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Il Gallo della Checca - Ranzo (IM)

Il Gallo della Checca, a truffle restaurant with its own Tartufaia as well as an osteria and wine shop since 1986, is located in Ranzo, a small inland Ligurian village on the border with Piedmont. One does not arrive here by accident, but because of the gastronomic value of the address, which is certainly worth a special detour. As you cross the threshold of the entrance, you will find yourself immersed in a quaint rustic-elegant style setting, full of curious elements, from the piano to the tiled stove, from the collection of ceramic roosters to vintage and modern racing bicycles, a great passion of Chef and Patron Ugo Vairo. The main hall is decorated like a wedding favor, with oriental carpets and many well-displayed bottles. Ugo Vairo and Renata Siboni run a place that easily wins over its customers. It's got all the right ingredients: an atmosphere that's elegant and refined, but still relaxed; service that's meticulous yet feels like family; and exc...

Casa Crippa, Enoteca di Canelli - Canelli (AT)

Casa Crippa Restaurant is housed in a historic winery in Canelli, a city with a vocation for Moscato and a UNESCO World Heritage area.
To reach the dining room, you will descend a staircase that will lead you to a veritable underground cathedral, which is of great scenic impact.
The vast dining room features cement and terracotta floors, exposed stone walls, and vaulted ceilings. Along the walls run shelves with all the bottles on view, so that the wine can be chosen directly and not just from the card.
The particularly successful lighting enhances the rooms to the fullest, which are characterised by spaces embellished with rotating art exhibitions.
Casa Crippa is a restaurant characterized by a successful combination of informality and charm, magnificently set, like an underground cathedral, in the history-rich cellars of a nineteenth-century building, which boasts a refined Piedmontese cuisine reinterpreted according to current tastes without distortions and with the use of excellent raw materials.
We appreciated traditional "mouth-watering" dishes, such as the agnolotti del plin with three roasts, and we were pleasantly surprised by the many new contemporary cuisine preparations that impress with the perfect alternation of assonances, contrasts and consistencies.
It is magnificent to drink, even by the glass with service from Coravin, and you can choose your own bottle also from those on display in the room as well as from the menu.
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