A small, family-run butcher-shop restaurant with excellent-value meat, distinctive meat pizza and all-you-can-eat nights, though reservations, summer comfort and pacing deserve attention.
La Ciciasa delivers solid food quality anchored by consistently praised meat preparation and grilling technique, with attentive service that keeps the experience moving smoothly. The casual butcher-shop setting is intimate and welcoming but modest in design, which prevents a higher grade despite strong value and reliable execution across repeat visits.
La Ciciasa is a tiny evening restaurant tucked into a working butcher shop, where the day’s meat counter becomes a casual dining room. The atmosphere is rustic and convivial rather than polished; diners describe the welcome as warm, the service as often quick, and the scent of meat as part of the arrival ritual. The catch is practical: there are very few seats and very little parking, so spontaneity is not its strongest dish. The cooking is unapologetically meat-led, with Piedmontese raw beef, tartare, tomini, mixed grills and an unusually memorable minced-meat pizza. The menu is broad within that lane, spanning local beef and regional flavors alongside Angus, picanha and other international cuts. Most reviews find the quality, portions and pricing compelling, though a minority report uneven seasoning, overcooking or a less-than-true chargrilled flavor. All-you-can-eat nights are excellent value, but guests should understand that service may arrive in staged rounds rather than as unlimited choice at every moment. Families are well catered for by the current €7 children's menu, which offers hamburger, paillard or Milanese with fries and a drink, and one recent group specifically found the children's options suitable. Still, this is fundamentally a meat destination: vegetarians have several starters and bruschettoni, but pescatarians and diners seeking a broad non-meat menu will find limited choice. Summer family visits may also be less comfortable outdoors because repeated reviews mention heat and mosquitoes.
Area vibe: Rural-suburban town in the Canavese area with small commercial strips and countryside surroundings.
Safety: Generally safe and quiet with low evening footfall; limited street lighting outside main road.
What's nearby: Near the town of Vische, local shops, provincial roads, farms and small industrial estates; ~30–40 km NE of Turin.
Start with the distinctive meat pizza, or choose Fassona, mixed grill, and Piedmontese raw beef for a more traditional meat-focused meal.
Plan ahead for the small room and scarce parking, and expect a meat-first menu with occasional pacing and summer-comfort caveats.
La Ciciasa offers unusually accessible pricing for generous meat portions, especially on its €12-17 themed nights, but extras and premium cuts can raise the bill.