Piazza dei Mestieri

Is Piazza dei Mestieri worth booking in Turin?

Yes — particularly at lunch, when you get the same Michelin Plate-recognised kitchen at a lower price point. For first-timers in Turin looking for quality modern cuisine without the €€€€ commitment of Del Cambio or Piano35, Piazza dei Mestieri is one of the more interesting €€ options in the city. The setting alone — a redeveloped industrial site that also houses a vocational training school and an on-site craft brewery, makes it worth the detour.

What to expect on your first visit

Piazza dei Mestieri sits on Via Jacopo Durandi in Turin's Borgo San Paolo district, on a site that has been repurposed from its industrial past into a social enterprise combining hospitality training with a functioning restaurant and craft beer production. That context matters for managing expectations: this is not a conventional fine-dining room, it is not trying to be. What you get instead is a kitchen operating with genuine technical ambition inside an educational institution, a combination that consistently produces better food than the setting might suggest.

The Michelin inspector's note points directly to the spaghetti with spring onion and bottarga as the dish to order, the recommendation to pair it with one of the craft beers produced on site is worth following. The lunch menu is more concise than the evening offering, but the quality of the cooking does not drop with the price. If the weather is cooperating, the terrace is a significant asset, alfresco dining in Turin is relatively rare at this quality level, it adds considerably to the experience.

On your first visit, go at lunch. The shorter menu keeps decision-making simple, the prices sit comfortably within the €€ range, you get a clear read on what the kitchen can do without committing to a full evening. Booking is direct, this is not a venue where you need to plan three weeks ahead.

The training school dimension

The fact that Piazza dei Mestieri operates as part of a vocational training school shapes the service experience in ways that are worth knowing before you arrive. Staff may be students at various stages of their training, which means service can be less polished than at a conventional restaurant of similar culinary ambition. That is not a criticism, it is the explicit purpose of the institution, but if seamless front-of-house choreography is a priority for your booking, temper expectations accordingly. The food, consistently, outpaces the service in confidence.

The craft beer program, brewed on site, is a practical differentiator. Turin's restaurant scene skews heavily toward wine, while Piedmont's wine credentials are obvious, see our full Turin wineries guide for context, the option to drink well-made craft beer with your meal at Piazza dei Mestieri is genuinely useful, especially if you are arriving from a wine-heavy run of meals elsewhere in the city.

How it compares to Turin's other options

At €€, Piazza dei Mestieri's closest peer in terms of price band is Consorzio, which takes a more traditional Piedmontese approach. If your priority is regional cooking rooted in local tradition, Consorzio is the cleaner choice. If you want something more contemporary in setting and approach, Piazza dei Mestieri has the edge, particularly if the terrace is open. Against the city's €€€€ options, Condividere, Del Cambio, Piano35, and Cannavacciuolo Bistrot, Piazza dei Mestieri is not in direct competition. It is a different proposition: lower spend, more casual atmosphere, less service precision, but a kitchen with real credentials.

For visitors building a broader Turin dining itinerary, Razzo is worth considering alongside it. And if you are extending your Italian trip to benchmark against the country's most-discussed kitchens, reference points like Osteria Francescana in Modena, Uliassi in Senigallia, or Dal Pescatore in Runate give useful context for what Michelin recognition looks like across different price points. Piazza dei Mestieri is not at that level, but the Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025 confirms the kitchen is doing something worth attention within its category.

Practical details

Address: Via Jacopo Durandi, 13, 10144 Turin. Price range: €€. Booking difficulty: easy. Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025. Lunch is the recommended session for first-timers, more concise menu, lower prices, same kitchen. The terrace is available for alfresco dining in good weather. Craft beer is brewed on site and worth ordering alongside food.

For more on eating and drinking in the city, see our full Turin restaurants guide, our full Turin bars guide, our full Turin hotels guide, our full Turin experiences guide, and our full Turin wineries guide.

Quick reference: €€ | Michelin Plate 2024–2025 | Lunch recommended for first visits | Terrace available | On-site craft beer | Easy to book