Eat in San Salvario, Turin

Scannabue Caffe Restaurant ★ 4.4

Scannabue on Largo Saluzzo in Turin's San Salvario is a Bib Gourmand bistrot for vitello tonnato, fresh tajarin and a fair Piedmont wine list.

Signature: Vitello tonnato, Brasato al Barolo, Tajarin

Scannabue Caffe Restaurant ★ 4.3

Scannabue on Largo Saluzzo in Turin's San Salvario is the Bib Gourmand bistrot for vitello tonnato, fresh tajarin and a fair Piedmont wine carte.

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.

Signature drink: Natural-flavour gelato

Orso Laboratorio ★ 4.4

Orso Laboratorio in Turin's San Salvario is the city's third-wave specialty roaster, with single-origin Ethiopia, Colombia and Kenya through V60, Aeropress and espresso.

Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya

How they serve: Espresso, V60 filter, Aeropress

Affini ★ 4.5

Affini in Turin's San Salvario is a modern vermouth bar that distills its own. House vermouth on tap, aperitivo plates, low-light Liberty wood interior.

Signature pour: House Affini bianco vermouth

Wine focus: House vermouth on tap, Piedmont wines

Food: Aperitivo plates, salumi, cheese

Vinissimo ★ 4.3

Vinissimo in Turin's San Salvario is a small-bottle bar built around independent Italian growers. Roero, Langhe and Alto Piemonte by the glass, late plates.

Signature pour: Erbaluce and Roero whites

Wine focus: Independent Italian growers, natural

Food: Small plates, Piedmontese tapas

Affini ★ 4.5

Affini in Turin's San Salvario is a modern vermouth bar making its own bitters and house vermouth. Aperitivo plates, late crowds, low-light Liberty wood.

Signature drink: House vermouth on tap; spritz

Food: Aperitivo plates and small dishes

Mercato di San Salvario ★ 4.0

Mercato di San Salvario along Via Madama Cristina in Turin is the multi-ethnic morning market for the quarter. Fish, produce, North African pantry, mornings.

Vinissimo San Salvario ★ 4.3

Vinissimo in San Salvario is a small-bottle bar built on independent Italian growers, missed by aperitivo-strip crowds 100 metres away, late and quiet.

Why locals love it: A San Salvario small-bottle bar built on independent Italian growers, missed by aperitivo-strip crowds 100 metres away.

Tip: Ask for the Alto Piemonte flight (Boca, Lessona, Gattinara), three glasses for about 18 euros.

Orso Laboratorio ★ 4.3

Orso Laboratorio in Turin's San Salvario is the city's third-wave coffee bar, with a Saturday brunch carte of sourdough toasts, eggs, V60 filter and Aeropress coffee.

Order: Avocado sourdough toast and V60 filter

Affini ★ 4.4

Affini in Turin's San Salvario pours house vermouth on tap and Piedmontese small plates until 02:00 daily. The San Salvario aperitivo's last stop.

Try: House vermouth, aperitivo plates