Stayed at the hotel attached to the plaza where Magic Pizza resides in August of 2015. Now, we've…read moredriven up the coast of Italy from Rome and sampled all sorts of pizza. This place by far was our favorite. The owners/workers were super nice especially to us non-Italian speakers. After ordering this personal size cheese pie, we were pleasantly surprised at how well the crust held up. Before we left, we complimented them on how great the pizza was and let them know that we would come back after our tour group had dinner. As we were having dinner at a restaurant in the same plaza, a hotel worker walked in and informed us that the pizzeria closed for the day, but left a pie for us in the lobby, no charge. I was like, "Whoa!!" I was sad and excited in one fell swoop. Sad that the store closed before we could order another pie but then excited because of their graciousness. Maybe because we expressed being fans of their pizza making skills and knew we would be gone in the morning. I meant to write a review earlier because I know the tons of tourists who stay at that hotel would see this Yelp location, but as anybody can see, my Yelp review activity is very sporadic. None the less, I hope this place gets tons more Yelp reviews.

Located on a large piazza in Leini, just outside Torino, this cafe' has an inviting outdoor,…read morecovered terrace. Inside, across from the bar are a few small tables and in the back is a dining room. Leini is not a tourist destination, and I was the only 'non-Italian' in the place. (Maybe in the town!) Using what little Italian I have was needed. That being said, the staff were excellent; friendly and helpful. There is no menu here. Just tell the waitress what you would like and she'll tell you the options. I asked for 'pasta' without 'meat' and the waitress told me my 'primi' options. I selected the mushroom risotto and ordered a bottle of water. She asked if I would like a 'secondo', but today I declined. This little town seems to close up shop between noon and 12:30 and a few locals were having lunch in this caffe', both inside and out. There appeared to be three staff members covering the dining areas. My bottle of water came out in good time and the wait for the risotto was long, but not excessively so, which gave me hope that the risotto would be fresh, not microwaved. A bowl of grated cheese was placed on the table and the risotto came out hot and creamy. I tried it first without the cheese, and it was a little salty for my personal taste, but not overly so and I think for most people it would have been fine. I did add the cheese and it really perked up the dish. The mushrooms were cooked well and there were a couple of varieties. The rice was well cooked, not at all 'mushy' and not at all 'crunchy'. Just a nice 'chew'. I ordered an after dinner coffee which was good and strong. From watching other customers, and as is customary, I went to the cashier to pay when I was done. My experience here was very positive. I can't say the food is exceptional, but it was certainly good and the staff are all very nice with lots of locals coming in to chat. Small town life! Love it.

The pizza is made in a wood fired oven here and is very good. The other food takes a while…read moreaccording to my server... so that is why I ordered the pizza. I had the Londrina pizza. I also had their appetizer buffet. There is a huge selection of antipasti items. At 9 euro per plate, you can definitely get your money worth. The house barbera wine was also very good. Service was a bit slow, but they were a little under staffed and the place was packed. I should note that this place can get loud, so don't come here for ambiance. Come here for decent food.

Food is fine. Both of my visits. Service not so much. Americans: don't waste too much time here,…read morethey walk by you 50 times without checking. Money doesn't matter unless you are a large table of locals. If it is a last resort, and you can get seated, order everything at once and leave your payment on the table. This is not your typical back and forth "how are you doing" kind of place.

I chanced upon this place during my visit to Northern Italy last December. During the whole trip,…read moremy family heard from other tourists and the receptionists at our hotels how we must try the meat around the Milan/Turin region (Lombardy and Piedmont I believe?). Every meat dish we had tried up to this point was disappointing in every aspect of the word: food was mediocre at best and expensive on top of that(Curse you Milan!). Nothing tasted as authentic as the food we had experienced in Venice (which was amazing for any seafood, pasta and dessert lovers). Turin was barely a destination on our trip: it was just a stop-over from our drive from Milan to Genoa, and I really didn't expect much from the city. It was the day after Christmas and close to dinner time, so after roaming the city and taking in the sights, we walked the back streets to look for a nice place to eat. We saw this restaurant tucked away and just walked in not expecting much. We had had 4 terrible meals in Milan and basically had given up on Italy, just wanting to go home to escape the bitter European cold. Tredarte made us want to stay. It certainly put the joy back in my trip. The ambiance was very nice and the decor was very hip and modern, but the food is still very classic and tasty here. The restaurant itself was very clean. I assume we also got there very early (around 7 pm) as hoards of locals seemed to flood in as it got later. The service was very good, meaning they spoke English (naturally rare in authentic Italy)! The server was very nice and patient, and translated and explained the menu to us item by item. I had a grilled veal chop/Costata di Vitello alla Griglia (looked like a rib-eye), giving the vaunted Piedmont chops one last chance before I called it quits. It. Was. Amazing. Grilled to medium-rare perfection, with a nice char on the outside which I love. Seasoning was on point; enough salt but not too much so that you couldn't taste the veal. The meat was juicy, meaty, not tough/chewy at all and lived up to the reputation of the region. Heavenly doesn't adequately describe how good that steak was. The best part of the meal came after the eating, when we got the bill. Tabs usually ran between 80-120 euros for dinner for my family, and the price of 2 steaks, a plate of lamb chops, plus dessert and a side of grilled veggies came out only to be 60 euros!! Super good deal for awesome food! All in all, Tredarte is reason why tourists should eat where the locals eat. The place was spot-on in flavor, the staff was great and it was the best bang-for-your-buck meal I had in Italy. It is definitely worth a visit if you're ever in Turin. Note: They also do lunch, and have wood-fired pizzas. They smelled and looked really good from where we were sitting! The prices are really reasonable too (5-8 euros per pie) and the pizzas were probably 12 inch pies with that charred crispy, thin crust I wish pizza in America had. I wish I had tried that but we left the next day :(