The grandest dining room in Turin, opposite the Palazzo Carignano, with original 1757 mirrored walls and gilded plasterwork. Cavour, the architect of Italian unification, had his usual table in the corner. The restaurant survives in two parts: the formal Michelin-starred dining room and a more relaxed brasserie called Farmacia.
Expect serious Piedmontese cooking — vitello tonnato, agnolotti del plin, raw veal "all'albese", and a hundred-page wine list dominated by Barolo and Barbaresco. Lunch is more accessible than dinner; the bar at the front serves the same kitchen at half the budget.