Casa Vicino

The difficulty, which perhaps you may encounter when trying to reach this trattoria, is compensated by the very pleasant family atmosphere and genuine home - made cooking.

Now housed within Tenuta Riccagioia (the region’s agricultural research facility), two elegant and modern dining rooms with large windows overlook the internal courtyard directly. The chef’s cuisine aims to be territorial, though it willingly wanders along the peninsula with excellent lamb culurgiones. Additionally, there’s Sicilian extra virgin olive oil from Castelvetrano, outstanding bread service, and intriguing desserts. Among the must-tries is certainly the local duck, flavored with rhubarb, wild garlic cream, and coffee jus, prepared in traditional fashion. Wine is a beautiful chapter u

In the historic heart of Bobbio, on the first floor of a former 17th-century convent, three intimate, well-appointed rooms welcome you with lively paintings and vintage objects. The menu is lean yet rich, offering four options for each course, blending tradition with playful flavors. The wine list is like a small encyclopedia, featuring a thousand labels from around the world, with vertical selections for connoisseurs. Don't miss the ricotta pearls with sun-dried tomatoes, black olives, and Parmesan.

This small restaurant in the historic centre of Voghera boasts a minimalist and contemporary-style decor in a quiet dining room from where you can observe the chef at work in the kitchen. The cuisine is local with personalised twists added by the chef, which make his dishes interesting and exciting. We particularly enjoyed the tagliolini with a heart ragù and Parmesan cheese cream, which is full of strong yet delicious flavours. The dining experience is enhanced by the warm welcome offered by the female owner, who is happy to recommend wines from the excellent selection from the Oltrepò Pavese

Still on the plain, yet already at the foot of the hills that can be glimpsed on the horizon, what from the outside presents itself as a typical country house surprises within with an elegant dining room that opens into a sort of veranda overlooking the garden and the greenery of the lower Piacenza countryside. The atmosphere is relaxed and most agreeable, ideally suited to a refined yet never formal lunch or dinner. The menu features references to local ingredients and recipes, alongside the excellent focaccia with ciccioli served among the bread course, a true speciality of the house. The co

Occupying a 17C palazzo in the village centre, this restaurant showcases regional cuisine in all its glory. Specialities include agnolotti (stuffed pasta) served in three traditional ways (plain, cooked in wine, or with a meat sauce), boiled tongue, and local hazelnut semifreddo with chocolate fondant, all accompanied by wines chosen from an extensive wine list. Added attractions are the open fire in winter, an attractive outdoor space for summer dining, and a few comfortable guestrooms to the rear.

Anticipate a little time and patience tackling a winding progressively less urban road to reach, inland, San Desiderio, where Bruxaboschi has been delighting clients since 1862 under the same familial management. It will be worth it. Rightly renowned, the cuisine pays homage to local traditions (nearly exclusively meat), commencing with an excellent Genoese cima, picagge and pansotti among pastas, and fried rabbit. In season, obligingly, is the unmissable fungi engagement.