I regularly share great Italian spots in our beautiful capital on the blog because I love Italian gastronomy. After a few more tastings, discoveries, and so on, I am back with a new selection and new places in Paris centered around Italian cuisine, specifically featuring a collection of Parisian trattorias. As a reminder, a trattoria is an Italian restaurant, simple and unpretentious with a family-friendly atmosphere.
Of course, as with most articles of this type, I update it regularly based on the new tests I perform, to always provide you with the latest trending addresses!
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Restaurant Oliva, the trattoria from Northern Italy
After all these pizzas, I suggest we complete this article by discovering a genuine neighborhood trattoria, Oliva, the restaurant owned by Maria Gloria Brigoni. This Italian native from Lombardy has been offering typical Northern Italian cuisine in her establishment for 5 years. The news is that after being open for a long time only for lunch, you can now enjoy the house specialties in the evening too!
Regarding the décor, I really liked the cozy feel of the banquettes and the gray and brown tones, which give a certain warmth to the space.
As for the food, the menu is short, changes daily to offer seasonal dishes and produce, and truly captures the spirit of Italy. You will find fresh pasta, 2 or 3 different types each day, and everything—from the dessert coulis to the sauces—is, of course, homemade.
To try:
- As a starter, the polenta lardo di colonnata (€12), a quite simple preparation, but delicious for polenta lovers.
- As a main course, the fresh homemade tortelli alla parmigiana (€23) which I highly recommend because I haven’t eaten fresh pasta this good since my last trip to Rome.
- Another dish features homemade gnocchi, accompanied by 3 sauces of your choice; I opted for the pesto sauce with a basil leaf (€23).
- For dessert, I obviously tasted the tiramisu (what a surprise!) and also the panna cotta (€8 each). Yes, well, I reassure you, there were two of us eating all that! It’s more of a tiramisu mousse and lighter on the coffee, but honestly, that’s exactly how I like this dessert!
As for the wine list, Maria Gloria has selected a very beautiful choice of Italian wines to accompany her transalpine dishes.
Price of wines by the glass: between €5 and €8.50
Price: starters between €10 and €15, mains between €19 and €27, desserts between €8 and €10
Oliva
16 rue des saussaies 75008 ParisMonday to Friday from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM and from 7:00 PM to 10:15 PM
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The Mutti trattoria
The Italian brand Mutti is opening a unique trattoria in the heart of Paris from Monday, September 26 to Sunday, October 2, inside Sylvain Sendra’s Italian restaurant “Bocca Rossa“. You will therefore have 7 days to discover and savor new recipes featuring the brand’s iconic products, 100% dedicated to the tomato.
Price: a tasting menu at a single price of €25 including an amuse-bouche + 1 starter + 1 main + 1 dessert and 1 coffee + a gift of your favorite Mutti tomato. A very good deal!
Trattoria Mutti
8, rue de Poissy 75005 ParisFrom Monday, September 26 to Sunday, October 2, 2016
Lunch from 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM & dinner from 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM / brunch from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM on SundayReservation at 09 51 88 52 44
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Kuccini
This great address on rue Saint-Denis offers high-quality products sourced directly from small producers in Italy, prepared by a chef from Milan.
On the menu, the house serves cicchetti, a type of Italian tapas to share. Each dish is available in small or large portions, and the idea is to compose a lovely assortment of dishes to snack on with others, so you can taste a bit of all the Italian flavors based on the regions where the products come from. Obviously, everything is fresh and homemade, and it’s delicious—I can guarantee it!
To try:
- The super fresh cocktail, Smashed Basilico, with gin, basil, lemon, and cane sugar (€9), or more classically, the famous Spritz, with your choice of Aperol or Campari (€9).
- Crescentine, a filled specialty from the Modena region (small version at €4.50).
- The Burrata pugliese DOP, wonderfully creamy, coming from the Puglia region, with cherry tomatoes and crostini (small version at €7).
- A selection of Italian charcuterie from Northern Italy; that day, it was a succulent mortadella sliced on-site (€8.50).
- Fried seafood Sicilian-style, depending on the daily catch (small version at €6).
- Blueberry risotto and Taleggio DOP (small version at €8.50), the chef’s specialty that you absolutely must try!
- The classic tiramisu (€5.50), absolutely delicious, a must-try for fans of this coffee cake, of which I am personally a huge fan.
- For a light and refreshing dessert, I also recommend the ricotta and lemon zest with cookies (€5.50).
Wines: a very beautiful selection of Italian wines, including wines by the glass (prices between €4.20 and €11).
The little extra: a small patch of sidewalk in front of the establishment where the house puts a few chairs and tables for sunny days.
Kuccini
165 Rue St Denis, 75002 Paris
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Vapiano Bercy Village
Vapiano, the collection of casual restaurants that has made fresh Italian cuisine its signature, has opened several restaurants in the capital and the Ile-de-France region in recent months. On the menu in these restaurants, you’ll find pasta, pizzas, and “dolci” made day by day, dishes cooked “à la minute,” an herb garden in each restaurant, and even risotto for those with gluten intolerance.
The ordering system is quite original, as it is recorded on a personal card that is given to you upon entering the restaurant. You take what you want at the different counters while recording it on the card and pay the amount indicated on the card when leaving (perfect for ending the headache of “bill splitting” among friends at the end of the meal).
The design of the restaurants was conceived by Matteo Thun, a Milanese architect and interior designer, with furniture made of raw materials and clean lines. You’ll find long, light oak host tables surrounding a signature detail of the Vapiano convivial atmosphere: the multi-centenary olive tree, present in every address of the brand.
The restaurant in Bercy Village, which is over 1,300 m², opened its doors in July 2016. This “Fast Casual” restaurant features, among other things, a dedicated play area for children and a sunny terrace. One of its specificities compared to other Vapiano addresses is having a corner with a beautiful selection of Italian charcuterie and cheeses: the Bottega.
To try:
- Many varieties of pasta made in the “Manifattura” open to the dining room, and most importantly, according to tradition, simply with water and durum wheat semolina (prices between €10.50 and €14.40). You can even choose your type of pasta (campanelle, spaghetti, penne, fusilli, linguine, tagliatelle, etc.). My advice: the pesto rosso pasta, with fresh tomatoes, ricotta, toasted pine nuts (€10.50), first choose your type of pasta.
- A nice selection of pizzas, from the most classic, through the house specialties, to more original pizzas with world flavors (prices between €9.30 and €13.50).
My advice: the Four Cheese pizza with mild gorgonzola, Grana Padano, smoked Scamorza cheese, semi-dried tomatoes, fresh figs, arugula, and mozzarella (€13.50).
- Desserts: the classic tiramisu (€6.20), the crema di fragola, a mascarpone cream with fresh strawberries (€6.20), and finally the panna cotta (€6.20).
Vapiano Paris
Bercy Village 60-62 Cour Saint-Emilion 75012 ParisOther addresses:
36 rue Marbeuf 75008 Paris
Les Quatre Temps, 2 Rue du Dome, 92800 Puteaux
Find my restaurant reviews in Paris below:
⇒ My restaurant reviews in Paris
⇒ My Italian restaurants in Paris
MY ITALIAN RESTAURANTS IN PARIS
⇒ Pizzeria spots in Paris
⇒ Little Nonna gluten-free pizzeria
⇒ Italian brunch
⇒ Dai Dai
⇒ Ammazza
⇒ Gemini Family
⇒ Simonetta, trattoria on the Canal de l’Ourcq
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MAP OF MY FAVORITE FOOD SPOTS IN PARIS AND THE ILE-DE-FRANCE REGION
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