The Best Restaurants in the Langhe (According to Locals)
These Langhe restaurants have the local stamp of approval.
I’ve been eating in Piedmont for nearly a decade now and living near Alba for six months, yet I’ve never been to the big name restaurants like Piazza Duomo or Borgo Sant’Anna.
Because in Piemonte, there are the Michelin-starred restaurants…and then there are the places locals go to eat agnolotti al plin exactly like their nonna used to make them.
This list will keep growing as I visit more restaurants, so think of it as a living guide.
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Victoria Peel-Yates
Best Restaurants in the Langhe with a View
Let’s start with the places you go for the scenery as much as what's on the plate.
Albergo Ristorante Alta Langa
Bossolasco is one of the highest points in Alta Langa, and this restaurant looks out over the rugged hills. When the weather’s warm, you can sit under the topia (grapevine-covered pergola); inside, ask for a table by the window for the same view across the hills and valleys.
It serves a Piedmontese tasting menu, and for me the standouts were the cheese and celery salad (insalata Bergera)—incredibly good for something so simple, I’m still not sure what they did to it—the vegetable flan topped with Castelmagno sauce, and a hazelnut risotto that makes me hungry just thinking about it.
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Victoria Peel-Yates
La Terrazza da Renza
The terrace of this wine bar makes you feel like you’re sitting on top of the rolling, UNESCO-protected Langhe vineyards. It’s renowned for its small but mighty selection of antipasti (starters), from local cured meats and cheeses to classics like vitello tonnato (tender veal topped with creamy tuna sauce).
No reservations here: just stop by any time from late morning to early evening (hours vary by season) for a glass of something special from the impressive wine list.
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Victoria Peel-Yates
Best Restaurants in the Langhe for Lunch
If you only have one lunch to spend in the Langhe, these are the ones that locals recommend.
Locanda d'Batista
This is my favourite so far. It’s where I took my family for my birthday and friends from London to taste their first truffle, and I’ll probably keep taking people there as long as Massimo (my partner Max’s childhood friend) is in charge.
Lunch is a tasting menu rooted in seasonal ingredients, and features staples like carne cruda (Piedmont’s answer to steak tartare, divine with fresh white truffle shavings during the season) and a risotto made with local Dolcetto wine.
For dessert, don’t skip the bonet (a dense baked chocolate-amaretto pudding). I don’t normally like it, but this one won me over.
Vegetarian? There are still plenty of things you can eat in Piedmont.
Victoria Peel-Yates
Langhet
This was the first restaurant I ever visited in Piedmont, and it’s still the place to go for an authentic Alta Langa experience. It offers both à la carte and tasting menu options: try the handmade 30-yolk tajarin (thin Piedmontese egg-yolk pasta), homemade friciule (Piedmontese fried flatbreads) and a herbal amaro (bitter Italian digestif) or grappa to finish.
Beyond the food, there’s a swimming pool, panoramic views, and the art installations and amphitheatre dotted around the village of Bergolo are worth exploring.
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Victoria Peel-Yates
Best Pizza in the Langhe
Need a break from tasting menus? Here’s where to go for pizza.
In Piazza
Set (as the name suggests) right in the piazza at Monforte d’Alba—because why not eat pizza with a view of some of the Langhe’s best real estate?
I love the salsiccia e friggitelli (sausage and sweet Italian peppers) pizza, and if you’re ever craving a break from Italian food (it happens!), they also serve unconventional dishes like chicken curry.
The wine list is excellent too—our table worked through several bottles of Barolo and spumante (Italian sparkling wine) over the course of the evening.
La Ru
Another high point in the Langhe, this pizzeria is tucked away in a hidden corner of Lequio Berria that you’d never stumble onto by accident.
It serves typical Piedmontese-style pizza alongside classic Piedmontese dishes like tajarin with tomato sauce or ragù, snails, and hazelnut cake. Walk-ins are welcome, though you can also book ahead.
Planning to make a day of it? Pair any of these with a stop at one of the Langhe’s wineries—here’s how to plan a wine tasting trip to Piemonte, so you can pair your cellar visit with lunch.
