31 cheap eats places in Turin, editor-picked. the best low-budget spots in Turin: the places editors actually return to. All Turin food.

Caffe Al Bicerin ★ 4.8

quadrilatero-romano · Piazza della Consolata 5, 10122 Torino

Caffe Al Bicerin in Turin opened in 1763 facing the Consolata sanctuary. The house secret-recipe bicerin (coffee, chocolate, fior di latte) is the order.

Perino Vesco ★ 4.7

centro-storico · Via Cavour 10, 10124 Torino

Perino Vesco on Via Cavour in Turin is Andrea Perino's sourdough bakery and panettone laboratory. Open production, organic flours, two-day proved panettone.

Guido Gobino ★ 4.7

vanchiglia · Via Cagliari 15/b, 10153 Torino

Guido Gobino's flagship workshop in Vanchiglia is the contemporary gianduiotto reference. The small Tourinot, salted cremino, cafe view on workshop.

Caffe Mulassano ★ 4.7

centro-storico · Piazza Castello 15, 10123 Torino

Caffe Mulassano under the Piazza Castello porticoes in Turin invented the tramezzino in 1926. Liberty-era brass interior; 30-plus fillings still served.

Guido Gobino ★ 4.7

vanchiglia · Via Cagliari 15/b, 10153 Torino

Guido Gobino's flagship in Turin is the contemporary gianduiotto reference. The Cagliari workshop and cafe pour espresso, cremini and the small Tourinot.

Pasticceria Pfatisch ★ 4.6

crocetta · Via Sacchi 42, 10128 Torino

Pfatisch on Via Sacchi in Turin has baked since 1915, in its Pietro Fenoglio Liberty rooms since 1921. Suppliers to the Royal House, Pavese was a regular.

Pasticceria Stratta 1836 ★ 4.6

centro-storico · P.za S. Carlo 191, 10123 Torino

Stratta on Piazza San Carlo in Turin has confected since 1836, supplier to the Royal House. Marron glace from the basement lab, jellies, hazelnut pralines.

Tellia Lab ★ 4.6

centro-storico · Via Maria Vittoria 20, 10123 Torino

Tellia Lab on Via Maria Vittoria in Turin is Enrico Murdocco's 180sqm bakery-pizzeria, daily-baked sourdough breads, Roman-style pizza al taglio by weight.

Caffe Baratti & Milano ★ 4.6

centro-storico · Piazza Castello 27, 10123 Torino

Baratti & Milano in Turin opened in 1858 and moved to its Galleria Subalpina spot in 1875. Liberty art nouveau, gianduiotti, cremini, the Barattina.

Mara dei Boschi ★ 4.6

san-salvario · Via Berthollet 30H, 10125 Torino

Mara dei Boschi in Turin's San Salvario is the new-wave gelato lab; 100-plus flavours from a workshop on view. Top three on every Yelp and Gambero Rosso list.

Pasticceria Stratta 1836 ★ 4.6

centro-storico · P.za S. Carlo 191, 10123 Torino

Stratta opened on Piazza San Carlo in Turin in 1836, suppliers to the Royal House. Marron glace candied chestnuts from the basement lab, plus jellies.

Tellia Lab ★ 4.6

centro-storico · Via Maria Vittoria 20, 10123 Torino

Tellia Lab on Via Maria Vittoria in Turin is Enrico Murdocco's Roman-style pizza al taglio by weight, plus daily-baked bread and maritozzi. Family-friendly.

Caffe Mulassano ★ 4.6

centro-storico · Piazza Castello 15, 10123 Torino

Caffe Mulassano under the Piazza Castello porticoes in Turin invented the tramezzino in 1926. Thirty-plus crustless-triangle fillings, eaten at the counter.

Perino Vesco ★ 4.6

centro-storico · Via Cavour 10, 10124 Torino

Perino Vesco on Via Cavour in Turin sells pizzette and focaccia at the counter through the morning. Sourdough crusts, organic flours, baked on the half-hour.

Pasticceria Baratti & Milano ★ 4.5

centro-storico · Piazza Castello 27, 10123 Torino

Baratti & Milano on Piazza Castello in Turin has baked confectionery since 1858 (Galleria Subalpina since 1875). Art nouveau, gianduiotti, cremini, Barattina.

Caffe San Carlo ★ 4.5

centro-storico · Piazza San Carlo 156, 10121 Torino

Caffe San Carlo opened on Turin's Piazza San Carlo in 1822 and was the first cafe in Italy to use gas light. Risorgimento patriots took their coffee here.

Gelateria Pepino ★ 4.5

centro-storico · Piazza Carignano 8, 10123 Torino

Gelateria Pepino opened in 1884 on Piazza Carignano in Turin. The Pinguino, chocolate-covered gelato on a stick, was invented at the counter in 1939.

Gelateria Pepino Pinguino ★ 4.5

centro-storico · Piazza Carignano 8, 10123 Torino

Pinguino is the chocolate-covered gelato on a stick invented at Pepino in 1939 on Piazza Carignano. Eaten walking down Via Po, the 1939 wrapper survives.

Perino Vesco (focaccia counter) ★ 4.5

centro-storico · Via Cavour 10, 10123 Torino

Perino Vesco's Via Cavour counter in Turin sells focaccia and pizzette by weight from morning. Cheap, fresh-baked, the best counter focaccia in the city.

Tellia Lab ★ 4.5

centro-storico · Via Maria Vittoria 20, 10123 Torino

Tellia Lab in Turin sells Roman-style pizza al taglio by weight alongside fresh-baked bread and maritozzi. Located in Centro Storico. Booking recommended.

Antica Latteria Bera ★ 4.4

centro-storico · Via San Tommaso 13, 10122 Torino

Antica Latteria Bera in Turin's Centro is a 1958 cheese and salumi shop with about 70 Piedmontese cheeses including Blu del Moncenisio and Plaisentif.

Caffe Platti 1875 ★ 4.4

crocetta · Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 72, 10121 Torino

Caffe Platti on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II in Turin opened in 1875. Luigi Einaudi and Pavese drank coffee here; Juventus was founded on a bench out front.

Caffe Mulassano (tramezzino at the counter) ★ 4.4

centro-storico · Piazza Castello 15, 10123 Torino

Mulassano under the porticoes of Piazza Castello in Turin is a budget icon: a tramezzino and an espresso at the counter for under six euros, eaten standing.

Gelateria Pepino Pinguino ★ 4.4

centro-storico · Piazza Carignano 8, 10123 Torino

A Pinguino at Pepino on Piazza Carignano costs about 4 euros and is the cheapest history lesson in Turin: chocolate-covered gelato on a stick, since 1939.

Caffe Platti Pasticceria ★ 4.3

crocetta · Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 72, 10121 Torino

Caffe Platti's patisserie counter in Turin has baked since 1875. Bicerin and pasta di mandorle behind the Liberty windows; one of the Locali Storici.

Caffe Vergnano 1882 ★ 4.3

centro-storico · Via Antonio Giuseppe Ignazio Bertola 20, 10122 Torino

Vergnano in Turin, founded 1882 by Domenico Vergnano in nearby Chieri. The Centro flagship pours single-origin espresso and filter; old Piedmont coffee house.

Mercato di Porta Palazzo counters ★ 4.3

aurora · Piazza della Repubblica, 10152 Torino

Porta Palazzo's morning counters in Turin's Aurora pour quick coffee, Maghrebi pastries, fresh-cut fruit and panini at Europe's largest open-air market.

Mercato Centrale counters ★ 4.2

aurora · Via Borgo Dora 1/A, 10152 Torino

Mercato Centrale in Turin's Palafuksas has 28 counters from Italian artisans for mortadella panini, pasta plates, pizza al taglio and wine until midnight.

Porta Palazzo counters ★ 4.2

aurora · Piazza della Repubblica, 10152 Torino

Porta Palazzo morning counters serve Turin's cheapest sit-down: Maghrebi sandwiches, cut fruit, coffee at the largest open-air food market in Europe.

Trattoria Valenza ★ 4.1

aurora · Via Borgo Dora 39, 10152 Torino

Trattoria Valenza next to Porta Palazzo in Turin keeps a budget-trattoria carte: primi from 6 euros, secondi from 8 euros, table under 25 with wine.

Trattoria Decoratori e Imbianchini ★ 4.1

borgo-po · Via Lanfranchi 28, 10131 Torino

Decoratori e Imbianchini in Turin keeps the budget worker-trattoria carte. Plat du jour lunch under 15 euros: vitello tonnato, primo, bonet, house red.