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       TURIN: Neuv Caval ’d Brôns  €€€  VERCELLI: Il Giardinetto   €  CERVO: San Giorgio   €€
       Fine dining         Regional Italian    Seafood
       Piazza San Carlo 155, 10123  Via Sereno 3, 13100  Via Volta 19, 18010
       Tel 011 53 90 30    Tel 0161 25 72 30   Closed Mon;    Tel 0183 40 01 75  Closed Jul & Aug:
       Set in a beautiful square, this   1 wk Jan, 3 wks Aug  Tue lunch; Oct–Easter: Mon dinner, Tue
       restaurant offers Piedmontese   Housed in a 19th-century villa,   Popular, charming restaurant
       dishes with an international twist.  this restaurant serves delicious   offering simple dishes. Book ahead.
                           fare using Piedmontese delicacies.
       VENARIA REALE:                          GENOA: Da Genio   €
       Il Convito della Venaria   €  VERCELLI: Il Paiolo   €  Regional Italian
       Regional Italian    Regional Italian    Salita San Leonardo 61r, 16128
       Via Andrea Mensa 37g, 10078  Viale Garibaldi 72, 13100  Tel 010 58 84 63  Closed Sun; 2 wks Aug
       Tel 011 459 83 92   Closed Sun    Tel 0161 25 05 77   Closed Thu;   Sample the classic trenette al
       dinner, Mon; 3 wks Feb, 1st wk Aug  2nd wk Jul–1st wk Aug  pesto (local pasta with pesto
       Come for meat and fish dishes or   A trattoria set in the rice-growing   sauce) and fish dishes.
       pizza from a wood-fired oven.  country. Serves excellent risotto.
                                               GENOA: Da O’ Colla   €
       VERBANIA PALLANZA:                      Regional Italian
       Osteria dell’Angolo   €                 Via alla Chiesa di Murta 10, 16162
       Regional Italian    Liguria             Tel 010 740 85 79   Closed lunch;
       Piazza Garibaldi 35, 28922              Sun dinner
       Tel 0323 55 63 62  Closed Mon (exc   CAMOGLI: O Magazin di   Excellent home-cooked Ligurian
       dinner mid-Jul–Sep); Nov–Feb  Camogli   €  cuisine. Located away from the
       Typical regional taverna offering   Seafood  city centre, but worth the taxi fare.
       fish dishes, and Piedmontese and   Piazza Colombo 14, 16032
       Lombard cuisine. Book ahead.  Tel 393 923 9099   Closed Jul–Sep:   GENOA: Cantine Squarciafico  €€
                           Mon                 Regional Italian
       VERBANIA PALLANZA:    This hidden-away fish bar offers   Piazza Ivrea 3r, 16123
       Osteria del Castello   €  good-quality dishes in varied and   Tel 010 24 70 82 3  Closed 1–10 Jan
       Enoteca             original menus.     Ligurian wine bar offering local
       Piazza Castello 9, 28921                specialities including stracci
       Tel 0323 51 65 79   Closed Sun;    DK Choice  (a type of lasagne).
       1 wk Dec
       A local favourite serving pasta and   CAMOGLI:    LEVANTO: Cavour   €€
       Piedmontese beef. Good wine list.  La Cucina di Nonna Nina  €€  Regional Italian
                            Regional Italian   Piazza Cavour 1, 19015
       VERBANIA PALLANZA:    Via Molfino 126, 16032  Tel 0187 80 84 97   Closed Mon;
       Milano           €€  Tel 0185 77 38 35   Closed Wed;    15 Dec–15 Feb
       Regional Italian     10 days Jan; 3 wks Nov  Traditional trattoria specializing
       Corso Zanitello 2, 28922  This restaurant is on a pretty hill   in local seafood dishes.
       Tel 0323 55 68 16   Closed Tue;    and encircled by citrus and olive
       Jan, Nov             trees. It produces excellent   MANAROLA: La Scogliera   €€
       Choose from a selection of fish   dishes, using top-quality local   Regional Italian
       served with organic vegetables.  products including olive oil from   Via Birolli 103, 19017
                            the Ligurian coast, fish bought   Tel 0187 92 07 47   Closed Nov–
       VERCELLI: Acqua Pazza   €  from local fishermen, and   Mar: Fri
       Pizzeria             organic vegetables grown in    A pretty, family-run restaurant
       Corso Gastaldi 25, 13100  its own garden. The focaccia,   renow ned for seafood specialities.
       Tel 0161 21 74 20 Closed Wed; 2 wks   amongst other breads, cakes
       Aug                  and Ligurian pasta, are all home-  NERVI: Astor   €
       This place offers a range of pizzas   made on the day of serving.  Regional Italian
       as well as Vercellese dishes.           Viale delle Palme 16, 16167
                                               Tel 010 32 90 11
                                               With magnificent views of the
                                               sea, Astor offers local cuisine in a
                                               simple and elegant setting.
                                               PORTOFINO: Da U Batti   €€
                                               Seafood
                                               Vico Nuovo 17, 16034
                                               Tel 0185 26 93 79   Closed Mon;
                                               Nov–mid-Jan
                                               A chic, intimate restaurant in one
                                               of Liguria’s most elegant towns.
                                               Offers exceptional fish cuisine.
                                               PORTOVENERE: Le Bocche   €€
                                               Regional Italian
                                               Calata Doria 102, 19025
                                               Tel 0187 79 06 22  Closed Tue (exc Jul
                                               & Aug); Jan–mid-Feb
                                               Delicate Ligurian fish dishes served
       A terrace overlooking the water, perfect for the fish dishes at Milano, in Verbania Pallanza  alfresco overlooking Portovenere.
                                     For more information on types of restaurants see pp578–9

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