Eat in Aurora, Turin

Trattoria Valenza ★ 4.2

Trattoria Valenza on Borgo Dora next to Porta Palazzo is a rustic Piedmontese room loved by Gambero Rosso. Live music on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Signature: Bollito misto, Vitello tonnato, Tripe stew

Condividere by Lavazza 1 ★ ★ 4.4

Condividere lives inside the Nuvola Lavazza complex in Turin. Federico Zanasi cooks Ferran Adria's shared-plate concept; design by Dante Ferretti.

Trattoria Valenza ★ 4.2

Trattoria Valenza next to Porta Palazzo in Turin keeps an old osteria living room intact. Bollito misto, vitello tonnato, live music two nights a week.

EDIT Torino ★ 4.1

EDIT (Eat Drink Innovate Together) in Turin's Aurora hosts a bakery cafe, brewery, pub, cocktail bar and restaurant under one roof; kitchens open late.

Lavazza Nuvola ★ 4.5

Lavazza was founded in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza in Turin. The HQ moved in 2017 to the Nuvola in Aurora, with the museum and cafe open to the public.

Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Honduras

How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Retail

Mercato di Porta Palazzo counters ★ 4.3

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.

Try: Maghrebi pastries, fresh produce, lunch counter

Mercato Centrale counters ★ 4.2

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

Try: Mortadella sandwiches, pasta, pizza al taglio

Birrificio Torino ★ 4.2

Birrificio Torino opened the city's first brewpub in 2001 inside an old candy factory near Piazza Castello. Mauro Mascarello and Claudia Fertino brew on site.

EDIT Brewery ★ 4.1

EDIT Brewery in Turin's Aurora is the in-house craft beer side of the EDIT food hub. Urban brewery plus guest gypsy brewers, taproom from noon to morning.

Mercato di Porta Palazzo ★ 4.7

Porta Palazzo in Turin's Aurora is the largest open-air food market in Europe. 800 stalls of fish, fresh produce, cheese and Maghrebi pantry, closed Sundays.

Mercato Centrale Torino ★ 4.3

Mercato Centrale Torino inside the Palafuksas next to Porta Palazzo gathers 28 Italian counter food stalls. Daily, late hours, lunch spot for the Aurora.

Il Balon (Saturday food adjunct) ★ 4.1

Il Balon, Turin's Saturday flea market in Borgo Dora next to Porta Palazzo, has food stalls and street snacks. Once-a-month Gran Balon on second Sundays.

Bagna Cauda Day ★ 4.3

Bagna Cauda Day, the annual celebration of Piedmont's anchovy and garlic winter dip, takes place across two late November weekends at participating osterias.

Porta Palazzo counters ★ 4.2

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

Try: Maghrebi sandwiches, panini, fresh produce

Trattoria Valenza ★ 4.1

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.

Try: Bollito misto lunch, plat du jour

Trattoria Valenza ★ 4.3

Trattoria Valenza on Borgo Dora next to Porta Palazzo is a trattoria visitors walk past on the way to the market; full Piedmontese carte, live music nights.

Why locals love it: A Borgo Dora trattoria right next to Porta Palazzo that visitors walk past on the way to the market.

Tip: Thursday and Saturday have live music; book those nights ahead, lunch is walk-in on the corner outside Porta Palazzo.

EDIT Torino Bakery & Cafe ★ 4.2

EDIT in Turin's Aurora has a bakery cafe with a weekend brunch carte: sourdough Benedict, savoury tarts, EDIT-brewed lager on tap, kitchens open into evening.

Order: Sourdough Benedict and house lager

EDIT Torino ★ 4.1

EDIT in Turin's Aurora keeps its kitchens open until 01:00 and the pub bar until 02:00. Burgers, sourdough pizza and house-brewed lager till late, every day.

Try: Burgers, pizza, EDIT brewed lager

Mercato Centrale Torino ★ 4.2

Mercato Centrale Torino next to Porta Palazzo keeps 28 Italian counters open until midnight, seven days. Mortadella panini, pasta, pizza al taglio, wine.

Try: Mortadella sandwiches, pasta, pizza, wine

Spazio 211 ★ 4.2

Spazio 211 in Turin's Aurora is a small but active concert and club room on Via Cigna programming indie, electronic and alternative touring acts. Two stages, courtyard summer programme.

Tip: Arci card required; the summer outdoor programme on the courtyard is the city's best August dancing.