Da Cianci
Turin, Italy
The read// why locals go
Cianci Piola is the kind of Turin address locals send you to without explaining much first. Tucked into Largo Quattro Marzo in the old centre, it works the piola tradition — the city's plain-spoken tavern format — with an unconventional streak, and it has kept that up for well over a decade. There are no reservations: you turn up, you wait, you sit where there is room, and the house motto tells you life is short so free up the tables quickly. Piedmontese plates arrive at prices that still feel like a neighbourhood canteen, tables spill outside when weather allows, and six independent local sources point here. Blunt service, real cooking, no ceremony.
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Largo Quattro Marzo 9b — Turin
The read// why locals go
Cianci Piola is the kind of Turin address locals send you to without explaining much first. Tucked into Largo Quattro Marzo in the old centre, it works the piola tradition — the city's plain-spoken tavern format — with an unconventional streak, and it has kept that up for well over a decade. There are no reservations: you turn up, you wait, you sit where there is room, and the house motto tells you life is short so free up the tables quickly. Piedmontese plates arrive at prices that still feel like a neighbourhood canteen, tables spill outside when weather allows, and six independent local sources point here. Blunt service, real cooking, no ceremony.
