Restaurant in Turin, Italy
History, depth, and a cellar worth booking for.
Del Cambio is Turin's most credentialed fine dining room — a Michelin-starred, La Liste Top 100 restaurant in an 18th-century building opposite Italy's first parliament. The 3,200-selection wine list with serious Piedmontese and Burgundy depth makes it the strongest call in the city for wine-focused diners. Book weeks ahead; closed Sunday and Monday.
3,200 selections. That is the number that separates Del Cambio's cellar from most of what you will find in northern Italy. With 15,000 bottles in inventory and serious depth in Piedmont, Tuscany, Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Champagne — plus documented verticals in German Riesling , this is a wine program that rewards the kind of diner who plans a meal around a bottle rather than the other way around. At €€€€ pricing, you are paying for the whole package, and the wine list is a central part of why this room earns it.
Del Cambio sits on Piazza Carignano, directly opposite Palazzo Carignano , the building that housed Italy's first parliament. The restaurant has occupied this address since the 18th century, which places it in a category occupied by almost no other working fine dining room in Europe. La Liste ranked it 91 points in 2026 (92 in 2025), Michelin awarded it one star, and Opinionated About Dining placed it among the top 200 restaurants in Europe in 2025. For a food and wine traveller building an Italy itinerary, these are meaningful signals, not noise.
The visual case for booking Del Cambio begins before you order. The Risorgimento room is the main event: original 19th-century parquet flooring, meticulous period restoration, and a setting that places you within the literal architecture of Italian unification , Cavour dined here with a view of the parliament building across the square. If you are coming for the full experience, request this room. The Pistoletto room, named after the Arte Povera artist, runs in a different register: simpler, more informal, better suited to a lunch where the focus is food over atmosphere. Know which room you are booking before you confirm.
Wine director Mirko Galasso and sommelier Valentina Gallarate oversee a list that goes well beyond regional representation. Piedmontese depth is expected at this level in Turin , what distinguishes Del Cambio is the quality of the verticals and the seriousness of the German Riesling selection, which La Liste's reviewers specifically called out as a pairing strength alongside dishes like steamed scampi in red sauce. For a wine-focused traveller, this is a list worth studying in advance. The breadth across Italian regions and France means the room can accommodate both the guest who wants to drink local Barolo and the one who wants to run a Burgundy comparison. Wine pricing sits at the $$$ tier, meaning expect significant representation above the €100 mark , budget accordingly.
If you are comparing this drinks program to peers in the city: Piano35 offers high-altitude views and a credible list, but Del Cambio's cellar depth and sommelier rigour are in a different league for the serious wine drinker. Condividere prioritises the food and sharing format over wine depth. Del Cambio is the call if the bottle is as important as the plate.
Chef Diego Giglio (working under the broader creative direction of Matteo Baronetto) runs a kitchen that treats Piedmontese classics as the foundation rather than the limitation. Vitello tonnato and agnolotti del Plin represent the regional canon, executed with the kind of precision that a Michelin-starred room requires. La Liste's reviewers reserved particular praise for the pigeon alla Maredo in the second courses , characterised as executed with mastery and served with professional rigour. The pastry output, available both at dinner and through the venue's boutique and taste lab format at lunch, adds a further dimension that most comparable rooms in Turin do not offer.
For context within Italy's broader fine dining tier: Del Cambio operates in the same conversation as Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence and Dal Pescatore in Runate , historic rooms with serious wine programs and a cooking style that honours regional identity without being backward-looking. It sits below the conceptual ambition of Osteria Francescana in Modena or the technical intensity of Le Calandre in Rubano, but that is not the point of the room. Del Cambio is the place to eat well in a setting of genuine historical weight, with a wine list that can carry the evening.
Del Cambio opens Tuesday through Saturday for dinner (7:30 PM to 9:30 PM), with lunch service on Friday and Saturday only (12:30 PM to 2:00 PM). It is closed Sunday and Monday. Booking difficulty is rated Hard , plan well in advance, particularly for the Risorgimento room on a Friday or Saturday evening. The Friday and Saturday lunch slots represent a lower-friction entry point if you are flexible on timing, and the more informal Pistoletto room atmosphere at midday suits the bistro-adjacent format the kitchen runs at lunch. For a special occasion dinner, lead time of several weeks is a reasonable assumption given the venue's awards profile and limited opening days.
For more context on where Del Cambio fits in the city's broader dining picture, see our full Turin restaurants guide. For the city's bar scene, the Turin bars guide covers the aperitivo circuit worth building around a dinner here. Wine travellers should also check our Turin wineries guide for regional producers worth visiting alongside the city's restaurant tier.
Quick reference: Dinner Tue–Sat from 7:30 PM; Lunch Fri–Sat from 12:30 PM; closed Sun–Mon; €€€€ pricing; wine list 3,200 selections / 15,000 bottles; La Liste 91pts (2026); Michelin 1 Star; booking difficulty: Hard.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Cambio | Progressive Italian, Contemporary | €€€€ | Hard |
| Condividere | Progressive, Italian Contemporary | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Unforgettable | Modern Italian, Innovative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Consorzio | Piemontese, Piedmontese | €€ | Unknown |
| Cannavacciuolo Bistrot | Creative | €€€€ | Unknown |
| Piano35 | Italian Contemporary | €€€€ | Unknown |
A quick look at how Del Cambio measures up.
Yes, and it is one of the stronger cases for a special occasion in northern Italy. The Risorgimento room — 19th-century parquet, meticulous restoration — sets the tone before the food arrives, and a Michelin star (2024) plus a La Liste score of 91 points (2026) confirm the kitchen delivers at the level the room promises. At €€€€ pricing with a wine list of 3,200 selections, this is a booking that justifies itself for a significant dinner. If the room and the ceremony matter as much as the plate, Del Cambio is the right call in Turin.
The venue has two distinct dining rooms: the formal Risorgimento room and the more informal Pistoletto room, which offers flexibility for different group dynamics. For larger parties, the Pistoletto room is the practical option — it is better suited to groups than the main historic room. check the venue's official channels via Piazza Carignano, 2 to confirm private-room availability and minimum covers, as specific group booking terms are not publicly documented.
Dinner is the full experience: the Risorgimento room, the complete wine program under Mirko Galasso and Valentina Gallarate, and the kitchen running at full capacity Tuesday through Saturday from 7:30 PM. Lunch runs Friday and Saturday only (12:30 PM to 2:00 PM) in a bistro format — lower commitment, lower cost, and a reasonable entry point if €€€€ dinner pricing gives you pause. If you want the wine list and the room as Cavour knew it, book dinner. If you want to test Del Cambio before committing, Friday or Saturday lunch is the smarter move.
The Risorgimento room is a 19th-century historic interior with formal service and a Michelin star — dress accordingly. A jacket for men is the safe assumption in a room of this standing, even if not enforced. The Pistoletto room is described as simpler and more informal, so if you are booking that space, slightly relaxed dress is less out of place. Either way, Del Cambio is not a casual dinner: the room, the price point (€€€€), and the service standard all point in one direction.
It is feasible but not the obvious first choice for solo diners — the Risorgimento room is a grand, occasion-oriented space, and solo covers at formal Italian fine dining restaurants of this tier can feel isolating. The bistro lunch format (Friday and Saturday only) is a more comfortable solo entry point, and the wine program is strong enough that a counter or bar seat, if available, would make the visit worthwhile on its own. If solo fine dining is your format, ask specifically about seating options when booking.
Cannavacciuolo Bistrot is the closest like-for-like alternative if you want named-chef credibility at a slightly more accessible register. Consorzio is the right call if you want serious Piedmontese cooking without the formal room or the €€€€ price point. Piano35 offers contemporary dining with a view if atmosphere over tradition is the priority. Condividere suits groups or diners who prefer a sharing format over a structured tasting progression. Del Cambio is the choice when the historic room, the depth of the wine list, and the full Piedmontese fine-dining format are non-negotiable.
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