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A culinary landmark in the Novara province, this restaurant has been run for decades by the enthusiastic Naggi sisters, whose family have owned the premises since 1934. The secret to their success lies in the warm welcome and the delicious traditional cuisine, which includes fresh homemade pasta, an extraordinary paniscia (a type of risotto), and stuffed boiled chicken served with various sauces and chutneys displayed on a trolley. All the dishes are full of flavour and made from seasonal ingredients. You’ll have no problem finding a good wine to accompany your meal from the impressive wine li

Operating since 1971 and still under the same family management, they are a reliable address, a great classic if you are in the area. The ambience is well cared for, while the cuisine is solid. Alongside some local cues (battuta di fassona with fresh cheese or agnolotti with butter and sage), there are also seafood dishes (tuna tataki with coconut and soy sauce) and, in general, some contemporary touches, very evident in the pleasing presentations.

An excellent restaurant situated less than five minutes from the town centre, Regallo has a contemporary decor with features that recall its former function as a factory. At the helm in the kitchen, skilful chef Claudio Ravinetto prepares dishes with an exclusive focus on fish, including interesting options such as cuttlefish tagliatelle with cream and diced winter roots such as celeriac, served at the table with an excellent hot vegetable broth.

In elegant and intimate spaces with soft, muted tones, guests enjoy the contemporary cuisine of Matteo Marra. Meat and fish feature equally on the menu, with a constant emphasis on meticulously crafted and spectacular presentations of dishes. A small outdoor area sits under a portico, with tables that must be reserved well in advance during the warmer months. Coffee and aperitif service is also available at the adjacent Laboratorio, at No. 10.

Inside the Cantine Nervi, a contemporary restaurant where the kitchen is totally open, you can choose to eat on the large counter or at more classic tables. The young chef Matteo Piana delights in a contemporary and creative style. If it seems obvious that there is no lack of meat dishes, you will be pleasantly surprised by the presence of some incursions from the sea (try the raw tuna to dip in different tasty sauces, some of oriental inspiration). There is a good wine selection, naturally the house wines are the most represented: many also served by the glass.

In the building that once housed the Workers’ Mutual Aid Society, there now unfolds an elegant dining room, with large windows and classic furnishings, wrapped in a comfortable atmosphere that feels almost suspended in time. While the setting evokes an elegance of another era, the kitchen moves along calmly modern lines, with a clearly recognisable Mediterranean imprint. The menu alternates with balance between seafood dishes – such as amberjack marinated with curry, coconut and beetroot – and meat-based proposals, among which the partridge cooked on the bone with smoked parsnip, a date stuffe

In the Valle Cervo lies a romantic retreat: La Bursch, a wonderful hamlet restored with great taste through the passion of an entire family and a vision of sustainable hospitality. Within it, the eponymous restaurant stands apart, among furnishings and fabrics gathered by the owners over a lifetime, soft lighting and a service of the warmest character, an atmosphere that is almost magical pervades the space. The dishes showcase the territory’s finest ingredients, enhanced in carefully prepared presentations (the precision of the beef Wellington is emblematic), well presented and lifted by a de