Turin Food Guide

Q: What food is Turin known for?

Turin's signature dishes include Bicerin, Tramezzino, Agnolotti del Plin, Vitello Tonnato, Bagna Cauda. See our signature dishes chapter for where to eat each.

Q: What are the best food neighborhoods in Turin?

TableJourney editors map Turin by district. Centro Storico, Quadrilatero Romano, San Salvario, Vanchiglia are among the strongest for food, each with its own guide.

Q: Where should I eat fine dining in Turin?

Editor picks in Turin include Del Cambio, Piano35, Carignano, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.

Q: Are there food tours in Turin?

TableJourney covers 5 editor-picked food tours in Turin, with what each shows you and how much to budget.

Q: Does Turin have good vegetarian or vegan food?

TableJourney's Turin dietary chapter covers vegan, vegetarian, halal venues, each editor-picked with what to order and how to ask.

Abstract

Turin eats with one foot in the royal kitchens of the House of Savoy and the other in Slow Food's quiet revolution. The Piedmontese grammar runs through every osteria menu: vitello tonnato, agnolotti del plin, tajarin with butter and Alba truffle in autumn, bagna cauda in winter, brasato al Barolo and bonet for dessert. The bicerin (coffee, chocolate, fior di latte) was invented at Caffe Al Bicerin in 1763, the tramezzino at Caffe Mulassano in 1926, and the gianduiotto by Caffarel and Prochet in 1865 from a hazelnut-and-cocoa paste born of mid-1800s cocoa scarcity. Eataly opened its first store at Lingotto in 2007. Carlo Petrini founded Slow Food up the road in Bra in 1986, and the Salone del Gusto returns to Turin every two years. The Porta Palazzo market still runs Europe's largest open-air food trade every morning, and white truffle season pulls the whole city east to Alba from October through December.