La locanda dell’Angelo

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Thanks to the passion of Tommy Agnoli and Sabrina Vezzolla, this historic restaurant reopened in November 2022. The ambience is elegant and well-kept, with widely spaced tables and artwork on the walls. The kitchen is in the hands of chef Davide Verdirosa, who serves dishes based on the freshest fish and local produce, respecting food safety regulations. Customers can appreciate the unique flavour of caught fish, avoiding frozen or farmed fish. Two tasting menus, the land course at EUR 60 and the sea course at EUR 65, offer a 6-course experience. Dishes change every 40 to 50 days according to seasonality. Don’t miss the agnolotti del plin and the lamb loin, as well as desserts such as the Tarte Tatin. The service is attentive, with Tommy recommending wines from a cellar full of Ligurian and Piedmontese labels. It has a very up-to-date website where you can find all the proposals of the day from the kitchen and the wines from the cellar.

Yeti Ristorante

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Situated in a prime location, just a few steps from the arrival of the Pila gondola, it has established itself in recent years as a reference point for lovers of good food. Katia, together with her other partners Maurizio and Corrado, passionately continues the family tradition begun in 1990. In the center of the room a majestic stove, creates a charming atmosphere perfect for lunch or dinner with friends or a romantic evening. The cuisine is a hymn to the Aosta Valley, with typical products and recipes that start from the delicious Fontina in tempura, to the chestnut mousse accompanied by Arnad lard, to the seupa alla valpellinentze and the escalope alla valdostana. Finish on a sweet note with homemade cream, traditional tiles and chestnuts, all paired with a selection of great local wines. The menu changes every 10 days while always keeping Yeti’s iconic dishes on the menu, such as crespelle alla valdostana, polenta concia, venison tagliata and escalope alla valdostana. The price of the tasting menu is 45 euros, with wine pairing 65 euros. A la carte a meal ranges from 40 to 60 euros.

Locanda Roma

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At the beginning of the town centre is this restaurant with cosy rooms and large windows overlooking the surrounding hills. The business has been run by the Salis family for many years, under the direction of mother Lina, an expert cook, and her three children, Massimo, the chef, and Lorenzo and Loredana, who take care of the dining room. The first courses are unmissable, both the tajarin with meat sauce and the agnolotti del plin with roast sauce or, if you wish, with butter and lavender, served in a characteristic glass ‘Burnia’. Among the main courses, another typical dish is the Piedmontese fritto misto, both savoury and sweet, not to be missed. Also roast pork or veal, and boiled meats, always tasty and inviting thanks to the superior quality of the meat from local farms. Desserts are also a must, in addition to the classic bonet, hazelnut cake, meringue, very tempting mini-parfaits are served in various flavours, pistachio, hazelnut, strawberry, cream, to end lunch or dinner on a sweet note. The tasting menu costs 40 Euro.

Ristorante Vallerana

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Here we find excellent local cuisine and can try the experience of searching for truffles with dogs. A fun and relaxing activity, walking in the woods and following the dog and the trifolau, the friendly Franco Novelli, owner of the restaurant. The ambience is comfortable, like classic village trattorias, a guarantee of good food and honest prices. Classically furnished with a large fireplace that warms the room and a corner dedicated to the wine cellar with the best local wines. The dishes are typical of the Monferrato area. You start with hot starters such as crespelle, flan and fondue tartlets, and cold starters such as vitello tonnato and veal carpaccio (15 Euro for the mixed starter). Among the first courses not to be missed are the ravioli, classic or with plin, baked pasta and the ever-present tajarin. (First courses from 5 to 8 Euro). Second courses often include boiled meats, served with precision and speed using the historic trolley that keeps all the meat hot and immersed in its broth. In addition to boiled meat, there are roasts, braised meat, pan-fried rabbit and game (10 to 15 Euro). In season also mushrooms. To finish, home-made desserts such as bonet and tiramisu. Obviously the ‘truffle grating’ is recommended and should be priced separately according to market prices.

Trattoria Salvetti

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The Salvetti family has been running this historic trattoria since 1920, and Clelia represents the third generation by offering authentic cuisine that respects tradition and is of great quality. In the two small rooms well furnished with wooden furniture, comfortable and at the same time elegant, the welcome is always with kind and courteous. The tasting menu (33€ excluding drinks) includes an aperitif with tuma gonfiotti di Paroldo and local cured meats, a choice of appetizers such as veal tonnato all’antica maniera, classic Russian salad, seasonal vegetable flan, and finally a real treat, cod mantecato with potatoes, chickpea cream and small chestnut crepe. Among the first courses: ravioli del plin and tasty tajarin with alpine butter and hazelnuts. Among the main courses are several meat dishes from local breeders with vegetables. Alternatively, there is always the trolley with extraordinary cheeses. Traditional desserts, including cold macaroon zabaglione. Tasting just the first courses (8 €) or just the second courses or cheeses (also 8€) is also possible. From Monday to Friday it is possible to have lunch for 12€, excluding drinks and dessert. Extensive wine list mainly from local wineries.

Locanda Santa Rosalia

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La locanda è in aperta campagna e con una vista impagabile sul Monviso. Una cascina ristrutturata mantenendo l’impronta contadina, accogliente e con confortevoli camere. Nella bella sala c’è un grande camino, i mattoni a vista e arredamento in legno. Loredana si dedica ad una cucina di tradizione, piatti preparati al momento con prodotti dell’orto coltivato da Matteo, che cura la sala. Il menù cambia a seconda della stagione. Fra gli antipasti i classici della cucina piemontese dal vitello tonnato alle acciughe al verde, al carpaccio di carne all’albese e il tagliere di salumi (dai 5 ai 7 euro). Fra i primi una menzione per gli agnolotti al burro d’alpeggio e salvia dal gusto delizioso. Altrettanto squisiti gli gnocchi di patate con burro e gorgonzola, il risotto con i funghi (dai 7 ai 10 euro). Fra i secondi carni del territorio, come la costata di Fassone piemontese, (5 Euro/hg), coniglio all’Arneis o pollo alla cacciatora con i contorni dell’orto (dagli 8 ai 9 euro). In alternativa proposti i formaggi delle diverse vallate, dal Castelmagno alla toma (dai 3 ai 7 euro). Dolci della casa come il delizioso bonet o la panna cotta (dai 4 ai 6 euro) Buona scelta di vini del territorio con le etichette più prestigiose. Un ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo e l’accoglienza cortese rendono questo luogo molto apprezzato in ogni stagione dell’anno dalla clientela locale e dai turisti.

Il Grappolo enoteca

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From the kitchen come traditional western Ligurian dishes with some French incursions. Chef Emanuele is French, originally from the Languedoc-Roussillon region, where he produces excellent organic wines and offers original dishes prepared in the open kitchen and served with a gentle smile by Laura, who looks after the wine cellar with excellent Italian and French wines. The ambience inside is cosy and colourful, and there is also a large outdoor area. The antipasti menu includes Italian and French cold meats and cheeses, and an assortment of patés from beyond the Alps, or vegetables in special samples such as green couscous with parsley-flavoured vegetables. Try the scallops with black truffle and smoked salmon with butter, seaweed and citrus croutons. First courses include spaghetti with clams, a creamy pea soup with mint and guanciale, and pasta and beans with homemade sausage, enriched with ursin garlic, a true passion of the chef. Main courses include duck confit with celeriac purée or, if you want fish, cod in prosecco sauce, or flame-baked salmon. Delicious are the house desserts where Ligurian and French traditions alternate. The menu is seasonal and the formula of choosing 2 dishes from the menu plus dessert for 30€ or 3 dishes plus dessert for 35€ is convincing and fair value for money.

Osteria della Salute

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In the centre of Riva Ligure right in Piazza G. Matteotti, you will find the Osteria della Salute, an ideal place to enjoy good, straightforward seafood cuisine at honest prices with just the right amount. Friendly welcome and fast service. Outside in fine weather there is a large dehor for eating out for lunch and dinner. On the a la carte menu, with a strong seafood inspiration, the starters include tuna tartare with burrata, brandacujun (stockfish served with potatoes, pine nuts and oil), mussels alla marinara and breaded anchovies (7 to 10 €) or aubergine parmigiana (6, 5 €) In the first courses we mention the classic spaghetti with clams and steamed cherry tomatoes or with botargo and toasted breadcrumbs or the homemade trenette with squid tentacles, trombette and burrata (9 to 12 €). For the main courses, there is a wide choice between the typical fried squid, paranza and vegetables and the stockfish Ligurian style or the seared tuna and the millefeuille of cod, or for those who prefer meat, the rabbit with olives of the western Ligurian tradition (all main courses from 10 to 12 €). The first and second courses are brought to the table in the classic cooking pans, a practical method as it gives everyone the opportunity to taste the various courses and ensures that feeling of home cooking that we sometimes feel the need for.

Ristorante 4 Ciance

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In the historic center of the city, in the pedestrian area filled of clubs, with large outdoor areas, which are the heart of the Cuneo nightlife, this place has two beautiful and large rooms, with brick ceilings and wooden coffers, creating an elegant and cozy atmosphere. In the summer you can have lunch in the outdoor area. The service is accurate and managed with great professionalism by Gloria. The cuisine led by the chefs Gianmaria and Gaetano follows the rhythm of the seasons, using the excellence of the territory and a dash of creativity. The tasting menu for € 38 includes an appetizer, the fried ravioli barbajuan stuffed with foie gras on pumpkin cream, the creamed rice with Castelmagno and honey, sliced veal steak with potatoes and finally the classic bonet pudding with coffee ice cream. On the menu a wide choice of appetizers (from € 14 to € 16) such as creamed cod stuffed with potato cream, cuttlefish ink, glazed leeks and potato chips. Among the first courses (from 15 to 16 €) the ravioli stuffed with tuma and black truffle. Among the main courses (from 16 to 24 €) we find the Sambucana sheep and the cockerel fricassee with celeriac puree. Desserts to try, such as coffee parfait, chocolate and cereal icing and porcini mushroom powder, or hazelnut tartlets. Good choice of wines with a careful selection of labels from the area and also from nearby France.

Osteria senza fretta

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This Osteria is located in the historical town centre, in the “restaurants avenue”; with a comfortable and well cared environment, vaults with exposed bricks, simple but elegant furnishing. A quiet atmosphere with the reception guaranteed by Marco Bertorello, that gives advice on wines and dishes prepared with passion by his wife, Daniela Marchisio. Their cuisine since 2012, is based upon the high quality of raw, organic materials, from local producers and on their respect for work and nature, following the products seasonality. Their recipes are the ones followed by their mothers and grandmothers, with a pinch of creativity added. Always available the dish of the day for vegetarian and vegan customers. Among the appetizers Fassone meat mince, salads changing every season, like the one with cabbage, fresh robiola, apples and chestnuts. Among the first course dishes soups, special risottos, Castelmagno gnocchi, tagliatelle with meat sauce .Among the second courses sliced veal, rolled rabbit and vegetal burger. Excellent are the cakes too prepared with seasonal fruits, delicious those made of chestnuts and persimmons. Much appreciated are also confectionery products, suitable to accompany coffee and digestives. Bread and breadsticks are homemade, like fresh pasta. Wide selection of cheeses from the territory. Interesting is the choice of wines. Prices range from € 35 and € 40.