Grocery Shopping in Piemonte: Smorgusborgattoria

Here are some key markets you’ll need to familiarize yourself with if you plan on food shopping in Piemonte (remember to pronounce all the ones with “ia” on the end like you would pizzeria):

Supermercato — Profoundly uninteresting grocery stores with a limited selection of goods.
Bottiglieria — Buy wine, water, beer, juice, and other beverages here.
Caseficio — Cheese producer
Confetteria — Candy shop
Drogheria — Dry goods (from cereal to soap); selection varies from town to town.
Latteria — Dairy shop; fresh cream, butter, yogurt, etc.
Panetteria — Bread shop
Pasticceria — Pastry shop: cookies, cakes, and chocolates are available at most of these stores.
Pastificio — Pasta store
Pescheria — Fish monger
Polleria — Poultry store: Birds galore, most still wearing feathers.
Salumeria — Salami: cold cuts, etc.
Tabaccaio — These stores do sell tabacco, but also sell salt, stationary and stamps.
Torrefazione — The store of a professional coffee roaster. Buy whole beans, grind as needed.
Paninoteca — Sandwhich shop
Mercato — An open market found one or two days a week in big cities.