Eat in Centro Storico, Turin

Le Vitel Etonne ★ 4.3

Le Vitel Etonne in Turin's Centro builds the carte around vitello tonnato in many guises, plus a Piedmontese tasting from the Susigan kitchen.

Signature: Vitello tonnato (multiple cuts), Agnolotti del plin, Tajarin

Antico Ristorante Porto di Savona ★ 4.2

Porto di Savona on Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Turin has cooked since 1863 as a Locale Storico d'Italia. Vitello tonnato, agnolotti and finanziera.

Signature: Vitello tonnato, Agnolotti, Bollito misto

Pastificio Defilippis ★ 4.3

Pastificio Defilippis on Via Lagrange in Turin has rolled handmade pasta since 1872, opened by a Savoy chef. Open every day, agnolotti are the order.

Signature: Agnolotti del plin, Tajarin al ragu, Ravioli with Bra cheese

Contesto Alimentare ★ 4.3

Contesto Alimentare in Turin's Centro cooks Piedmontese tradition with international notes. Small room, fresh pasta, a strong natural-wine carte.

Signature: Modern vitello tonnato, Seasonal tajarin, Bagna cauda (winter)

Del Cambio ★ 4.8

Del Cambio on Piazza Carignano in Turin has fed royal Piedmont since 1757. Chef Diego Giglio cooks one Michelin star at the Cavour-era table.

Signature: Finanziera Cavour, Modern vitello tonnato, Bonet

Del Cambio 1 ★ ★ 4.8

Del Cambio in Turin has fed royal Piedmont since 1757. Diego Giglio cooks Piedmontese modern from the table Cavour used to watch Palazzo Carignano.

Carignano 1 ★ ★ 4.7

Carignano in Turin's Grand Hotel Sitea runs a single tasting from chef Davide Scabin since 2022. Three lengths at 140, 260, 400 euros, one star.

Vintage 1997 1 ★ ★ 4.4

Vintage 1997 has cooked Piedmontese classics off Piazza Solferino in Turin since 1997. Vitello tonnato, tajarin, brasato, and a long Italian wine list.

Scatto ★ 4.4

Scatto inside Gallerie d'Italia on Piazza San Carlo in Turin. The Costardi brothers, masters of risotto, run three tasting menus (Disegno, Ritratto, libero).

Pastificio Defilippis ★ 4.3

Pastificio Defilippis on Via Lagrange in Turin has rolled handmade pasta since 1872, opened by a Savoy chef. Agnolotti are the order, open seven days.

Porto di Savona ★ 4.1

Porto di Savona on Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Turin has cooked Piedmontese tradition since 1863. One of the Locali Storici d'Italia, fair-priced.

Contesto Alimentare ★ 4.3

Contesto Alimentare in Turin's Centro cooks Piedmontese tradition with international notes. Small room, fresh pasta, a strong natural-wine list.

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.

Signature drink: Espresso and the tramezzino

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.

Signature drink: Espresso under the chandelier

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.

Signature drink: Espresso with gianduiotti, plus the Barattina sweet

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.

Signature drink: Espresso, single-origin filter

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.

Signature drink: Pinguino (chocolate-covered gelato on a stick)

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.

Signature drink: Marron glace and espresso

Perino Vesco ★ 4.7

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

Worth the queue: Traditional sourdough panettone

Pasticceria Stratta 1836 ★ 4.6

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.

Worth the queue: Marron glace candied chestnuts

Pasticceria Baratti & Milano ★ 4.5

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

Worth the queue: Barattina sweet, gianduiotti, cremini

Tellia Lab ★ 4.6

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, and maritozzi.

Worth the queue: Pizza in teglia alla romana plus daily-baked bread and maritozzi

Antica Latteria Bera ★ 4.4

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.

Worth the queue: Blu del Moncenisio and Plaisentif cheeses

Caffe Vergnano 1882 ★ 4.3

Caffe Vergnano was founded in 1882 in Chieri near Turin by Domenico Vergnano, one of Piedmont's oldest coffee houses. Single-origin espresso and filter.

Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia

How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail

Costadoro Social Factory ★ 4.4

Costadoro Social Factory in central Turin is a multisensory coffee space pouring single-origin espresso and filter from a serious specialty roaster.

Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia

How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail

Banco Vini e Alimenti ★ 4.5

Banco Vini e Alimenti in Turin's Centro is an indie natural-wine bar; walk-in only, French and Italian growers, small Italian tapas. Open until 2am nightly.

Signature pour: Burgundy and Piedmont natural-wine flights

Wine focus: Natural French and Italian growers

Food: Italian tapas and small plates

Oinos Vini, Caffetteria & Bar ★ 4.2

Oinos Vini in Turin's Centro is an all-day caffetteria with a serious Piedmontese-led wine list and aperitivo tasting plates from morning until late.

Signature pour: Piedmont nebbiolo flights

Wine focus: Italian growers, Piedmont focus

Food: Aperitivo and tasting plates

Bar Cavour at Del Cambio ★ 4.6

Bar Cavour above Del Cambio in Turin pours vintage Piedmont and Italian fine wine alongside a tight cocktail carte; on the 50 Best Discovery list for bars.

Signature pour: Barolo vertical flights

Wine focus: Italian fine wine, vintage Piedmont

Food: Bar snacks

Bar Cavour ★ 4.6

Bar Cavour on the upper floor of Del Cambio in Turin pours a Negroni and an aperitivo in dark teal-and-velvet rooms. Listed on the 50 Best Discovery list.

Signature drink: Negroni and Turin-classics cocktails

Food: Bar snacks

The Mad Dog Social Club ★ 4.4

Mad Dog Social Club is Turin's Anglo-Saxon speakeasy on Via Maria Vittoria, vaulted ceilings, exposed brick, classics-era cocktails and jazz nights.

Signature drink: Prohibition-era classics

Food: Bar snacks

Farmacia Del Cambio ★ 4.3

Farmacia Del Cambio next door to Del Cambio in Turin is the group's patisserie-bar. Savoury tarts, brunch carte and house aperitivo, all-day room.

Signature drink: House aperitivo with patisserie tasting

Food: Patisserie, brunch, aperitivo

Lapo's Bar at Del Cambio ★ 4.0

Lapo's Bar in Turin pours Italian-spirits cocktails in a refined setting near the Centro. Listed by Turin's cocktail guides for classics done well.

Signature drink: Italian-spirits classics

Food: Bar snacks

Tellia Lab ★ 4.6

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. Listed in 50 Top Pizza al Taglio Italy.

Try: Roman-style pizza al taglio, by weight

Caffe Mulassano ★ 4.6

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

Try: Tramezzino (30+ fillings)

Perino Vesco ★ 4.6

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.

Try: Pizzette and focaccia, sourdough

Gelateria Pepino Pinguino ★ 4.5

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.

Try: Pinguino (chocolate-covered gelato on a stick)

Open Baladin Torino ★ 4.2

Open Baladin Torino on Piazzale Valdo Fusi pours over 40 Italian craft taps led by Baladin (Teo Musso) and Piedmont partner brewers. Snacks and late hours.

Terra Madre Salone del Gusto ★ 4.8

Terra Madre Salone del Gusto returns to Turin 24 to 28 September 2026, marking the 16th edition and Slow Food Italy's 40th anniversary. Piazza San Carlo and Piazza Castello host the global biodiversity exchange.

CioccolaTo ★ 4.5

CioccolaTo is Turin's chocolate festival on Piazza Vittorio Veneto: 60 exhibitors, 15 Maestri del Gusto selected with Slow Food. The 2026 edition ran Feb 13-17.

Fiera Internazionale del Tartufo Bianco d'Alba ★ 4.9

The Alba White Truffle Fair runs weekends from Oct 10 to Dec 6, 2026, an hour south of Turin. World Truffle Market in Cortile della Maddalena, Alba.

Salone del Vermouth ★ 4.2

Salone del Vermouth runs Feb 21-22, 2026 at the Museo del Risorgimento in Turin, the 3rd edition celebrating 240 years since vermouth's 1786 invention in Turin. A Fuorisalone week of off-site events runs Feb 16-22.

Cesarine Torino home cooks ★ 4.5

Cesarine in Turin connects visitors with local home cooks for Piedmontese hands-on lessons: agnolotti del plin, tajarin, vitello tonnato, bonet at lunch or dinner.

Do Eat Better Cooking Class ★ 4.3

Do Eat Better's Turin cooking class teaches agnolotti del plin and (in season) bagna cauda hands-on with a Piedmont chef. Group of up to 12 people.

I Eat Food Tours Cooking Class ★ 4.4

I Eat Food Tours Turin cooking class is led by Michelin-trained chef Abram. Tajarin from scratch, vitello tonnato and a paired Piedmont wine flight.

Italian Food Academy Turin ★ 4.2

Italian Food Academy on Via Cesare Battisti in Turin runs visiting-traveller classes in Piedmontese and pan-Italian repertoire. Half-day and full-day options.

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.

Try: Tramezzino, espresso

Perino Vesco (focaccia counter) ★ 4.5

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.

Try: Focaccia and pizzette by weight

Tellia Lab ★ 4.5

Tellia Lab in Turin sells Roman-style pizza al taglio by weight alongside fresh-baked bread and maritozzi. A square of margherita and a beer come in under 9 euros; listed on 50 Top Pizza al Taglio.

Try: Pizza al taglio, by weight

Gelateria Pepino Pinguino ★ 4.4

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.

Try: Pinguino gelato on a stick

Antica Latteria Bera ★ 4.4

Antica Latteria Bera on Via San Tommaso is a 1958 cheese shop that doubles as a 5-euro panino counter with Piedmont reds. Old Turin in one room.

Why locals love it: A 1958 cheese and salumi shop on Via San Tommaso that doubles as a counter for a 5-euro panino and a glass of Piedmont red.

Tip: Order the Plaisentif (summer mountain cheese) panino with toma and a glass of Roero Arneis.

Banco Vini e Alimenti ★ 4.5

Banco Vini e Alimenti is a walk-in-only indie wine bar that does not take reservations; only locals risk arriving without one, until 2am most nights.

Why locals love it: A walk-in-only indie wine bar that does not take reservations; only locals risk arriving without one.

Tip: Arrive at 18:30 sharp for the first walk-in window; later you queue on the pavement.

Farmacia Del Cambio ★ 4.4

Farmacia Del Cambio next door to Del Cambio in Turin is the group's patisserie-and-brunch room. Savoury tarts, eggs, sourdough toasts, brunch coffee.

Order: House quiche with seasonal greens and a bicerin

Perino Vesco ★ 4.4

Perino Vesco in Turin opens at 07:30 with sourdough breads, pizzette and morning cornetti. The simplest, cheapest, best counter brunch in the city.

Order: Pizzetta of the day with a cappuccino

Caffe Baratti & Milano ★ 4.3

Baratti & Milano on Piazza Castello in Turin is the all-day cafe option: bicerin, cornetto, savoury tartine and a gianduiotto on the saucer in the Liberty.

Order: Bicerin, cornetto, gianduiotto on the saucer

Banco Vini e Alimenti ★ 4.4

Banco Vini e Alimenti in Turin's Centro pours natural wine and Italian small plates until 02:00 Tuesday to Saturday. Walk-in only, locals own the late tables.

Try: Italian small plates, natural wine

The Mad Dog Social Club ★ 4.4

Mad Dog Social Club on Via Maria Vittoria is Turin's speakeasy: classics-era cocktails and jazz nights until 02:00 in vaulted ceilings and exposed brick.

Try: Prohibition-era cocktails, bar snacks

Off Topic ★ 4.1

Off Topic in Turin's Centro is the Arci-club indie and jazz live-music room, with smaller-stage programming and a bar that doubles as a community space.

Tip: Arci card at the door, 8 euros; programming runs Sept-May, summer events outside.

Sky Bar (Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo) ★ 4.5

Sky Bar inside Piano35 atop Renzo Piano's Intesa Sanpaolo skyscraper in Turin pours aperitivo with the city panorama from 35 floors up. Reservation only for the upper bar.

Tip: Reserve from a week ahead for sunset slots; aperitivo a la carte around 25 euros.

The Mad Dog Social Club ★ 4.4

Mad Dog Social Club is Turin's Anglo-Saxon speakeasy on Via Maria Vittoria, vaulted ceilings, exposed brick, classic-era cocktails and jazz nights from Tuesday to Sunday.

Tip: Tuesday is jazz night; classic Manhattans are the order.

Banco Vini e Alimenti ★ 4.4

Banco Vini e Alimenti in Turin's Centro is the cult walk-in natural-wine bar that runs until 02:00 Tuesday to Saturday. Vinyl jazz, Piedmontese tapas, no reservations.

Tip: Arrive by 18:45 for a seat; pour-by-the-glass changes nightly.