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taurant downstairs, and it has other hotel options scattered around the old town if they're
full.
Enoteca Al Boeuc
( 339 584 00 39;
http://alboeuc.beepworld.it
;
Via Bersani 28, Orta San Giulio; meals €15-20;
11.30am-3pm & 6.30pm-midnight Wed-Mon)
This candlelit stone cavern has been around since
the 16th century, and in its present incarnation, you'll be served light meals (
bruschette
,
charcuterie and
bagna cauda
, an anchovie and garlic dip), to be savoured with fine wines
by the glass.
PIEDMONTESE
€
Ristorante Sant'Antonio
( 0322 91 19 63; Tortirogno; meals €25-30; noon-2pm & 7-9.30pm Wed-Sun)
About 1.5km
north of Orta on the main road, this family-run place has a winning combination of
lakeside tables and simple, non-nonsense cooking. Not surprisingly, it's deservedly popu-
lar. While the occasional meat dish appears, fish is the name of the game.
ITALIAN
€€
Agriturismo Cucchiaio
AGRITURISMO
€€
di Legno
( 0322 90 52 80;
www.ilcucchiaiodilegno.com
;
Via Prisciola 10, Località Legro; set menu €24;
6-9pm Thu & Fri, noon-2.30pm Sat & Sun)
This honest-to-goodness
agriturismo
restaurant
cooks up delicious local dishes including risotto, fish straight out of the lake, and salami
and cheese from the surrounding valleys. It's about 800m from the Orta Miasino train sta-
tion.
Shopping
Alessi
( 0323 86 86 48;
www.alessi.com
; Via Privata Alessi 6, Omegna; 9.30am-6pm Mon-Sat, 2.30-6pm
Sun)
Established in the small town of Omegna on Lake Orta in 1921, Alessi went on to
transform modern kitchens with humorous, ultra-cool utensils designed by a pantheon of
great-name architect-designers, including most recently, Zaha Hadid. Go mad in their
huge factory outlet, where the whole range is on offer along with end-of-line deals.
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