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No. 53 in the world · November 2026

Osteria dell'Arco

Piazza Savona · Alba, Italy

agnolotti del plinNo. 53
A photo like it · Andrea Marchisio (CC BY-SA 3.0) (agnolotti del plin, not from Osteria dell'Arco)

The one to order

Plin with butter and, in season, shaved white truffle

The line to expect: Book in truffle season; easy the rest of the year.

A Slow Food osteria in the middle of Alba; the plin are why locals eat here.

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Agnolotti del plin with butter and sage

Agnolotti del plin with butter and sage

2 hr 30 min · 4 to 6 people. Piedmont's tiny pinched pasta, filled with a mix of roast meats and greens; 'plin' means pinch. Tossed in butter and sage, or in truffle season under shaved white truffle.

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