Trattoria La Palomba
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A cave-walled trattoria in the centre of Orvieto, family-run since the 1960s. The menu is one page. The truffle pasta and the pigeon are the orders.
La Palomba ("the dove") sits on Via Cipriano Manente in the centro storico, three minutes from the duomo. Vaulted, stone-walled, small. Order the umbrichelli (Umbrian thick spaghetti) with summer or winter truffle depending on the season, known locally as the 'tartufo volante' for the way the waiter shaves a generous shower of fresh truffle tableside over the plate. It's the house dish. Piccione disossato (boneless pigeon) and the cinghiale in umido are the right second courses. Short, smart wine list, almost entirely from Orvieto and the surrounding hills. Lunch is more relaxed than dinner. Closed Wednesdays.
- Neighborhood — Cash preferred
- Price — €€
- Order — umbrichelli al tartufo
- book ahead
- Orvieto · Via Cipriano Manente 16
- Closed Wed
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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