Ristorante Del Cambio

Ristorante Del Cambio occupies a palace dining room on Piazza Carignano in the historic centre of Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy. The restaurant has operated since 1757 and holds one Michelin star, making it one of the oldest and most storied tables in the country. The cuisine is Piedmontese with a French influence, a pairing that reflects the Savoy court history of the city. The kitchen draws on the 1766 cookbook Il cuoco piemontese perfezionato a Parigi, and dishes inspired by that text sit alongside the Piedmontese tasting menu that forms the core of the offer. Traditional regional ingredients such as Fassone beef, hazelnuts, truffles and rice from the Vercelli plains are the typical building blocks of Piedmontese fine dining, and the format here is a multi-course meal rather than a quick plate. The dining room is the main draw: a gilded, mirrored 18th-century salon of the kind that once hosted Turin's political and cultural elite, with a hushed atmosphere, attentive table service and a smart dress code that visitors usually meet with jackets and polished shoes. Noise is low and the pace is unhurried, so a full meal commonly runs two to three hours. The price level is high, at the top $$$$ tier, and menu prices are published as a PDF on the delcambio.it website, which is worth checking before booking because they were not confirmed here. The wine programme leans on Piedmont's great reds, including Barolo and Barbaresco, plus local sparkling wines and vermouth, the city's signature aperitivo drink. Reservations are essential. The restaurant lists a phone line and an Info & Prenotazioni page on its own website, and weekend dinners and special-occasion dates are the hardest to secure, so booking several weeks ahead is sensible. Published hours come from an undated listing and show dinner Tuesday to Saturday with lunch Wednesday to Sunday, so confirm when booking. The setting on Piazza Carignano is a short walk from the Egyptian Museum and the Royal Palace, which makes it easy to combine with a day of sightseeing in central Turin.