Turin for Gourmets
From baroque elegance to futuristic fine dining – these addresses characterize Turin’s gastronomic self-image.
Caffè Platti - a coffee house with cultural heritage
Turin is a place where history and enjoyment go hand in hand. If you want to taste this connection, you will find it at Caffè Platti - a coffee house with centuries of charisma. Since 1875, the café on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II has been a symbol of Italian grandeur. Writers such as Cesare Pavese, politicians such as Luigi Einaudi and business pioneers such as the founders of FIAT and Lavazza have all stopped here. Today, tramezzini are served on homemade bread, tataki di tonno with quinoa or fresh ricotta on brioche. Homemade is not just an empty phrase, but a promise.
A must: the legendary torta platti, whose recipe has been guarded for generations, and the aromatic house vermouth. If you want to taste a piece of real Turin, you will not only be satisfied here, but also inspired.
- Caffè Platti, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Turin
- Member of the “Locali Storici d'Italia” since 2003
- Perfect for aperitivo, lunch or dolce pleasures
Latteria Bera - cheese with character
A few steps off the beaten track, you will discover a charming alternative to anonymous delicatessen at Latteria Bera. For four generations, the Bera family has been curating Piedmontese dairy products with character in Via San Tommaso. Owner Chiara Bera combines craftsmanship, tradition and personal stories to create a very special experience: cheese and cold cuts tastings that are more than just a tasting - they are a cultural lesson in regionality.
From mature Castelmagno to creamy Gorgonzola dolce, accompanied by local breads, jams and stories about the producers - here, pleasure is served with soul.
- Latteria Bera, Via San Tommaso 13, Turin
- Advance booking recommended - places are in high demand!
Grand Hotel Sitea - A century of Italian hospitality
The Grand Hotel Sitea, just a stroll away from Piazza San Carlo, stands for the stylish combination of history and modernity like no other hotel. The hotel has been run by the Lera family, now Buratti, since 1925 - a rare example of entrepreneurial continuity in the luxury segment.
To mark its 100th anniversary, the hotel is setting new standards: a special exhibition entitled “Il Valore del Tempo” pays tribute to both the hotel's history and its future. Highlight: the signature cocktail “Sitea”, originally created in the 1980s by legendary barman Beppe Loi, celebrates its comeback - stylishly reinterpreted.
Whether breakfast in the conservatory, dinner in the Michelin-awarded Carignano restaurant or aperitivo at the bar: the Grand Hotel Sitea is not a hotel, it is a lifestyle.
- Grand Hotel Sitea, Via Carlo Alberto 35, Turin
- www.grandhotelsitea.it
Ristorante Carignano - Scabin's Sensorium
How do you celebrate 100 years of the Grand Hotel Sitea? With a menu that makes history. The avant-garde chef Davide Scabin curated the visionary “250/100” menu for the anniversary - a cross-section of his most influential creations of the last four decades. It is not served chronologically or classically - but as an “upside-down menu”, a radical reversal of the traditional menu dramaturgy: it begins strong and complex and ends light, fresh and almost ethereal.
Dishes such as Soufflé di Maccheroni, Cyber Eggs or the symbolic Ostrica Virtuale combine Scabin's techno-emotionality with deeply rooted Italian cuisine. The menu is more than just a culinary experience - it is a journey through ideas, eras and flavors.
The matching beverage accompaniment combines Italian and international positions: from Barolo and Lambrusco to sake and champagne rosé to vodka and a dessert banyul.
Menu:
- Start at the bar with Vitello Tonnato and an Americano
- Courses such as Fassona al Camino, Rognone al Gin, Langarol, Zuppizza or Bombolino di Mezzanotte
- Price: € 260 Menu / € 140 Accompanied drinks
- Duration: limited time slot 2025
- Ristorante Carignano, Grand Hotel Sitea, Turin
- 1 Michelin star
- Executive Chef: Davide Scabin
- www.ristorantecarignano.it
Conclusion: Turin tastes of the past and vision
What sets Turin apart is not just its cultural heritage - but the way it is reflected in its fine cuisine. Between centuries-old coffee houses, artisan cheeses with soul and haute cuisine that rethinks itself, a panorama of good taste opens up. Anyone visiting this city should not just look, but taste - and not just visit places like Caffè Platti, Latteria Bera and the Grand Hotel Sitea with its Carignano restaurant, but celebrate them.
Turin shows: Enjoyment is not a trend here. It's tradition with attitude.
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