Established in Turin in 2007, this large food emporium in a former factory building offers the best of the country’s produce, from carefully selected prime beef cuts to first-rate wines including Piedmont’s world-renowned barbaresco and barolo. A large section is dedicated to slow food, the international movement born in Turin that values locally grown, seasonal products and regional cuisine. Dotted around the premises are informal restaurants and cafes, each serving tasty dishes prepared with high-quality seasonal and local ingredients: freshly baked breads, cheeses, cured meats, cold-cuts, hand-made pastas, and even ice-creams and pastries.

The now globally renowned Eataly supermarket originated in Turin in 2007 with the aim of distributing sustainably and responsibly sourced Italian produce at affordable prices. It brings together artisanal-quality food from throughout Italy into a convenient superstore set-up so you can return home with a delicious hamper full of regional specialities. For example, Piedmont’s famous red wines from Langhe and Asti vineyards, organic cold-pressed Ponente Riviera Ligure oil, Fassone cured meats, and cheese from the Aosta Valley.

Today the city is having a renaissance — it’s home to the original Eataly, and it’s the capital of the increasingly influential Slow Food movement. Signifying true boom times, Turin-based Fiat gained full control of Chrysler this year and recently announced plans to increase the plant’s annual production. Denegri wanted a restaurant worthy of his newly thriving city.

Perfect for a casual lunch or dinner, this mini-Eataly has shaded tables on the lovely pedestrian stretch of Lagrange. Food is fresh, simple and quick –…

Eataly – Another bonus of staying in the Lingotto area is that you are in close vicinity of the huge Eataly, where I regularly stocked up on supplies, bought gifts to take home and also enjoyed dinner one evening. The concept of Eataly is to offer, all under one roof, ‘high-quality food at sustainable and reasonable prices for ALL, celebrating Italian biodiversity, and creating an informal, natural, and simple place to eat, shop, and learn’. They have certainly achieved this and I loved the relaxed atmosphere where you can browse and purchase products and then go and take a seat in the seafood area, for example, and choose from a menu and be served as if you were in a restaurant.

Italian businessman, Oscar Farinetti, opened the first Eataly food market in a historic vermouth factory across from the Lingotto complex in 2007. Sponsored by Slow Food, this unique food outlet offers elements of a bustling open-air food market, high-end supermarket and food court and a learning centre. Here you can buy and sample a huge selection of locally produced foods and beverages including fresh fruit and vegetables, breads, pastries, cakes, sweets, pastas, grains, sauces, oils, fish, cold cuts, cheeses, spices, juices, beers, wines and spirits.

You might well have already heard of Eataly, a now-famous chain of high-end supermarkets that sells Italy’s finest artisanal food, wine, and beer. It all started in Turin in 2007 and has since spread to all the major cities in Italy and many around the world, like Stockholm, Seoul, Tokyo, Moscow, New York and LA. The original location, in the Lingotto district of Turin, a few kilometres south of the city, is a sprawling maze of pasta, pizza, chocolate, sauces, wine, spirits and beer.

Located both in the city center and in the renowned Eataly marketplace, Hamburgheria di Eataly combines the best of both worlds: gourmet hamburgers and Italian culinary excellence. While their menu boasts a wide selection of traditional meat-based burgers, Eataly also offers a fantastic vegetarian option. Sink your teeth into their veggie burger, expertly crafted with plant-based ingredients, and delight in the explosion of flavors from fresh vegetables and unique seasonings.

Eataly c’est un peu le paradis de tout dingue de gastronomie italienne. Il y a une petite boutique/restaurant dans le centre Via Lagrange dans laquelle j’ai dégusté un délicieux plat de gnocchis (rien que la photo, j’en salive encore) mais je vous conseille d’aller plutôt au Eataly dans le quartier de Lingotto. En regardant le plan de la ville, cela me paraissait loin mais c’est accessible en quelques arrêts de métro puis en 5 minutes de marche et c’est vraiment immense.

But Turin is a real foodie city, and in addition to the chocolates and coffee and cafes, it is home to the original Eataly, a forward-thinking combination gourmet store, bookstore and restaurant that contrary to American myth was never founded by Mario Batali or anyone in our country, they licensed the idea. The original location is worth a visit, and a great place to eat out in Lingotto on the edge of the city, and there’s a smaller satellite downtown.

Next to the Lingotto, in a vast converted vermouth factory, is the Slow Food movement’s ‘supermarket’, Eataly. Designed around a number of courtyards covered with a glazed roof, Eataly houses a staggering array of sustainable food and beverages, including cheese, bread, meat, fish, pasta, chocolate and much more. The best time to visit is 12.30pm– 2.30pm, when each area has its own little restaurant serving lunch (Via Nizza 230; 10am–10.30pm daily).

The Turin branch of Eataly, the current top tip for gourmet Italian produce, is at Via Nizza 230, a little out of the center in Lingotto. Turin is famous for its quality confectionary -- it produces 40 percent of Italy's chocolate -- and pPerhaps the best chocolatier north of Perugia is sold at Peyrano, Corso Moncalieri, 47 (tel. 011-660-2102; www.peyrano.com), open Monday to Friday 9am to 12:30pm and 1:30 to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 12:30pm.

Affiliated with the Slow Food Movement, Eataly is a huge food court about a 15-minute walk from the centre. Hundreds of types of pasta, fresh veg, meats and cheeses vie for space with wines, and hand-made luxury chocolates from the likes of D Barbero and Leone. There are also demonstration kitchens, nine eating areas, a conference centre and a museum dedicated to Antonio Benedetto Carpano, who is credited with inventing vermouth in Turin in 1786.

On the same street, fine food emporium Eataly is a mecca for locals and tourists alike. It’s filled floor-to-ceiling with the finest Piedmontese and Italian ingredients, but you can also tuck into its produce in a sit-down capacity – the streetside terrace is always bustling. The original Eataly is housed in a former Vermouth factory in the Lingotto district, easily accessible from the centre by tram.

Set in a vast converted factory in the southern area of Turin, next to the former FIAT Lingotto factory, you will find the Eataly mothership opened in 2007. It houses a staggering array of sustainable food and drink, along with beautiful affordable kitchenware and cook books. You can take a food tour whilst you are there and end with lunch sampling the incredible produce on offer.

There’s also a branch of Eataly in Lagrange, near the San Carlo piazza (a much larger one on the outskirts in Lingotto and worth a special trip) which is a good place for lunch (click here). A small wine bar I found on my first trip is also good – Cantina Torino in via Montedi Pietà (click here for review). For the best pasta in town go to Pastificio Defilippis in Lagrange.

Eataly, via Nizza 230/14 (Lingotto) 10:30-11pm (It is what it is, IMO not a foodie temple, but rather a truly exceptional supermarket. Ideal for those that want to try unusual stuff, but are scared to ask for it in specialist shops, or who don’t have the time or interest in such shops, even though they are often better and cheaper)

For all food lovers, a trip to Eataly whilst you are in Turin is a must. It is the Slow Food Movement Supermarket and holds the biggest choice imaginable of cured meats, cheeses, fresh produce, chocolates and bread to name but a few. It is in the Lingotto district, which is easily reachable by bus from the Stazione Porta Nuova.

Nowadays Turin is experiencing a comeback, driven in large part by food. Turin is home to the original Eataly, and the Slow Food movement was born in Piedmont. Denegri wanted to update Del Cambio to match Turin's newfoud reputation as a foodie destination while at the same time retaining its elegant interiors and storied past.

First off Andrea had us making our way to Eataly, a global Italian restaurant and grocery chain. Originating in Turin the place was a gold mine for all things edible Italian – it would have been wrong to not indulge!. Moving on, it was finally time to sit and do what Italians do best, drink coffee.

Championing local food, traditional ingredients, artisanal products and sustainable agriculture, Eataly in the suburb of Lingotto is a vast Slow Food hall-cum-market filled with specialist counters. Here, you can buy local produce, from breads and pasta to seafood, cheese and olives.

Eataly, a food retail format born in Turin but ideal destination for gastronomy enthusiasts where you can find specialties from all over Italy The entrance hall is occupied by a lively market where you can shop or eat some snacks, while on the backyard there are small restaurants.

Established in 2007, Eataly is a huge food emporium dedicated to Italian cuisine. Spend some time wandering it’s aisles and picking up a few souvenirs before having an informal dinner in one of the many cafes and restaurants within this former factory.

To finish with this list of things to do in Turin, we recommend you go to Eataly, which offers the best seasonal and local foods following the tenets of the Slow Food Movement. You’ll find the best breads, cheeses, meats and homemade pastas.

In addition you can enjoy BLUE Line , an itinerary to reach places of unexplored fascination and discover the other face of the city: the renovated Automobile Museum, the Lingotto with the Pinacoteca Agnelli, Eataly and the Olympic sites.

Another must is a visit to Porta Palazzo, one of the biggest open-air fresh markets in Europe, and have a meal at Mercato Centrale and Eataly. Both are located near Palazzo Reale and Palazzo Madama.

If you may not be familiar with them, Eataly is the branded commercial venture for all things Italian food, similar to the several Eataly in New York City, FICO Eataly World in Bologna, and others.

Eataly now has branches all over the world and the concept is part supermarket, part farmer’s market and part wine cellar is a perfect place to showcase the food of Turin and Piedmont.

We were also recommended to visit Eataly in Via Nizza 230 and the morning market in Crocetta, just off Corso Duca degli Abruzzi. So another excuse to go back to Turin.

Eataly in Via Nizza 230 is the best food store you will ever visit, and Eataly is indeed unlike any other food store you will ever visit.

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About ten years later, with a highly successful industrial re-use operation, the Carpano plant became the first Eataly site in Italy.

Ther good places to shop in the city include the 8 Gallery and Eataly, Quadrilatero Romano and the Le Gru shopping center.