Caffe Al Bicerin ★ 4.8
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.
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The Turin caffe is an institution in its own right, the birthplace of the bicerin and a long aperitivo tradition. Caffe Al Bicerin by Piazza della Consolata still pours the chocolate, coffee and cream drink it is named for, while Caffe Mulassano and Caffe San Carlo near Piazza Castello and Piazza San Carlo keep the marble-and-mirror Locali Storici style alive. Caffe Baratti & Milano, Caffe Platti and Caffe Vergnano carry the historic line further, and for something colder Gelateria Pepino on Piazza Carignano and Mara dei Boschi in San Salvario handle the gelato.
Caffe Mulassano ★ 4.7
Caffe Mulassano under the Piazza Castello porticoes in Turin invented the tramezzino in 1926. Liberty-era brass interior; 30-plus fillings still served.
Caffe San Carlo ★ 4.5
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.
Caffe Baratti & Milano ★ 4.6
Baratti & Milano in Turin opened in 1858 and moved to its Galleria Subalpina spot in 1875. Liberty art nouveau, gianduiotti, cremini, the Barattina.
Caffe Platti 1875 ★ 4.4
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 Vergnano 1882 ★ 4.3
Vergnano in Turin, founded 1882 by Domenico Vergnano in nearby Chieri. The Centro flagship pours single-origin espresso and filter; old Piedmont coffee house.
Gelateria Pepino ★ 4.5
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.
Mara dei Boschi ★ 4.6
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.
Guido Gobino ★ 4.7
Guido Gobino's flagship in Turin is the contemporary gianduiotto reference. The Cagliari workshop and cafe pour espresso, cremini and the small Tourinot.
Pasticceria Stratta 1836 ★ 4.6
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.
Caffe Mulassano (tramezzino at the counter) ★ 4.4
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.
OrderTramezzino, espresso
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