Thread: Welcome to Torino

hi the Villasampaguita, well about indians resturant I'm need to check a new one in a couple of weeks but for what cocern the mexican I would say "El centenario" is a great place. EVen "las rosas" is a good one, I personally like the one in via giachino (V. Giachino 71, 10149 Torino - Tel 011.290.485) it small,romantic, definetly great for a "dinner for two" El centenario:Via...

Osteria Antiche Sere Via Cenischia, 9 385.43.47 This place is a little out of the way but I am very happy that the conference organizers planned the dinner here. We had to take a cab from the center of the city to get there (about 11E), but it was definitely worth the trek. It is a local family run place that serves traditional food from the Piedmonte. You’ll definitely need reservations because the place was packed! We had the following...

thank you! Will try it out!

Also, if I can work out avoiding Sunday or Monday, I may be in Torino on 25 April (2009) which is a major holiday..how would that affect the average tourist? Restaurants/shops open?

I believe it was the main train station--Porta Nuova. From what I remember, you walk into the restaurant, the antipasti are on the right, there's a small front room, then a narrower corridor with a couple of tables on either side leading to a large back room. Thanks again!

Thanks for the recs! I was checking out the quadrilitero romano and found a place called Mezzalunabio...looks very interesting, like a gourmet natural food cafe and store ( http://www.mezzalunabio.it/index.html ), and I was hoping you could help me with a translation: "STAGE di CUCINA NATURALE" - this looks like it might be an all-day cooking class...??? Thanks again for your help!

I've eaten there! I think it may have been my first meal in Torino, actually. It's definitely a pizzeria. I *think* it's on the first block of Via XX Settembre directly opposite the station. I remember arriving at Torino at 1:00 am after traveling since 4:00 am the night before... with all my wordly possessions... I paid EUR 7 for a taxi driver to take me from the station to Hotel Bologna (don't ask), and I'm quite...

I hightly recommend Ristorante Da Mina. Also, the Hotel Urbani is a great value.

saticoy- "stage" is Italian for "internship".

Hiya, I'm heading to Torino tomorrow for TM and you seem to be 'the man about town'. I'm staying at the Best Western HOTEL GENIO, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 47 (god forbid!). I love my coffee... is there somewhere close that you would recommend? And are you going to Terra madre?