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The dining room at Madama Piola: sage-green walls, black and white checkered floor, pendant lamps and laid tables

Our story

The same philosophy as the old days, in a duly modern key.

The piola... Familiar sensations from times gone by.

If I stop and think about it, I can still smell the wine slowly simmering in the ragù.

The room with vegetable paintings on the walls, a padded bench and the checkered floor
Memories

Grandfather and the quarter of red

My grandfather sitting at a table with a quarter of red wine, playing cards with friends... Most of the time it ended in harsh words, but no matter: one small glass and everyone was friends again.

Glasses of water, strictly from the tap, which we children had to climb onto the steel counter in the only room to reach.

Bollito misto in broth with jars of bagnetti and mustard on a tray
In the kitchen

The lady at the stove

The lady in the kitchen cooked in huge pots, with the back door open, keeping an eye on everyone...

The dishes of the day were few and simple: anchovies in green sauce, tomini, vitello tonnato, pasta with ragù, braised beef. The menu changed with the shopping, or with what she felt like cooking.

  • Anchovies al verde
  • Tomini
  • Vitello tonnato
The counter along the window with green check napkins and glasses
In the room

The innkeeper

The innkeeper who served at the table was a friend, a waiter, a confessor... sometimes I saw him sitting at a table chatting with the guests after the meal, because in that world it was normal to keep the human touch.

And the gruff kindness of simple people was never missing.

Fried polenta sticks with coarse salt in a white dish on a green tea towel

With these memories,
meet Madama Piola

Four people who came together to recreate a place with the philosophy of fifty years ago, in a duly modern key. Piedmontese tradition, and a place to meet, have a chat, drink a glass of wine and play a game of cards after dinner that may end in harsh words... but there will always be a small glass to set everything right.

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The room,
up close

  • The dining room at Madama Piola: sage-green walls, black and white checkered floor, pendant lamps and laid tablesThe green roomSage-green walls, pendant lamps and the black and white checkered floor.
  • The room with vegetable paintings on the walls, a padded bench and the checkered floorThe wallsPaintings of vegetables, a padded bench, the windows on Via Ormea.
  • The bar with the gilt-framed mirror, wine bottles on the shelves and the checkered floorThe barThe gilt-framed mirror and the bottles from the wine list.
  • The front of Madama Piola on Via Ormea in the evening, lit windows and awningsVia Ormea 6bisTwo lit windows, in San Salvario.
Baked stuffed onion with fondue running onto the plate

Who writes about us

The Madama Piola team in the kitchen raising their glassesOne hand-pinched plin, yellow pasta on a dark ground

What our guests say

  • Posto eccezionale a 2 passi dal centro di Torino. Cucina raffinata, intelligente e sapientemente tipica. Cibo vero e spiegato fuori e dentro il piatto.

    Gianfilippo N.Google

  • Posto incantevole. Atmosfera suggestiva, cibo della tradizione con qualità molto alta. Plin eccezionali. Servizio meraviglioso, attento ma non invadente.

    NocitaenviajeSicilia, Tripadvisor

  • The baked stuffed onion was delicious, the vitello tonnato was excellent, and honestly everything we tried was top quality.

    Na NoucheParis, Tripadvisor

  • Ho assaggiato i plin al sugo d’arrosto e la guancia brasata al vino rosso: entrambi davvero squisiti, preparati con cura e ricchi di sapore.

    Eleonora R.Google

  • Piatti piemontesi rivisitati un pochino […] ed eseguiti in modo magistrale, servizio cortesissimo e rapido, locale accogliente, silenzioso (rarità in zona).

    ElisamicolTorino, Tripadvisor

  • Una cena fantastica! Dall’atmosfera serena, conviviale e a luce soffusa; ai piatti locali deliziosi preparati con attenzione e ingredienti di qualità

    MirkoGoogle

  • Il vino della casa servito in bottiglia stappata al tavolo è un'ottima idea e dal prezzo anche molto abbordabile.

    Domenico G.Torino, Tripadvisor

  • Ambiente curato, il personale è davvero gentilissimo […] Il menù offre piatti della cucina piemontese ed era tutto squisito. Torneremo volentieri!

    Luna S.Collegno, Tripadvisor

  • Ottimo ristorante! Cipolle ripiene Top!!!

    Asmaa A.Facebook

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