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Restaurants
Arcadia , Galleria Subalpina 16. Try this place for an eclectic mix of Italian food and sushi. It’s inexpensive at lunchtime, but pricier in the evening. Closed Sun & Aug.
L’Arcimboldo , Via Santa Chiara 54. Specializes in pasta fresca , with a choice of a hundred sauces, all at low prices. Closed Sun.
Del Cambio , Piazza Carignano 2 (tel 011.546.690). Historic, formal shrine to Piemontese food much frequented by expense-account types. A great opportunity to feast on traditional dishes, such as beef in Barolo or Cavour’s favourite of fianziera (veal, sweetbreads and porcini , cooked with butter and wine); prices are suitably extravagant and booking is advisable. Closed Mon, Sun & Aug.
C’era una volta , Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 41. Simple, delicious Piemontese cuisine at moderate prices. Closed Sun.
Il Conte Verde , Via Bellezia 15. Piemontese specialities - try the tartrà , a soufflé of cheese, herbs and cream. Closed Sun.
Cucco , Corso Casale 89. A big Art Nouveau place near the river at Ponte Margherita serving typical Piemontese cooking with a choice of around 30 antipasti. There’s a set menu for L45,000/¬23.20 or you can take à la carte. Closed Mon.
Finestre sul Po , Lungo Po Cadorna 1. A new place that’s on the waterfront near Piazza Vittorio Veneto. You take well for a relatively modest price from a menu of Italian and Piemontese dishes. No closing day.
Porto di Savona , Piazza Vittorio Veneto 2. Cheap and cheerful restaurant very favourite with students and businesspeople alike, attracted primarily by the bargain formula of piatto unico and dessert. Closed Tues lunchtime and all day Mon.
Quattro Soldi , Corso Castelfidardo 7. Reliable, good-value neighbourhood pizzeria-ristorante in the southwest corner of town. Closed Wed.
La Taverna Rossa , Via Valperga Caluso. Excellent pizza and simple dishes at low prices down by the Parco del Valentino. No closing day.
Tre Galline , Via Bellezia 37 (tel 011.436.6553.). The oldest restaurant in Turin, with a lovely panelled interior and a fixed menu for L50,000/¬25.82 (a bit more for à la carte). Don’t miss the sweet-and-sour ( agrodolce ) rabbit. Booking advisable. Closed Mon lunchtime, all day Sun & Aug.
Vegetarian Club , Via San Massimo 17. Reasonably priced vegetarian restaurant with a good selection of dishes and a quiet outside terrace. Closed Mon.
