Piedmont region in Italy is food and wine lovers’ paradise, known for traditional Italian dishes like Tajarin and Vitello tonnato, top wines from Barolo and Barbaresco, and truffles! I recently spent a few days in the region and had the best time drinking lots of delicious wines and ordering Vitella Tonnato for every meal. I always look for the combination of good food AND a good wine list.
Here are all the places you need to go if you love wine and food. A lot of these places also get bonus points for an amazing view of the vineyards!
La Morra
Osteria Veglio: Located on the hill on the way to La Morra, beautiful view. They do amazing pastas, shrimp bisque pasta I had was filled with flavors! We went with the 2019 Conterno Cerretta
Osteria More e Macine: Unassuming causal place in the middle of the town with amazing food and wine list. Their tiramisu was one of the bests too! .
Castiglione Falletto (small town next to La Morra)
Le torri: Probably one of my favorite meals during the trip. It helped that we were staying at the same hotel, but everything was perfect from the view, food, wine list, hospitality, and dessert. Got to see their huge wine cellar and it was filled with Champagnes and all the best regional Barolos and Barbarescos. Loved the rare grower Champagne we got Jules Brochet, and 2014 Roagna Albesani Barbaresco.
Bar la Terrazza da Renza: Technically more of a snack bar but their wine list is too good to pass. Great Barolos, Burgundy, and Champagne. Tried 2018 Burlotto Monvigliero (this was my favorite wine from the trip!!) and 2019 Rivella Serafino Barbaresco.
Alba and near by cities
La Ciau del Tornavento: Another one of my favorite meals! They have the second largest wine cellar in Italy and it’s simply amazing. Have a few different tasting menu options and they are flexible with substitution so it was easy to enjoy everything from the meal! We had a bottle of Ulysse Collins Les Maillon and 2012 Pavlo Scavino Bric del Fiasc
Hostaria dai Musi, Ventuno.1, Osteria Lalibera are all located in the town center and have great food and wine selection
Turin
Ristorante Consorzio: Known for their natural wine selection, overall had great list of French and Italian wines. Had one of the best sweetbread dishes here!
Condividere: If you get tired of all the traditional dishes, perfect spot with a lot creative fusion dishes! Had a delicious 2008 Champagne and Jura wine and loved both.
