An authentic Italian restaurant run by actual Italians is a rare find 'round here, and I admit I…read morenever expected to find one in Alvesta of all places. The menu focuses on pasta and pizza, the ingredients are fresh and the food is good. The old couple running the place were nice, if a tad hard to understand at times. This is definitely worth a visit if you're nearby!

Just as you enter Alvesta, you see a small pizzeria but this place is not to be mistaken for a…read moreslumbering joint, but a small piece of Italy in the very centre of småland, Sweden. The restaurant has been here ever since I can remember, I believe the business started up 1980 by an italian man and his wife. They have (of course) a variety of pizzas but also many pasta dishes, saltimbocca and dry cut meat. We had to sit outdoor as my father is in a wheelchair and there's no possiblility for him to enter the restaurant, which is a big downer and I hope this can be fixed for our future visits! However, summertime, nice to sit outside. The old italian lady mumbled something about us taking a "big company table" but I explained to her this was the only seating where a wheelchair could fit. We didn't let the unfortunate start and unwelcoming vibe put us down and we ordered a fettucine with proscuitto cotto (boiled ham) and parmesan and a dy cut meat plate for me. The lady served us a kinda boring bowl of salad that we could give a miss but we did LOVED the food. The fettucini was absolutely gorgeous and the dry cut meat as well. The italian man (husband of the cranky lady) happily and literally bounced out to tell us that he'd used a vintage balsam vinegar for my plate- and it was fabulous. He lit up the atmosphere and recognized my father from another visit and stopped for a chat with him. Even his wife cheered up a bit in the end. It would absolutely be a five if we didn't feel "in the way" cause of the wheelchair...