Not our favorite food on our trip to Piedmont, but a very fun and friendly place. Lasagna was one…read moreparticular standout dish.

Antica Torre is a small intimate Italian Trattatoria restaurant located at the foot of the…read moreBarbaresco Tower in Barbaresco, Italy, one block from Gaya. The kitchen is run by the owner who serves the dishes herself along side her staff; she makes the best Angolotti del plin in the Region, as well as delicious beef tartar, vitello tonnato, and tarajin pasta in a ragu. Of course you can find all the great wines of the Piedmont Region on the wine list. You will not find many tourists here; mostly locals. This is a restaurant not to be missed. Reservations required. Highly recommended.

"Mystic Kingdoms of Wine - Antica Torre, Barbaresco"…read more I use the Mystic Kingdoms of Wine term to refer to places that combine wine production facilities with first class hotel and restaurant. Although this is not strictly the case of Antica Torre, it is located one block from the Gaja winery and is sorrounded by the Barbaresco vineyard hills. Great local wine selection, very good food an service, nice atmosphere.

Everything about this spot was amazing. We went on a 2 week trip to Europe and our stay at Villa…read moreTiboldi was definitely the highlight. The service was incredible - felt like we were the only couple at the property. The room was huge and super clean with two private balconies that had incredible views of the vineyards. The breakfast in the morning was amazing with so many options of homemade fresh pastries, eggs, focaccia, juices etc! I cannot recommend this place enough.

We had an excellent dinner here, featuring two outstanding pasta dishes: the agnolotti del plin,…read moreand the spaghetti with castelmango cheese, basil, and raspberry, both of which were pretty perfect. The veal filet was also excellent (and enormous). I liked the watermelon carpaccio to start, but my wife wasn't crazy about it, and both of us were so so on the white chocolate dessert. Five stars for the two pastas (two of the very best on our trip to Piedmont), closer to four for the rest.

Authentic trattoria with great rustic vibes, excellent food and wine. Not a fancy replica, the real…read moredeal. Price are very reasonable, the owner is a fun and entertaining gentleman and speaks good English. Highly recommended

We enjoyed a nice lunch at this hillside restaurant located in the Barbaresco wine district on a…read moreFriday in July. We were in the area with a guide tasting some wine and it's was time for lunch. They've got a beautiful Terrace overlooking the Vineyards with a great view. To start we enjoyed a plate of wonderful burrata with delightfully shaved Parma ham. We each chose a pasta for our main course-me the thin spaghetti with rich and flavorful meat sauce and my wife ordered the tiny hand-pinched pasta in butter with a generous shaving of black truffle. Both were delicious. The star of the meal was the setting on a beautiful Terrace overlooking the vineyards. It was very special. Recommended

We had a reservation on Saturday based on a recommendation of a close friend. When we arrived the…read morestaff was very friendly but then it went down hill from that point forward. We order a local wine which we had tasted only an hour earlier. We were a table of five and three of us ordered there three course menu and others order only two courses. The staff could not figure out that they should have kept the menue in the same order for everyone, first the appetisers, followed by thesecond course then main. What happened was they brought the appetiser for three and the second course for others which through off the schedule and appeared to have significantly delayed one main for one of us. In short the main course showed up so late two people had to leave the table because they were being eaten by mosquitoes while two of us had two wait for their main. If the poor serves was not bad enough when a second bottle of the local wine was requested they only then informed us they did not have another bottle. One would have thought that with a table of five guest they would have informed the table when they brought us the first bottle that they did not have any more in stock and that if we planned to have two bottle we may want to make another selection. When I raised my concern with the service, late service of the main for the final two guest with the manager she simply did not want to hear the issues and proceed my credit card with no remorse. We will never return to the restaurant and I will be more than happy to post about the poor attitude of the manager. The other issues would have been forgiven but the managers attitude and lack of apology simple cant be overlooked.

Simply one of the best Michelin starred restaurants where I have ever been. I hope they will soon…read moreget the second star since I believe they deserve it. I had the Impronta menu and I was amazed by the paring proposed by the chef, the quality of the food and the service. Also the wine recommendations were much appreciated. If I have to move a criticism it would be on the order of the amuse bouche: I would have served first the very delicate foie gras and later the smoked pork cheek.

Thanks to the folks at Donato in RWC for introducing me to Davide Palluda and his wonderful cuisine…read moreof All'Enoteca. In conjunction with the Cascina Ca'Rossa winery we had a great multi course meal showcasing the Piedmont region of Italy. Palluda's inspiration is from "peasant cuisine" but he makes it contemporary with his modern touch. He's also an avid gardener to get the very best of ingredients, he tries to achieve them by growing them himself, with Michel Bras as an inspiration. And to the cuisine and wine: -Aparagi, formaggio fresco di capra, nocciole e tartufo nero asparagus, Roccaverano goat cheese, hazelnut, black truffle Arneis Merica 2009 -Il vitelo tonnato classico Piemontese veal with capers and tonnato sauce Langhe Nebbiolo 2008 -L'uovo in pasta, ricotta e schiuma al burro Egg ravioli with organic butter foam Barbera Mulassa 2007 -Costata de vitellone, midollo, tatin di cipolla e pinoli Roasted veal rib eye, marrow, and sweet onion tarte with pine nuts Roero Audinaggio 2008 & Mopissano 2007 -Dessert al latte fresco e cremino Birbet 2010

We read about the sister restaurant with a Michelin star (All' enoteca) and wanted to come for a…read moremore casual lunch at Osteria dell Enoteca. It was largely empty at 12:30pm but filled up by 1:30pm. Definitely make a reservation. The menu is more casual, with most things at €8-13, desserts for €7 each. They start you with olives, grissini, and bread with olive oil. Wines by the glass are €4-7 each. Water and bread is €2. Food: - Peperoni al forno: cold roasted peppers with anchovy sauce. We had seen this on multiple menus and got it out of curiosity. It wasn't bad, but I kind of wish I had gotten a gnocchi instead (pastas are only €9 each!) - Cipolla: a baked onion with cheese inside - great for dipping bread - Ravioli with zucca and toma: super sweet filling of pumpkin for the fall - Plin al suggo d'arrosto: very meaty in a light butter sauce Everything was pretty solid. It's a nice place in a cute courtyard. I'm not sure it's coming out of your way for, but it was on our way out from alba.