La Conca — Restaurant in Turin

Maybe it was a post Christmas lull. Some of the staff seemed to be having an argument and there was a sound of emergency repairs from somewhere inside the restaurant. I hoped the food would make up for the uninviting service, but it didn't. The wine needed to have breathed and was only good towards the end. The selected meat and cheese starters might have come from a Lidl multipack, and was accompanied by a small pot of something like cherry jam. The fried artichokes seemed okay (undersalted, no salt on the table. By this point I was hesitant to attract any attention) until I realised my home made ones are better. The steak was edible but came on a watery tangle of cabbage. Finally, some of the regional cheese selection at the end looked as if it had been hanging around for days and was accompanied by a basket of bread that looked as if it had come from another table. I left, 45 euros worse off. This surely can't be the best of the...

A short walk from the Torino (Porta Nuova) train station you will find this gem of a restaurant. The staff is friendly and professional, the menu includes a number of local dishes (and some old favorites), and the selection of wines and desserts is rather impressive. This is not a quick eat and run place, you want to take your time and enjoy their offerings. Good for a solo meal or a romantic date, but you should only bring children if you trust they can behave in a way that does not impact the calm, and somewhat elegant atmosphere. I went without a reservation but it was Wednesday evening, you might want to call ahead on...

My wife and I went here for a meal during our trip to Torino. It's a lovely, intimate restaurant down a side street close to the Porta Nuova train station, serving local dishes for a price that's slightly more reasonable than similar restaurants in the busier part of the town centre.

The service was great, very friendly and with recommendations, explaining what all the dishes were in good English for those of us who aren't able to speak Italian.

We both had the same courses and they were all absolutely delicious, a particular highlight was the Sea Bream, fried potato and courgette cream - I can't stop thinking...