Often at the end of my tours, I am asked for advice on places where to eat, authentic restaurants, where I go out to eat with my family or where a truly Turinese food and wine experience can be had.

Here, then, is the list of the best restaurants and bars where I love to eat and which I can recommend to you because I have tried and approved them all personally. They are places where you not only eat well, they are all places with something a little bit more. Places where you can enjoy a particular and unique experience. Trust me, try them and they will soon become your favourites too.

Map of where to eat in Turin/Best Restaurants in Turin

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When you want to eat traditional Piedmontese fare:

Da Cianci Piola Caffè

Cianci is a trattoria, or better yet, a “Piola” in the Piedmontese dialect. It is the epitome of a traditional village tavern: simple, unsophisticated, with genuine food and good wine. It is popular with students, families and a little bit of all the local Turinese for an informal meal. The prices are low, the service is very fast, and they do not accept reservations. It’s for those who want to try authentic, home-made Piedmontese cuisine, but without the need for formality. The location is very beautiful, in a square from Turin’s medieval period, but keep in mind, the tables are very close! It is the experience of feeling at home and living like a Turinese.

Magazzini Oz

Magazzini Oz is a restaurant born within the CasaOz ONLUS (Italian Non-Profit) project. The menu is simple and offers traditional Piedmontese dishes side-by-side with international cuisine. The service is very pleasant, and the cuisine is homemade. It offers great quality for the money. In summer you can eat outside in the beautiful inner courtyard. It is the experience of a beautiful environment that releases good feelings.

Bar Ristorante Al Monte dei Cappuccini

Al Monte dei Cappuccini is a restaurant located in the ancient Capuchin monastery, which dominates the city of Turin to the east. The traditional cuisine is exceptional (especially the first courses!) and there are excellent wines to be tasted. Recommended especially in summer, when the tables in the outdoor area offer a beautiful view of the city. It is the experience of a meal “above” the city, in a relaxed environment that will make you forget the traffic and stress down below.

L’Acino Restaurant

L’Acino is a family-run restaurant active for the past 15 years. It is the classic Piedmontese restaurant, sincere and authentic. The menu has only traditional proposals using only excellent quality raw materials cooked as it was in the past. It is in a special location: its windows face the parvis of the Saint Dominic Church, the only Gothic church left in Turin. It is the experience of a traditional meal with a view of one of Turin’s oldest historical monuments.

Tre Galline

Tre Galline is a historic restaurant in Turin’s Quadrilateral Roman district, one of the first restaurants in Turin, having already been mentioned in eighteenth-century narratives as an inn. Located especially near the Porta Palazzo market, the restaurant is linked very closely to the territory and uses fresh, seasonal ingredients. Its fresh pasta is prepared by hand specifically for the restaurant. The kitchen offers traditional Piedmontese dishes in a refined and elegant way. It is the experience of eating in a historic venue, traditional and elegant.

Ristorante Del Cambio

Ristorante Del Cambio is a historic restaurant, founded in 1757, and was popular with Camillo Benso the Count of Cavour. One internal room reproduces exactly the nineteenth-century furnishings, while the other has been completely redecorated by the contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, with his mirror paintings. The Turinese chef, Matteo Baronetto – a Michelin star – proposes traditional dishes revisited in a chic way. It is the experience of traditional cuisine revisited by a starred chef, in a historic restaurant, in one of the most beautiful squares in Turin.

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When you want something different from traditional cooking:

Osteria in Vino Veritas

In Vino Veritas is an Italian restaurant, active for twenty years. The style “hand-made” and low prices make it an attraction for the young people and students who populate this area of Turin. The cuisine is homemade and uses fresh raw materials from the market. If you go there in the evening, you will find yourself in the middle of one of the liveliest districts of Turin’s nightlife. It is the authentic experience of the Vanchiglia district, a neighbourhood of students, artists and artisans (the “alternative” neighbourhood).

Pastis

Pastis is a place that serves Sicilian cuisine, so lots of fish. The location is in the square at the centre of the nightlife of the Roman Quadrilateral quarter and is also very popular as an after-dinner hang-out. (inside the restaurant, a fragment of the Berlin wall is preserved in the floor). The raw ingredients are very fresh as they come from the adjacent Porta Palazzo market. It is the experience of a good meal in a cool place.

Bottega Baretti

Bottega Baretti is a trendy venue: part restaurant, part pizzeria. They do a great search for quality, not only for food but also for drinks. In the kitchen they use products that adhere to the slow food principals. The restaurant is in the core of the San Salvario district, the heart of Turin’s youth nightlife. It is the experience of a meal in a trendy environment of optimum quality.

Arcadia Restaurant & Sushi Bar

Arcadia is one of the restaurants of the Food & Company chain that belongs to Piero Chiambretti (I also recommend Birilli for a secluded and impressive location and Fratelli la Cozza for pizza in a splendid courtyard interior). Arcadia serves Italian cuisine and is also a sushi bar and in both cases the preparations are excellent. The restaurant’s location is in the spectacular Subalpine Industry Gallery in the centre of Turin. It is the experience of an excellent meal in a central and exclusive location.

PAPO Kitchen & Fish

PAPO is a wonderful restaurant specializing in fish. The interior décor is all in the theme of seafood and the management strive to make it a young and trendy place where you can eat excellent fresh fish. It is in the new pedestrian area of the Borgo Po neighbourhood and sitting in the outdoor area you have a beautiful view of both the Gran Madre Church and the Santa Maria al Monte dei Cappuccini Church. It is the experience of a high-end fish restaurant that is not held back by tradition.

Aroma Restaurant

Aroma is a restaurant run by two young and capable guys. Very refined, welcoming, with dim mood lighting to create a beautiful, cosy environment. The tables are set far apart and the waitstaff are very careful to provide a nice experience to the diners. The cuisine is exceptional: very creative, with combinations that are not trivial and are always executed well. Also, the presentation of the dishes: a delight for the eyes and the palate. It is the experience of an outstanding meal, quality ingredients and the mastery of execution in a beautiful environment, with excellent wines.

Mare Nostrum Restaurant

Mare Nostrum, active for many years, it is the classic seafood restaurant with optimal raw ingredients, very fresh fish, and excellent preparations following the Mediterranean tradition. Obviously, they also offer excellent wines. For me, the best seafood restaurant in Turin. It’s the experience of eating fish like when you visit the seaside, but right in the centre of Turin.

Cannavacciuolo Bistrot Torino

Cannavacciuolo Bistrot is the restaurant of the famous chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo, who earned himself a Michelin star one year after opening it. The interior furnishings are minimal and modern, the service is impeccable, and the food is a delicate combination of Piedmontese traditions and Neapolitan cuisine: inland cuisine combined with fish. It is the experience of a journey through creativity that offers unusual flavours and amazing discoveries in a Michelin starred restaurant.

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When you want a good pizza:

Ammor e Core (aka Anema e Core) Pizzeria

Ammor e Core is the classic southern Italian pizzeria run by real Neapolitans. The pizza is exceptional, Neapolitan, thin with abundant and soft crusts and very well topped. The place is very popular, noisy, with closely set tables. There are two eating areas: one outside on the patio and one inside the restaurant. The service is friendly and easygoing.

Gramsci Restaurant

Gramsci is a pizza restaurant. The pizza here is very good because you can really taste the optimum quality of the raw ingredients. The interior is very beautiful: a single, very large and elegant room. The tables are well spaced and there is also a nice outdoor area.

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When you want good sushi:

Kensho Restaurant

Kensho is a Japanese fusion restaurant. It’s very elegant and offers not only outstanding sushi but an entire oriental experience.

Shizen Restaurant

Shizen is a restaurant with a crazy cool location and décor. We especially liked the summer outdoor dining area. The menu is varied, and the staff are kind in providing recommendations. Of course, the sushi is delicious.

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When you want vegetarian/vegan/raw food:

Locanda Leggera

Locanda Leggera was born as a result of the Leggero (Light) shop, thus plastic is not used, and water is purified in glass. The menu is almost exclusively vegetarian (there is also a meat proposal). You can taste the genuine food and homemade cooking.

L’Orto Già Salsamentario

L’Orto Già Salsamentario is a chic vegan and raw food restaurant, in a location with a special history of food preparation and sales. The chef takes extreme care of seasonal raw ingredients and small producers. The service is very friendly and attentive.

Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen is a trendy vegan restaurant with very creative preparations including raw food. For a different meal in a chic setting.

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When you want to eat a good sandwich:

La Mangiatoja

La Mangiatoja lends free rein to the imagination, no matter how strange the sandwich you want, you can find it here. The sandwiches are gigantic, and the fillings are very tasty.

Open Baladin Torino

Open Baladin Torino is a place where you can find gigantic delicious hamburgers and drink optimum craft beer, almost all produced in the Cuneo area. Other than the excellent food and beer, to distinguish them from the other breweries, is the amazing location: at the centre of Piazzale (large square) Valdo Fusi, in the glass-house structure that was “Canada House” during the 2006 Winter Olympics.

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When you want to eat a good Piadina (wrap):

Piadineria La Piè

Piadineria La Piè, here the piadina (wrap) is very good, soft and not dry. The fillings are many and very tasty. The location under the Mole Antonelliana does the rest.

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