Since I work and live near Place d’Italie, I’m always looking for nice places to have lunch, dinner, or just grab a drink in the neighborhood. I have already been several times to Café d’Italie, a trattoria that recently opened right around the Place d’Italie, serving various dishes with Italian flair. It’s a great spot, for example, to enjoy a spritz during happy hour on their heated terrace.
But this time, I went with my blogger friend Mathilde from Stay Tuned For Life (who, by the way, is the author of these lovely photos) for a girls’ lunch. First of all, I’ve always liked the industrial design decor, the spacious feel (the establishment is a solid 175 m²), and the comfortable benches. As for the food, you’ll find good, fresh products, most of which naturally come from Italy.
To try:
- The pizzas, which are the house specialty, featuring dough aged for 3 to 4 days and then baked in a wood-fired Neapolitan-style oven. For my part, I went for the Parma (mozzarella, Parma ham, and gorgonzola / €14.50), which I found good, though I thought it lacked a bit of greens. Next time, I’ll try a “greener” pizza if possible…
- Another specialty is, of course, the pasta, and we tested the Penne Parmigiana (€12.50), a vegetarian version with vegetables and cheese. But I must admit I was more impressed another time when I had the gnocchi…
- For dessert, I highly recommend you try their tiramisu (€7), which I find truly, really, very, very good (I think I could come back just for that).
Thanks to Café d’Italie for this invitation.
Café d’Italie
2 place d’Italie 75013 Paris
open every day from 12 PM to midnight
Find my restaurant reviews in Paris below:
⇒ My restaurant reviews in Paris
⇒ My Italian restaurants in Paris
MY ITALIAN RESTAURANTS IN PARIS
⇒ Pizzeria addresses in Paris
⇒ Little Nonna gluten-free pizzeria
⇒ Italian brunch
⇒ Dai Dai
⇒ Ammazza
⇒ Gemini Family
⇒ Simonetta, trattoria on the Canal de l’Ourcq
_
Find all my restaurant reviews in Paris below:
⇒ All my restaurant reviews in Paris
MAP OF MY GOOD FOOD ADDRESSES IN PARIS AND THE ILE-DE-FRANCE REGION
Restaurant 
Bar 
Pastry Shop / Bakery 
Tea Room / Coffee Shop 
Brunch 
Ice Cream Parlor
Photo credits: Mathilde Metayer and Melle Bon Plan Photos are not royalty-free, photographer authorization required before any use
