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AOSTA: Trattoria degli Artisti €€ BRA: Battaglino € Traditional dishes reinvented
Regional Italian Regional Italian with a twist in a converted 19th-
Via Maillet 5–7, 11100 Piazza Roma 18, 12042 century stable block. Good wine.
Tel 0165 409 60 Closed Sun lunch Tel 0172 41 25 09 Closed Sun
(except Aug); Mon; 15 days Jan, 15 dinner, Mon; 2 wks Jan, 2 wks Aug CANNOBIO: Lo Scalo €€
days Jun Traditional Piedmontese meat Seafood
On a cobbled street in the town dishes offered in this convivial Piazza Vittorio Emanuele 32, 28822
centre, this trattoria offers great restaurant in the heart of Bra. Tel 0323 714 80 Closed Mon & Tue
home-made cakes and desserts. lunch (mid-Sep–mid-Jul); 1 wk Feb–
BRA: Guido Ristorante €€ Mar, Nov
AOSTA: Il Vecchio Ristoro €€€ Regional Italian Daily catch of lake fish baked in
Regional Italian Via Fossano 19, 12042 foil, plus an array of shellfish and
Via Tourneuve 4, 11100 Tel 0172 45 84 22 Closed lunch; local produce.
Tel 0165 332 38 Closed Sun & Mon Sun dinner, Mon
lunch Located inside the castle of CASALE MONFERRATO:
This restaurant in an old Pollenzo. Refined regional meat La Torre €€
watermill uses local ingredients and fish dishes a la carte, or a Modern Italian
to make creative dishes. high-price tasting menu. Via Candiani d’Olivola 36,15033
Tel 0142 702 95 Closed Tue, Wed
ARONA: La Ruga del Corso €€ BREUIL-CERVINIA: lunch; 3 wks Aug, 28 Dec–7 Jan
Regional Italian Al Solito Posto € La Torre offers creative regional
Via Cesare Battisti 12, 28021 Regional Italian cuisine and has a good wine list.
Tel 0322 44 196 Closed Tue (Oct–Mar) Via Meynet 10 11021
Housed in a former monastery, Tel 0166 94 91 26 CHIUSA SAN MICHELE:
this place offers classic fish and Charming, rustic restaurant with Ristorante Della Sacra €
meat dishes with a creative twist. a good fixed-price menu. Mediterranean
Piazzale della Sacra di San Michele,
DK Choice BREUIL-CERVINIA: €€ 10057
Les Neiges d’Antan
Tel 011 93 98 43 Closed Mon; Tue &
ARONA: French Wed dinner (Jul–Sep)
La Taverna del Pittore €€ Cretes Perreres Good-quality café, hotel and
Fine dining Tel 0166 94 87 75 Closed May– restaurant next to the famous
Piazza del Popolo 39, 28041 mid-Jun, mid-Sep–end Oct Sacra San Michele monastery.
Tel 0322 24 33 66 Closed Thu This restaurant-cum-hotel serves
With a veranda offering refined rustic and rich mountain COGNE: Lou Rossignon €
stunning views of the Rocca di fare accompanied by great wines. Traditional Italian
Angera, this restaurant whips up Rue Mines de Cogne 22, 11012
creative Italian cuisine. Dishes CANNOBIO: Del Lago € Tel 0165 740 34 Closed Tue dinner,
include ravioli with truffles, Traditional Italian Wed (except Aug, Dec); 1–20 Jun, Nov
tagliolini with lobster sauce and Via Nazionale 2, Località Carmine Traditional Alpine and local fare
grilled beef fillet with porcini Inferiore, 28822 in a cosy mountain taverna.
mushrooms. The menu is Tel 0323 705 95 Closed Tue, Wed
presented on an artist’s palette, lunch; Nov–mid-Mar COSSANO BELBO: Trattoria
recalling the restaurant’s past as Simple yet imaginative dishes Della Posta da Camulin €
a meeting place for painters. and views of Lake Maggiore. Regional Italian
Via Fratelli Negro 3, 12054
CANNOBIO: Osteria Vino Tel 0141 881 26 Closed Sun dinner,
ASTI: L’Angolo del Beato € Divino € Mon; mid-Jul–mid-Aug
Regional Italian Modern Italian Friendly century-old trattoria
Vicolo Cavalleri 2, 14100 Strada Valle Cannobina 1, 28822 serving regional dishes and
Tel 0141 53 16 68 Closed Sun; 1–6 Tel 0323 719 19 Closed lunch (exc home-made pasta.
Jan, mid-Aug Sun); Tue (exc Jul & Aug); Nov–Mar
Family-run spot in a medieval COSTIGLIOLE D’ASTI:
setting offering Piedmontese Caffè Roma €
dishes; try the varied antipasti. Traditional Italian
Piazza Umberto I 14, 14037
ASTI: One More €€ Tel 0141 96 65 44 Closed Mon;
Traditional Italian 1 wk end Feb, 1 wk Jun
Via Lungotanaro dei Pescatori, 14100 A wine bar at the foot of the
Tel 0141 178 00 51 Closed Mon castle with light dishes in a
(Oct–May) cosy atmosphere.
A young crowd comes for beer,
pizza and local fare, plus live COSTIGLIOLE D’ASTI:
music on the weekends. Cascina Collavini €
Traditional Italian
ASTI: Osteria da Marisa Strada Traniera 24, 14037
al Castello €€ Tel 0141 96 64 40 Closed Tue dinner,
Regional Italian Wed; 2 wks Jan, 2 wks Aug
Piazza Castello 1, 14100 Simple, elegant restaurant in
Tel 0141 20 41 15 Closed Mon, Tue an old farmhouse. The menu
Set in an 18th-century castle features traditional regional
overlooking the Monferrato hills. Stunning views of the Rocca di Angera from fare. Wines come from the
Excellent Piedmontese cuisine. La Taverna del Pittore, Arona local vineyard.
For more information on types of restaurants see pp578–9
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