Experts' Choice Award Caffe Torino
What the experts agree on
This 1903 landmark on Piazza San Carlo nails classic Turinese café culture with ornate mirrors, dark oil paintings, and carved wood paneling. Perfect for a traditional aperitif or coffee in genuinely historic surroundings.
“One of Turin's many famous old cafés where you can have a coffee or aperitif in style.”
– Travel + Leisure
Frommer's "Many mirrors, smoky oil paintings, and acres of carved wood create just the ambience you would expect to find in one of the city's most beloved institutions." Full review
Independent "In the name of tradition, head to Caffè Torino on the corner of Piazza San Carlo, which has been serving Negronis since 1903."
Lonely Planet "On Piazza San Carlo, rub your foot across the genitals of the gold brass bull embedded into the stone pavement, beneath the porticoes in front of historic Caffè Torino – it brings good luck"
Lonely Planet "A glamorous, old-school caffè and glittering, 19th-century showpiece where locals begin the day with a fueling shot of espresso at a vintage zinc bar"
Lonely Planet "And with plenty of restaurants, bars and historic cafes such as Caffè Torino to choose from, you'll be spoiled for choice when it comes to places to eat and drink"
National Geographic
