Trattoria
Trattoria
A family-run trattoria on Moncalvo's historic piazza with over 1,300 TripAdvisor reviews at 4.3 out of 5 — a consistency of reputation that is not achieved by accident and not maintained without genuine care. Fassone beef tartare prepared at the table, 30-yolk tajarin (the egg-rich pasta that is one of the great technical achievements of Piedmontese cooking), and agnolotti with roast sauce: the core of the Piedmontese canon, made by people who have been making it for decades.
The kind of place that has been full at lunch every day for decades and has no particular interest in changing anything. The menu is not long; it does not need to be. Open Tuesday to Sunday and closed Monday, which is the sensible and traditional closure for a trattoria of this kind. Reservation recommended for weekends and for the truffle season in October and November, when Moncalvo becomes considerably busier and the tartare takes on an additional dimension.