Caffe San Carlo dal 1822 just gorgeous. I'm sure if you google it you will get better pictures than mine. Its in the heart of Torino at Piazza San Carlo.
The tall dome ceiling all painted in gold and pastel blue colours, gold roman columns line the walls with mirrors in between so the space feels much bigger than it is. There is a Morano glass chandelier in the centre of the room that is just so massive and takes up 25% of the ceiling .... it all just so Italian and sooooo OTT.
The round tables are a verde green marble with veins of brown swirling through them, red plush velvety chairs deeply studded with gold buttons.
So after several, Italian "correcto" coffee's corrected with Amoretto and a luscious cream floater, we then too float back out into the piazza and continue our wander of the old centre of Torino. After a day away from the slow food event it's now 6pm and the sun has set and it's a bleak 11 deg outside.
Bleak but beautiful as the famous Po River Fog engulfs the ancient city of Torino. The sky feels so heavy with fog you can almost touch it as it envelops us while we walk the city by night. The city lights too are held in by the fog and it creates a purple haze blanket, it's just so enchanting.
We have dinner in a small Osteria called Porta di Savona on the edge of the huge Piazza Vittorio Vento.
Even though we are in a big city centre of 1 million people they had captured the true feel of the Osteria and it was so cozy and intermit and we sit and enjoyed our last chance for some traditional piedmont foods before we head back to Roma tomorrow. So of course having Vitello Tonnarto on the menu I had to have that and a starter of risotto with black truffle and Foie gras ... Food heaven
So a yumo end to a great day in the beautiful city of Torino and all soaked up with a bottle of Barolo hmmmmmm .
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