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Restaurants in Perugia
Where to eat in Perugia: torta al testo, strangozzi, Norcia cured meats, black truffle, and Sagrantino.
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Eating in Perugia
Perugia sits at the centre of a region with no coast, and eats accordingly: pork, pulses, bread and truffle.
The bread you fill
Torta al testo — unleavened bread baked on a hot slab — is split and filled with sausage and greens, ham, or cooked chard. It has been Umbria's street food since before the phrase existed.
The dishes
- Strangozzi (or strozzapreti) — pasta of flour and water, with truffle sauce or Umbrian "arrabbiata";
- Porchetta, which here is a trade and has its own market stalls;
- Palombacce alla ghiotta and grilled lamb;
- Lenticchie di Castelluccio di Norcia IGP, so small they need no soaking.
Cured meats and truffle
Norcia is in this province, and gave its name to the trade: IGP ham, capocollo, lonza. The prized black truffle of Norcia is gathered from December to March.
In the glass
Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, a tannic red from a native grape, and Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG. Baci Perugina were created in the city in 1922.
Opening hours and closing days change. The ones on the listings come from public sources and may be out of date. Where a restaurant confirms tables with us, the availability you see is the real one.
Other towns in the province of Perugia
For when dinner is a few kilometres away.