This is a little restaurant in a non touristy part of Paris that offers typical dishes from…read moreNortheast Italy (the Veneto region) with a modern twist. This place is worth trying to discover another culinary side of Italy (don't expect pizza). Four stars for the food: the ingredients are clearly of high quality, the pasta is hand made, and the food is delicious. We had an orzotto (a risotto made out of "orzo" with radicchio (the most Venetian of all the Italian veggies)) and bread gnocchi, followed by a selection of cheeses from the region. I was happy to finally find a place where I can have food from "my" region. A star less because of the price: it's a bit too expensive (especially for dishes from the Venetian "cucina povera"), a couple of euros less and the place would be perfect. (It looks like the lunch special is a better food/price deal.) Also I personally find it a bit weird when the personal says random words in Italian to give you an "authentic feel". I'm not a huge fan of such folklore.

Coming from the States and having gone to a few Italian restaurants while in Europe, I can say…read moresafely that I had the best bowl of pasta here in my life. I would highly recommend this place on a number of accounts: First, it's small, intimate and definitely has a "family feel" to it as we were welcomed into the restaurant. Second, the food is delicious, from the top down, the bread, olive oil and the authenticity of the breadsticks. This was my first meal in Paris and it was a success.

Excellent meal. Nice ambiance. The owners were gracious and helpful. The first time in Paris…read morewhere we felt the Italian food tasted authentic. No extraneous French touches. Wonderful food with an adequate Italian wine list. Highly recommended!

I forgot Everything, though I only remember that the service is good and I saw the Eiffel Tower in…read morethe singing

Alright, so I came to Paris from NYC. Every night since I've been here, I end up eating late lunch…read moreand an even later dinner, aka midnight. Guess what's open in Paris at midnight? NOTHING. That's what I thought anyways. These fellows are open late, just got a pizza made fresh at 12:15am, which is a pretty big deal to find here. A+++ for how friendly and speedy they were, and also for a pretty top notch pizza. 10/10 would pizza again.

Yes, I flew all the way to Paris to eat Italian food. Thats just how I roll…read more The chef barely speaks a word of English. Good thing his lovely waitress does speak tons of English! She was quite helpful and cheery while at it too. The bowls of pasta are rather generous. Don't expect anything fancy, though. These are simply bowls of pasta covered in a generous helping of sauce. No fancy meatballs, fancy veggies, fancy sides. Just.. no fancy fance. The carpaccio plating was beautiful and the slices of meat were generous and lovely. I ordered the fish of the day. Grilled. Covered in sauce. Edible. Again, nothing fancy. Neither fancy to my palate nor fancy to the eye. However, them breadsticks were rather tasty!! And if you dine during winter time, be prepared for the front door to be difficult. No, not difficult to get in, as in some sort of red velvet rope/bouncer situation. But rather, difficult to close as the latch is stubborn. However, social norms will force you to finagle with that door till its closed to prevent the cold air from entering. You might be spending upwards of 10 minutes on that damn door. Thats 10 minutes of not ordering, and not eating. okay, i exaggerate. maybe not 10 whole minutes.... but maybe 3. but it FEELS like a long time when youre hungry! trust me

Best Tiramisu ever!!! Great food!read more

An excellent break from French food. The service and ambience was personalized, thoughtful, and…read moreintentional. The food was excellent. The director of the restaurant, Simone really wanted us to know and enjoy what we ordered and brought out a lot of different items for us to try before we even ordered them. Our server was Felipo and he spent a lot of time explaining the different types of tests they do to ensure they have the absolute best ingredients. And just by speaking to Flavio, the owner, you can tell it is all about passion and love. We ordered cheese plate, spaghetti with truffles, and two different types of ravioli. We closed with a panacota and orange slices with pepper. This is a highly recommend, and I think sitting outside is a must.

If I could give it a 3.5 stars I would, because it's better than average!…read more It's an Italian restaurant specializing in Sardinian cuisine. It's a nice enough looking building from the outside. Inside, it seemed pretty large and spacious. The owner and the maitre'd were a hoot. They were so nice and friendly, and joking with us in French, Italian and English. And, in French he jokingly said, he would only serve us if we asked in Italian, haha! They had a pre-fix menu: 20€ for an entrée/plat or plat/dessert. And, for 30€ you can have all 3. We did a la carte. We ordered some apéros to begin with, me a kir with casis and my friend ordered a (European) martini on the rocks. Martini in France is like a vermouth, and you can get it white, rosé, or red and tends to be a little on the sweet side. Shortly after we got our drinks, we got our amuse bouche. The amuse bouche of the night was a creamy scrambled egg with sprinklings of dried fish roe. A typical Sardinian dish. My friend who hates eggs loved the dish, and I who love eggs disliked the dish. It was too, too creamy, almost like custard. The fish roe was what I expected, a little crunchy, salty and fishy. For our entrée my friend got the "Cassola di cozze e vongole come sardegna" (mussels and clams in broth with herbs). "Oh my God", this dish was delicious. The clams and mussels were cooked perfectly and the broth was to die for. It was clear broth devoid of any cream, but it was so rich with flavor, you didn't want to adulterate it in anyway. Needless to say my friend licked the bowl clean, and I have to admit I helped as well. I got the "Mosaico di polipo con pomodoro aglio e basilica" (carpaccio of squid with olive oil and basil). Another "Oh my God" moment. Italians believe in simple, but fresh ingredients and not a lot of ingredients. This dish in its simplicity was unbelievably well executed and presented so beautifully. The squid was paper thin sliced; hence, not chewy, but tender. And, the sprinkling of olive oil with basil was truly a wonderful combination. For our plat my friend ordered the "Pesce spada alla Santioghese" (a sword fish with crushed tomatoes and cream), it was also served with some carrots and cucumbers. My friend loved the dish. I thought it odd that the swordfish had cream, because I usually associate cream with Northern Italian cooking. None-the-less, my friend thought it was an excellent dish. I ordered one of their specials for the evening, "Ossobuco" (Ossobuco served with saffron risotto). I don't know why I ordered this dish, it is after all a Milanese dish and Sardinia is known for their seafood and simply roasted meats, but I have to confess, I love bone marrow and I hadn't had it in a while. What a mistake. The dish was unattractive; the sauce was thick and glutinous. I couldn't even taste the meat, because the heavy cream sauce was so distracting. There was one bone marrow with the passage too small you had to use a bread stick to scoop it out, if you could keep it from cracking so I gave up. The risotto was a bit too al dente, it should've been creamy not glutinous. Add insult to injury, this dish was 29€. I guess you figured I did not like this dish at all. We did ordered a wonderful bottle of "Fonte venna Montepulciano d'Abruzzo" my friend's favorite Italian wine originally 34, but was reduced to 29. It is a nice hearty dry red that goes well with very rich food. Dessert, we got a strawberry tart. The waiter told us that it was a simple tart with the strawberries laying atop a crème pâtissière. In actuality, it was not sitting on a bed of crème pâtissière at all, but atop panne cotta, it was much lighter. I loved this dessert, very simple and surprisingly light. I told my friend I was only going to take a bite, and I wound up eating half, oh well. And since I had mentioned to the waiter that it was my friend's birthday he put a single candle on top. Summary: The ambiance, the roominess of the restaurant is excellent. They even had a little sun-room with tables, I suppose used more often for lunch. The service is excellent. They're not only efficient, but so friendly and amicable. I commented, "you're all so friendly", and our waiter replied, "that's because we're Italian" and I laughed, and I replied, "you're definitely not French". He said his wife is French, oops! For me the egg dish was a matter of preference. I like my eggs to look and taste more like eggs and not to have so much cream. I immensely disliked the Ossobuco, my friend concurred that it was not a good dish. Overall, however, my friend thought what he had was excellent. I would like to go back and just stick to the Sardinian dishes. So, if you go, avoid the ossobuco like the plague and only ordered what you know to be Sardinian! We ordered a la carte, had two apéros and a bottle of wine for a total of 145€ for 2-people.

My six year old daughter wanted cheese pizza for a late dinner. They were scheduled to close in 15…read moreminutes and were able to make her a pizza to go. The cheese pizza was quite tasty. And their staff were super friendly.