Trattoria Bar Coco's is exactly what you hope to find when searching for authentic, no-frill Piemontese cuisine in Turin. Conveniently located near Piazza Madama Cristina, this charming trattoria delivers on all fronts: exceptional regional dishes, wallet-friendly prices, and that warm, rustic atmosphere that makes you feel like a local. Wooden tables, chairs all different, old postcards on the walls alongside a poster of the Grande Torino, and paper placemats featuring Tex comics. Coco's has been around since 1973 and it shows.
After multiple visits, I can confidently say every dish has been outstanding and consistently high quality. The kitchen clearly takes pride in their craft. The Tris Piemontese is a perfect introduction to the region's flavors—featuring peppers with anchovies "al verde," primo sale cheese paired with orange jam, and their signature rabbit prepared tuna-style. The Ravioles della Val Variata al Tomino di Melle con Panna e Noce Moscata, the Risotto con Asparagi e Crescenza, and Gnocchi al Castelmagno all use simple ingredients, when treated with care and passion.
The manu changes often, so come often and try something different every time.
Open 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM for lunch service; no reservations. Arrive early as this place is popular with the locals. Open for dinner on Friday and Saturday; reservations...
Read moreWhat a fabulous example of the classic Piemontese piola. In the Piemontese dialect, the piola is the village inn, the place where you eat traditional dishes and drink generous glasses of local wine. That certainly sums up Trattoria Bar Coco just off the Via Madama Christina. Food is delicious, house wine is simple and very good and the service is in the classic mode of the Northern Italian family restaurant where everybody knows your name, even if it is your first visit. I don't think they take reservations (at least for lunch) so if you are hungry get there when they open at noon. The place is small and fills up fast, but on a Saturday, the longest wait I saw was half an hour. You can always enjoy a glass of wine at a table outside while you wait. Outstanding and definitely needs to be on your...
Read moreHistorical place. A corner of veracidity in a sea of trendy copy-cats. The food? It s honest and delicious. A short menu of tradition, with fresh ingredients supplied by the nearby open market, artfully combined with surprising simplicity. The service? Four brothers with totally different personalities who really know what they are doing and work like a well-oiled machine. Corteus and knowledgeable. The place? Decades of history on the walls, of the owners, their friends, the customers, of torino, hundreds of pictures, post cards and what not. I am there too, somewhere... You need to call for reservations for dinner well in advance: they are always full....
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