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Cervere is known internationally for growing delicious leeks; their festival takes place in November. During the festival the chef offers a menu with the leek as a protagonist which includes 5 starters, a first course, second course and dessert for 28 €, drinks not included. Leeks are not their only specialty: you can also find snails cooked with fresh tomatoes, garlic, parsley and leeks which Giovanni Arpino enjoys very much, frogs and sliced fassone cooked on soapstone. The atmosphere is nice and cozy, the service friendly and attentive, thanks to cheerful chef Massimo and his collaborators. On their a la carte menu you’ll find traditional Piedmontese dishes with appetizers such marinated eel and meat tartare, first courses which include plin agnolotti, tajarin with “Granda” ragout and Castelmagno gnocchi. Second courses include frog and snails as well as fillets and entrecôtes served on a stone. Very interesting desserts, you should definitely try the nougat semifreddo with hazelnut sauce and zabaglione with Lady’s Kisses. Their wine list offers the best local wines. Fair prices, 30 euro.

Among the vineyards and forests, a spot that’s located in a wonderful atmosphere, a meeting point for painters and writers and oak forests where truffles and mushrooms grow. It has been managed by a family for generation with experience in the restaurant business and with a passion for truffles; there are also 6 welcoming and inviting rooms on the premises. The managers are warm and kind, Ezio Costa is in charge of the dining room, but if you wish he’ll go with you on a truffle hunt. Clelia Vivalda takes care of the kitchen, she prepares traditional Langhe dishes, flavors that were handed down to her by her mother Angela and which strictly follow the seasons. Theme nights are organized throughout the course of the year to re-discover old flavors including vegetarian ones.There’s a tasting menu available for € 25/30 or you can choose from their à la carte menu. Among their starters you’ll find green anchovies without garlic, Russian salad, fresh homemade pasta, tajarin, gnocchi and ravioli. From their second courses we recommend the pork ribs braised in Barbera which are famous for their cooking method. From their desserts you should try their bonet, their handmade hazelnut torte, their fruit cakes and creams. A truffle based menu is available when in season and Ezio will accompany you with his dog to look for the precious “diamond” of the Langhe.

This trattoria overlooks the Roero, and offers a breath-taking view any time of the year. We strongly recommend the dishes proposed by the Sperone family, who has been managing this restaurant for over twenty years. The chef, Andrea, skillfully cooks traditional Piedmontese meals, and most of the ingredients come from the family garden, together with meats of the best quality, such as the grey Carmagnola rabbit (Slow food certified), and game meat. Fresh, handmade pasta such as tajarin and plin ravioli, a symbol of Piedmontese cuisine, are also on the menu. As starters, we recommend the meat tartare, vitello tonnato, and tongue in green sauce. The homemade desserts, such as bonet and hazelnut pie with zabajone, are also exquisite. From June to October, you can also savor mushrooms, while from November onwards you will find different qualities of truffles on the menu, from the finest, to the black ones (found in good quantity in this area): they are offered in different versions, all delicious. The selection of DOP cheeses – a pride of Piedmont – is equally impressive, and includes Raschera, Castelmagno, Toma di Murazzano, and Robiola di Roccaverano, among others. In autumn, we strongly suggest you try the “Putage”, a meat and vegetable stew cooked on a wood-stove and served with polenta. The wine list is interesting, and offers a good selection of local wines. The service is polite and professional, and the venue comfortable. Average price, including drinks: 30 Euros.

In Valle Stura, an area rich with typical products and mountain cuisine, you’ll find a simple and inviting family owned restaurant. The managers’ 30 year experiences guarantees a pleasant experience with good cuisine. Mauro and Manuel work in the kitchen helped by their grandmother, and they offer traditional dishes in which the mushroom is the star of the show. It is picked during the various seasons and it is part of many menus prepared for mushroom lovers. Olga works the dining room and is very welcoming. There are two mushroom menus available: one for € 32 which includes 5 appetizers, two first courses,1 second course with a side dish of fried mushrooms and three desserts and another one for € 28 with 4 appetizers, 2 first courses (agnolotti and tagliolini), 1 second course with mushrooms cooked in parsley, garlic and olive oil, three desserts and coffee. There’s also a third menu available for € 33 which includes 5 appetizers, two first courses, two seconds, cheeses and dessert, with coffee and wine included. They also have dishes prepared with local ingredients available such as the Sambuca lamb with trout from the Stura river, wild game, local cheeses and honey and vegetables and fruit grown in the area. Good homemade desserts for a sweet ending and a wide selection of local wines.

A farmhouse surrounded by the countryside, a careful renovation that has created a comfortable atmosphere both in the internal rooms, in the upper floor rooms, and in the outdoor space with exposed bricks. The restaurant is dedicated to Maestro Castilin, Fulvio’s father and Chiara and Fausto’s grandfather, who in addition to his work as a primary school teacher dedicated himself with passion to the vineyard and the countryside. Cooking is assigned to the chef Alberto Paglieri, who offers traditional dishes, but with some creative ideas, with the products of local farmers, the meat of the breeder friend, and the shepherds’ cheeses of the near mountains. Into season mushrooms and truffles are always present. Often musical moments are proposed, even if the entertainment is guaranteed by Fulvio, who plays the guitar and sings cheerful Piedmontese songs. It is present the tasting menu at 30 euro and the choice à la carte, among which we include among the appetizers the Fassone meat tartare, rabbit tuna, pochè egg with fondue, the puff pastry of potatoes and mushrooms. Do not miss the noodles with sausage meat sauce and seasonal risottos, among the second courses an exquisite veal cheek and braised flavored with Nebbiolo. Excellent tasting of cheeses paired with jams and honey. Delicious even the desserts, all homemade, good choice of wines, especially the local ones.