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Always a good choice restaurant Da Vittorio in Val Tanaro on the road from Piemonte to Liguria. The reception is kind and professional. Chef Gianni Biga is in charge of looking for fresh local and seasonal products. His wife Marcella manages the B&B. The restaurant’s dining rooms are reminiscent of old osterias with an elegant touch. An open air space is available during the summer. Their tasting menu is priced at € 23 and includes one appetizer, a first course, one second course and dessert. An à la carte menu is also available. For starters you can try the deer bresaola with porcini or (if you’re lucky) ovuli mushrooms, rabbit tuna style, seasonal vegetable flan or the unbeatable vitel tonné. Among first courses we recommend the tagliatelle, which are called tajarin around these parts, with mushrooms and truffles or the ravioli with roasted meat sauce. You should also try their fried mushrooms, hazelnut crusted lamb ribs, Ormeasco di Pornassio pork fillet or snails. Their desserts are not to be missed, from the bunet al fernet to the chestnut torte with zabaglione. Their wine cellar has many interesting wines from Liguria and surrounding areas.

Housed into a mansion from the end of the Eighteenth century that has been wisely refurbished, is located the restaurant “Il verso del ghiottone”. Born from the wish of four friends that wanted to offer a cuisine deeply rooted in the territory and traditions of Langa, however adding creative ideas. Gilberto Demaria ande Roberto Campogrande have been entrusted the preparation of recipes with seasonal products directly purchased from local farmers. Two are the available menus, one dedicated to the territory for € 39,00, except for beverages, with Fassone knife cut meat, cupcake with peppers and Jerusalem artichokes, thistles and anchovies, a first course dish that can be chosen among raviolini with plin, hand cut tajarin with three types of meats sauce, among the second course dishes Fassone sliced meat, pig’s cheeks and rabbit thigh, and a dessert of your choice. Then there is a second fish menu called “Galup” which proposes scallops and prawns followed by Cocco linguine with redfish and mussel, and salted codfish with cabbage, squash and ginger and dessert. Upon request attractive dishes like Japan Albese or confit goose chip, glazed Ivrea onions with figs, as well as interesting fish recommendations like shrimp neither raw nor cooked and fish caramelized at passion fruit. Bread and flat bead are homemade like the excellent cakes. Wide list of wines with a nice selection from small producers.

This bistrot, situated close to the central Piazza Galimberti, has – thanks to its woodgrain furniture and its exposed bottles – a contemporary and hip feel, just like its kitchen. Here, at a rapid pace, Chef Paolo Vinai and his staff are responsible for an impressively wide menu. Every day, a different one-course meal is offered, which can be a first course, a second course, a salad, or a pizza – priced between 7 and 9 Euros (including a drink but excluding the service charge). The a la carte menu gives a very broad range of options, with fish and meat starters, or exquisite handmade pasta, such as sea bass ravioli or hand-cut tagliatelle with either meat ragu’ sauce or fish sauces. As second courses, you can choose meat dishes from the brasserie, but also tuna or swordfish tagliata. The desserts are sophisticated and worth a try. The average price is 30 Euros. Extensive wine list with prestigious labels. A more cosy and intimate atmosphere is ensured in the new rooms furnished in a modern and elegant style where you can enjoy tasty recipes with friends or as a couple in a more relaxing and well-kept environment. You can also find some new double rooms with kitchen for tourists who want to extend their stay in Cuneo and dedicate more time to visit the city and its surroundings.

Located in the center of Bra, wine and culinary center and birthplace of the Slow Food movement, this restaurant owned by Giacomo Badellino and his wife Marilena offers authentic Langarola cuisine in a warm and welcoming atmosphere with tastefully decorated dining rooms. A family tradition which goes back four generations and which guarantees clients quality local and seasonal products. The starters alone are worth the trip, they are prepared with care and include the typical Piedmontese appetizers: peppers with bagna cauda, vitel tonné, Russian salad, meat tartare, anchovies with parsley and garlic and the rabbit salad which are all delicious. Among first courses we recommend the tajarin, the plin agnolotti and the Castelmagno potato gnocchi. From their second courses you should try the meat braised in Barbera wine, the lamb and and the trout. There’s a wide selection of cheeses including Bra (DOP) from which the city takes its name as it was the largest cheese market among the Cuneo valleys. For dessert we recommend the stuffed peaches and the bunet. Wines are selected from the best producers of the Langhe and Roero suggested by Giacomo. Very good prices (approximately 30/40 euro) and kind service.