La Placette

La Placette is a family-run restaurant founded forty years ago in Usseaux, a sunny and well-kept mountain village (1430 meters above sea level), halfway between Fenestrelle and Pragelato, in Val Chisone. La Placette, a typical mountain restaurant with a rustic and welcoming appearance, invites its customers to enjoy a meal in a rumpus room with a vaulted ceiling, a fireplace and the right atmosphere to enjoy local specialities. The cuisine is genuine and not too elaborate; it uses quality raw materials, including local ones. The town retains spaces dedicated to agriculture and various livestock activities with an adjoining farm. The menu is à la carte and varies according to season to enhance tastes and aromas. It is possible to arrange a fixed price menu. Next to the fireplace in winter or on the terrace in summer, you will taste traditional mountain cuisine: if you are lucky, you can start with a series of cured meats, according to customers, exceptional, including metta and oven-cooked ham... the dish The "king" is the gnocchi with fondue, home-made with local potatoes, which you won't easily forget, followed by excellent game in civet with polenta. The cheeses, such as time and plaintiff, are local, finishing with typical regional desserts prepared at home.