Roddolo is a beautiful specialty market and butcher located in the historical center of Monforte…read mored'Alba. The town of Monforte is located in the Piemonte region of Italy known for white truffles, wine (Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera, etc), cheese, salumi, hazelnuts and many more culinary delicacies. They stock some of the best quality product from local producers in the region in addition to their own products (wine, salumi) and delicious aged meats. If you're visiting Monforte, this is a must! It's the best place to stock up on delicious goodies that are unique to region and truly made at family owned farms. Go there for the best hazelnut creme you'll ever taste. Go there for truffle oils and salts, chocolates to take home to friends. And if you're staying in the area for a while, make sure to make it one of your grocery stops. It's family run and you will see Bruno Roddolo there pretty much every day, except Tuesday, because they're closed along with all the other businesses in the town center.

This bakery is family owned and was established in 1946 and passed from grandfather all the way…read moredown to grandson. Today Enrico and his dad Gigino run this bakery keeping their family recipes alive. I had the fortune to see the behind the scene of the bakery for a few weeks and try most of their goodies. I was amazed by the quality of the ingredients they use, by the attention to the details. Every and each product is individually handcrafted with a lot of attention and love by Enrico's team. Enrico himself is a bread guru. He teaches bread making at several local colleges and uses his knowledge for bread making in his products. He searches the best flours in Italy. Visits the mills himself. He is also the president of the Pan ed Langhe. An association of bakers in Alba using Alta Langa grains to make this beautiful and healthy bread loaf. I strongly recommend to try their wheat breads. Their viennoiserie selection is simple but to die for. I tried both the jam and Cream croissants and they are amazing. The only downside is that they don't have an espresso bar but on the other side Italian bakeries are the places where you grab and go but you are insured to find the best quality and freshness compared to coffe shops.

What a cute spot around the corner from where we had lunch. My plus one wanted a gelato fix before…read morewe headed back to the USA. Beautiful gelato desserts on display. English was a barrier but we managed through. Other than the chocolate not sure what the other flavors were. He enjoyed it. His huge cone was 4 euro.

La Romana is an italian dessert chain that has gelato, pastries, chocolatey drinks, etc. We needed…read morea gelatto fix after dinner and thankfully La Romana was still opened. We only had the gelatto but saw some cute looking cakes on display that I'm sure taste as good as it looks.