that is on offer. Particularly good is the l'alberese (Piedmontese steak tartare) and the the fried potatoes and pasta dishes that come out later. Also, Cafe Turin in a square at the end of Via Roma is a must for a martini. Touristy, but fun.
For all your food shopping needs, a nice old school grocery store next to Cafe Turin in the arcades along Via Roma, but for the real experience head for Eataly (http://www.eatalytorino.it/eatalytorino/welcome_eng.lasso) which is housed in an old vermouth factory. Come here about lunchtime and go wild. I went in to buy some pasta and ended up with a case of mixed wine, some meats, dozens of packs of pasta, tinned/bottled stuff, grappa... The list is endless.
And then finish by having an icecream in the dolci section in said Eataly.
Enjoy!
bklee at 4:40AM on 08/25/08
wow, thank you!!!
simon at 10:25AM on 08/25/08