Bagna cauda is the Piedmont winter dip of garlic, anchovies, olive oil and butter, eaten warm with raw cardoons, peppers and bread. The dish was UNESCO-nominated.
Bagna cauda dates to 16th-century Piedmont as food of the poor, despised by the rich for its garlic. Anchovies travelled the salt roads from Liguria; garlic was farmhouse staple. The Asti Delegation of the Italian Academy of Cuisine notarised the canonical recipe in Costigliole d'Asti in 2005. The last weekend of November is Bagna Cauda Day across Piedmont.
4 editor picks for Bagna Cauda in Turin, ranked by editorial score. All Turin signature dishes · Bagna Cauda across every city.
Consorzio ★ 4.5
quadrilatero-romano · Via Monte di Pieta 23, 10122 Torino
Consorzio in Turin's Quadrilatero Romano is a slow-food trattoria with a serious wine list. Tumin ravioli, finanziera, plin, a long Piedmont cellar.
Tre Galline ★ 4.4
quadrilatero-romano · Via G. Bellezia 37, 10122 Torino
Tre Galline in Turin's Quadrilatero traces an inn on this street to the XVI century. Bollito misto from the trolley, vitello tonnato, agnolotti.
Le Vitel Etonne ★ 4.3
centro-storico · Via San Francesco da Paola 4, 10123 Torino
Le Vitel Etonne in Turin's Centro builds the carte around vitello tonnato in many guises, plus a Piedmontese tasting from the Susigan kitchen.
Trattoria Valenza ★ 4.2
aurora · Via Borgo Dora 39, 10152 Torino
Trattoria Valenza on Borgo Dora next to Porta Palazzo is a rustic Piedmontese room loved by Gambero Rosso. Live music on Thursdays and Saturdays.