Oh how I'm impressed by Brussels! Who would have thought that of all places, Belgium would delight…read moreme with such Italian culinary wonderment? From Instagram: The 'Nduja and Lemon pasta is a signature year-round favorite dish at NONA Pasta restaurants in Brussels. It features fresh spaghetti alla chitarra tossed with spicy Calabrian 'nduja pork sausage, fresh lemon, and Parmigiano Reggiano, with an option to top it with creamy stracciatella. I love that this restaraunt has an onsite pasta atelier. They keep to traditional Italian recipes while sourcing local ingredients for a true farm to table experience. The end result, a masterpiece! Everything's fresh, authentic and flavorful. This particular dish, in my opinion is the star of the show. It IS somewhat spicy without being overbearingly hot...this is part of the allure. I'm sure that I'll visit again before leaving Brussels and will, yes - order the exact same dish! Must eat outside and do a bit of people watching as visitors transit the city center. While busy I was seated as soon as I arrived and service was great. The ultimate experience. Give it a try!

This delightful restaurant was the standout of all the places we ate in Brussels. The quaint…read moreatmosphere, dark lighting, clean atheistic and unwillingness to be chain-like all while still delivering quick and effortlessly delicious pasta is a marvel. They truly have trapped magic in a bottle. The menu isn't large but they do also have a rotating seasonal menu that accompanies it. All the dishes on the main menu are Italian classics done right. Most dishes have pork or beef. The pasta tasted very fresh and the portions were what you would want of a good Italian restaurant, plentiful. My "white" ragú was packed full of flavor and the beef was tender. The pecorino cheese used was perfect. All in all, this is the type of place that is always busy and with good reason. Since they don't take reservations lines do form at the front of both sister locations on the same block. Make the line, it moves fairly quickly. And if it doesn't it is still well worth it.

Went the other day for lunch. Had Vitello Tonnato and Penne Boscaiola…read more.. For the Vitello Tonnato, they just mixed canned tuna with mayo resulting in a very thick mash which was oversalty. For the Penne Boscaiola, the peas were canned which made the dish look unappeatizing. Please use a foodprocessor to make the Tonnato-sauce and add some vegetable stock to make it slightly thinner. And for the peas, please use frozen peas which are ready in 1-2-3 and with a bright green attractive colour. Two small changes would have made a world of difference!

Excellent place for pizza and pasta. Friendly staff, very helpful, good portions. Will go back for…read moresure for a quick and authentic Italian bite. Don't miss it if you are around.

Classic example of unorganized, full of excuses waiters, understaffed kitchen that promise your…read morefood is coming in 5 minutes while you wait another 30+ minutes. Unless your time isn't worth a damn and you like being lied to don't bother with this place. I would critique the food but we still haven't gotten our food.

Pretty great discovery quite close to where I work!…read more A friend reserved a table for the 7 of us to eat here last night. I hadn't heard of it but knew it was Italian close to another good Italian restaurant I've been to a few times before. Service is fine (they seem to prefer speaking French over Dutch there and didn't switch when they heard us speaking English/Dutch so I assume their language capabilities may be limited?)...in any case, we waited a bit for drinks and food but nothing terrible and in all fairness they were busy. Atmosphere is quite nice/classy (but nothing you have to dress up for). We sat behind the restaurant on the terrace as it was beautiful so a shame to site inside ;) It was a well laid out terrace with a nice pond/fountain and seating was also pleasant. Food was what you'd expect for an Italian restaurant (not the best I've ever had but still good). They had good wines/bubbles available for drinks and a big selection of foods to choose from! I'd definitely recommend the pizza! They have so many different options, most around 10-12 eur! I shared a parmigana pizza and a pasta vongole. I like the pizza most (came with courgette and aubergine), the vongole was just ok...seemed to be lacking in flavor a bit, in my opinion. They also have a good selection of desserts, I can't say I wasn't tempted! Price came to about 20-25 per person, so very reasonable. I'll definitely go back with colleagues when we are in the mood for some high quality food that's easy on the budget!

I recently found myself staying for a night in a part of Brussels I don't know and things didn't…read morelook good for dinner. Kebabs or frites looked most likely, but then Yelp suggested a decent pizza place just over the road from my hotel. The sit-down restaurant looks very pleasant, but the real star is the pizza. As you walk into the entrance hallway you're presented with a close-up view of a large wood-fired brick-lined pizza oven, with the main kitchen behind its' bulky presence. So far, so promising, but the best tools aren't much use without someone who knows how to use them. Luckily, Pantalone's pizzaiolo really knows his stuff. Don't get hypnotised watching the pizzaiolo at work! Walk past him and make a left. Place your order at the till and you'll get a receipt. Hand this to the pizzaiolo and then watch him go to work. A quattro stagioni was heaped with all the goodness I could have asked for and was made and cooked fresh, right before my eyes, in a little over five minutes. Sadly I was far too hungry to remember a picture. Finally, takeaway costs a couple of Euros less than if you eat in the restaurant.

A NYC pizza snob who likes their pizza! Didnt have a real main course or I might have given a 5…read morestar rating. But I can always go back again. Try the quattro formagio. Very good. Since I was there for lunch I didnt see the wine list either. Hopefully mostly Italian. I love a rich Italian red to go with a nice meal in a comfortable atmosphere. Kudos...