Pasticciotto

the pasticciotto here is worth building your morning around. it's the kind of pastry that actually belongs with a short, strong espresso, not a milky drink, and turin gives you good reason to slow down with both. you're in the borgo po area, close enough to the river that there's a certain unhurried quality to the block, and this place fits that register without making a performance of it. regulars come back consistently, which in a city that takes coffee seriously says more than any single visit could. don't overthink the order. espresso, pasticciotto, a seat if one's free. that's the whole idea, and it holds up on a weekday morning just as well as a saturday.