Al Garamond In Torino

10/09/2025: This is a classic restaurant with a 1970s-1980s feel in a casual setting with a touch of elegance. There's also an outdoor seating area, and we're right off Piazza Vittorio. The restaurant offers three tasting menus (fish €50; Piedmontese €32; and Sicilian €32), while the menu features mostly Sicilian dishes (primarily seafood), but also focaccias, gourmet pizzas, some seasonal dishes offered off-menu, and a fine wine list. We shared a mixed swordfish appetizer (€20), featuring samples of cooked, raw, fried, and au gratin fish (mussels au gratin, smoked salmon and swordfish, poached baby octopus, tuna meatball, etc.); 2 main courses (€38): an excellent mixed fried fish and a delicious swordfish roll (one of the best dishes on the menu); 1 side dish (€10): a generous and varied portion of grilled vegetables; 1 dessert (€5): a lemon sorbet. To accompany the dinner, water and ½ liter of house white wine (a Chardonnay that I enjoyed less than usual; Inzolia was unavailable) brought the bill to €85: 1 appetizer, 2 main courses, 1 side dish, 1 dessert, water, ½ liter of house white Chardonnay, and complimentary Zibibbo wine. The service is excellent, attentive, and cheerful, as is the kind owner, and there's a homely atmosphere and the feel of a fine old-fashioned restaurant... Absolutely recommended! P.S.: Although the menu features Piedmontese dishes and pizza, I recommend it primarily for those who appreciate Sicilian cuisine (both seafood and meat).

05/09/2025: A good restaurant behind Piazza Vittorio. It was my first time there. The porcini and shrimp tagliatelle were good, but the fried porcini mushrooms were well-cooked, but some of the mushroom slices were a bit stringy. I can't say if it was due to the oil being too hot or the over-frying, perhaps on some thinner slices, but I think that shouldn't normally happen. The staff was very welcoming and friendly. Nothing to complain about...