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    Al Caratello

    4.7 (264 reviews)
    ModerateItalian
    Open 12:00 pm - 2:30 PM, 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Intimate
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Rigatoni with bolognese (off menu)
    Samantha F.

    Such a great spot! We tried the Caesar salad which was delicious as well as the rigatoni with bolognese (off menu) and the gnocchi. Both were so delicious. The place is busy so definitely get a reservation if you can! The restaurant is small and tables are close but we loved it and didn't find it to be an issue. The service was also amazing and the staff were so fun and kind!

    Tiramisu!
    Robert B.

    We got to the restaurant at opening and were lucky enough to get a table. It's a small place, decorated with an Italian style. The tables are small enough to get moved around and made to accommodate different size parties. Very helpful when busy! That said, it can feel small and you will be close to the other diners, so dont expect much space around you. The service was great and we appreciated having servers who also spoke English. The food was amazing! Fresh and full of great flavors. Definitely worth a try if you are in the area and hungry! Enjoy!

    Caesar Salad
    Dan A.

    After a few days of amazing French food we were ready for something different. This spot was recommended by our hotel. Reservations are a must and we had one at 7 on a Sunday evening. We liked it so much we ended up visiting a second time. A charming, cozy dining area. They were fully booked. Quite an extensive menu of options and overwhelming in a good way. For Apertif, ordered an Espresso Martini. Excellent and nicely balanced. We shared the Mortadella Starter. Stracciatella took it over the top-delicious. For Main, I ordered the Rigatoni Forestiera based on another Reviewer's description. Usually not a big Rigatoni fan but this sauce would've worked on any pasta. Truffle cream sauce with Mushrooms was excellent. There is an option to add a small square of Foie Gras. Worth every penny of the additional 4 Euro. First time having Pasta and Foie-wow! A rich, decadent and unforgettable dish! Second time ordered it with Pancetta vs Speck-delicious. Also, ordered the Pesto Fusilli which was excellent. Service was attentive and engaged. Had great conversation with our Server and the Owner stopped by and spent some time checking on us. They have a sister pizza restaurant right across the street. The Italian restaurant in Montmartre!

    Timothy B.

    Great italian resto!!! Its a nice cozy place with a great ambiance!!! The service was good.. looking for italian food in Paris this is the place. We took a salad with main course was a pesto pasta and lingini chicken rosa sauce. It was a delious.

    Lasagna
    Stephen H.

    Best meal we've had after a week in France. This place is the one restaurant I make sure to visit every time I'm in Paris. Food is amazing, and the owner is unbelievably attentive to all guests. Terrific vibe and all around great experience. Make reservations, it's gets busy quickly. Best lasagna I've ever had.

    Veal pasta
    Luis M.

    Love the food and the service. Get there early the place gets busy. Amazing Italian food at a great price.

    Jenny V.

    One of my favorite meals I had while in Paris. And actually one of my favorite Italian cuisine dining experiences to date! Highly recommend!

    Restaurant

    The service and food were excellent. The best Italian food we have found in Paris. The restaurant is small but very comfortable. We will definitely visit again on our next trip to Paris.

    Alex S.

    There are so many great restaurants in Pari but could not resist to give this place all the props Every time I'm in Pari I'm just like why do I try other Italian places. Do your-self a favor and try this place if you crave Italian. 3 things why: 1. The dishes are just the way there were made originally - no bullshit and no substitutes. 2. The tiramisu is out of this world. 3. Diner will cost you a fraction of what you would spend on the same dishes in great Italian restaurants. I have to add 4. 4. The atmosphere is so fantastic for either a date or just you having a great meal.

    Mozzarella & Tomato Salad.
    Barney C.

    Amazing culinary experience. The food is so delicious, we visited Al Caratello twice in our 3 day stay in Paris. Fresh ingredients, solid flavor, generous portions and impeccable, friendly service is what's in store for you. The ossobuco is to die for but honestly all of the various starters and entrees we tried were delicious. My family and I can't stop raving over how good the food was. I highly recommend any one try this local favorite and see for yourself why this restaurant is so awesome. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in Montmartre because honestly it's some of the best (if not thee best) Italian food I've ever had and that's in comparison to my culinary experiences in Italy (Naples, Rome and Positano).

    Mussels, so good!
    Lexi R.

    Came in for lunch around 1pm and by 2pm, the place was completely packed. The mussels were sooooo delicious, definitely one of the best mussels I've had! The size you see in my picture is the small size. I can't imagine how big the large is! And for 10 euros? What a great deal. I had the truffle scallop risotto and that was also perfect. They give a lot of scallops too, or at least more than I thought they would. I liked that it wasn't too al dente. My hubbie enjoyed his ravioli. I also appreciate the piece of chocolate they gave us at the end.

    Espresso and tiramisu

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    Great food and very helpful staff in a great location in Montmarte. Our fav was the gorgonzola black truffle alfredo steak pasta.

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    Beautiful food and very reasonable for Montmarte. We had the burrata to start and it was fantastic.

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    Great food. Reasonably priced. Very friendly. Quaint and romantic. A great little find in Montemartre.

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    Exceptional experience. We had raviolis and gnocchi. Service was great, staff was tentative. Best Italian food we had in Paris thus far.

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    good service, great great food. Big plates and very cozy environment! would definitely come here again.

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    Pink Mamma - MAMMARGHERITA

    Pink Mamma

    4.0(642 reviews)
    0.4 kmPigalle, 9ème
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    We celebrated my birthday here. We arrived 15 mins before our reservation time , waiting outside…read morein line for another 15-20 mins. Once we were sat the service worked a bit slow, but everyone was friendly and kind. The ambiance was vibrant. Cool. Not too loud. Not too bright. We ordered the prosciutto appetizer, burrata, focaccia , mamargherita pizza , truffle pasta and the bolognese pasta, tiramisu, and pistachio gelato. Everything was delicious. The focaccia through us off a little but . But it was good.

    We had a big family lunch at Pink Mamma a few weeks ago after a Sunday morning visit to Montmartre…read more I booked the table about a month in advance, and it was easy to do, even for a party of 11. There was no back-and-forth prior to our lunch, we just made the reservation online and showed up. Pink Mamma is part of the Big Mamma family, a popular French Italian restaurant group (Italian restaurants, French group) with locations across Europe. This one occupies four stories in a flatiron-shaped building in Pigalle, the exterior tiled in a bright flamingo pink. Our table was on the top level, a sunny space with a cheerful greenhouse aesthetic, sheer curtains over walls of windows, vines lacing through ceiling beams and chandeliers. We glimpsed the other floors on our way up, and every space seemed to be decorated to the max, including the stairwells. I guessing this place plays well on social media. Our lunch got off to a bumpy start when we were presented with a family style menu and told it was the only option for a party of our size. It came with starters, pizzas, pastas, all good stuff, for €55 per person. This seemed fair, except that the children were also counted, and we'd have to pay €55 each for my six-year-old (who eats nothing), my three-year-old (who eats like a three-year-old), and my niece, a two-year-old in a high chair (who, in fairness, eats as much as some adults). A lot of money, and likely a lot of wasted food. Our server was this Italian woman who showed everything on her face, and we could all tell she was annoyed that we questioned this policy, and annoyed further that she had to go ask management about our kids. It felt a little adversarial, and her attitude persisted when she came back with the regular menus. We ended up ordering a big a la carte spread, and it was plenty of food and much cheaper than €55 a head. Thankfully, our waiter softened up once the meal got going, and she was quite nice to us for most of our visit. This was a relief, especially towards the end, when my six-year-old threw up all over the floor. It was mostly water, and I cleaned it up, but both our server and another employee showed up and offered their help and kindness. Traveling with kids is an adventure, and I did indulge in a cocktail with lunch. I got The Big Pisco and it was delicious, a refreshing, summery drink with Cuatro Gallos Pisco Puro Italia, apricot liqueur, fennel, and lime. My husband got the French Touch, a cool gin drink with Tanqueray, elderflower, raspberry, cucumber, lemon, and R. Gerbaux l'Epicurien champagne. The food was great. We started with a few orders of the melone, prosciutto, and mozzarella appetizer, as well as the insalata Siciliana. The melon, Parma prosciutto, and buffalo were high quality and delicious, drizzled with olive oil and a little black pepper. The salad was fresh, green, and flavorful, with Sicilian broccoli, green beans, rocket, roasted zucchini, and tzatziki. There was also a complimentary basket of good, crusty bread. We shared a bunch of pasta, doubling up on the spaghettoni alla Vittorio, the mezze rigatoni alla Gricia, and the fazzoletti ricotta e spinaci. The spaghettoni was a nice al dente pasta with Datterini tomato sauce and parmesan. The rigatoni was rich and satisfying, with salsa cacio pepe, guanciale, and black pepper. The fazzoletti were fresh pasta filled with lemony ricotta and spinach, tossed in a sage butter sauce, with parmesan on top. We got two kinds of pizza for the table, the Mammargherita and the Spicy Calabrese. I actually booked Pink Mamma in large part because it had pizza, which I thought would be good for the kids a few days into our trip. Too bad my son couldn't enjoy it, because it was quite tasty, if a little on the wet, floppy side. The margherita came with a great San Marzano DOP tomato sauce, plus mozzarella and parmesan. The Spicy Calabrese had the same sauce and mozzarella, along with 'nduja, spicy pork salsiccia, caramelized red onion, and tarragon. This wasn't a perfect experience, but we had a lovely lunch despite the hiccups. I'd recommend Pink Mamma if you're looking for a stylish restaurant near Montmartre.

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    Pink Mamma - 4th floor seating

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    Picolo Caratello - Risotto alle capesante

    Picolo Caratello

    4.5(39 reviews)
    0.0 kmMontmartre, 18ème

    Locals suggested we check out the Montmartre neighborhood, and for a change, we decided to try out…read morethe Italian food. Every restaurant setup around this neighborhood felt romantic and had a hole-in-the-wall feel to it. Pebble stone streets elevated that effect. We walked-in around eight when the place was packed and were politely told to return in 30 mins which is when we were promptly seating on our very cozy table. Service was top-notch the minute we walked in this kid-friendly place. Our order was Burrata con parma o verdure, Risotto alle capesante, and Linguine Pollo e Funghi. Food arrived within 30-mins of ordering, and noise levels were on the lower end. Friendly staff, excellent service, and an on-the-house dessert left us very happy and pleased with the overall experience! Highly recommended!

    Excellent small restaurant that's an offshoot of the bigger Ristorante al Caratello right across…read morethe street. It's more intimate, but I think has essentially the same menu (and you can also order pizza from Pizza Caratello next door). We came here twice (because it was so close to our hotel, and we enjoyed it so much the first time). I got the Rigatoni Amatriciana the first time, which was cooked to a perfect al dente and tasted great. The second time, I got a Pizza Napoletana, which was also excellent -- really nice crust. For dessert, I got the Flute Limoncello, which was very refreshing, especially given how warm a day it was. Service was very friendly and attentive. I heard a lot of Italian being spoken by staff, so it seemed pretty legit. I would highly recommend this place over the nearby Le Chinon, in terms of food and service.

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    Il Piccolo Rifugio - il piccolo rifugio

    Il Piccolo Rifugio

    4.8(5 reviews)
    0.4 kmMontmartre, 18ème

    This restaurant is my favorite in all of Paris, with a magical hidden atmosphere and wonderful…read moreowner/chef (from what I can tell he does 100% of the work and has no employees). I stumbled across it for the first time last May on vacation and was blown away. The place is small and cozy - and located down a cute residential street in Montmartre so away from the crowds. I hesitate to write this review as once this is discovered it'll be tough to get a table, but it's heartbreaking to walk a couple blocks away after a delicious meal and see the crowds eating at the many tourist restaurants in Montmartre totally oblivious to the culinary perfection so nearby! Now on to the food - I came here first last May and had Pesto Penne which I have dreamed about ever since then. Back in Paris again in January, I returned to have a squid ink spaghetti creation that I'm not sure can ever be topped. I love Italian food and have spent a lot of time in Italy and it's my go-to food in the U.S., and this restaurant is simply the best. Finally, the owner is incredibly awesome! He comes out to our table with a handwritten menu and explains all the dishes - everything is handmade and perfect! I wish I could give this 1,000 stars, seriously. If you are staying in Montmartre (or anywhere in Paris) you owe it to yourself to come here!!!!

    Absolutely charming spot for best pasta dinner! Quaint, quiet with the feel of "welcome! Bonjour!…read moreBon appetite" Atmosphere very relaxing!

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    Il Piccolo Rifugio - AMAZING Penne with Pesto!!

    AMAZING Penne with Pesto!!

    Il Piccolo Rifugio - Delicious squid ink spaghetti!!!!

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    Delicious squid ink spaghetti!!!!

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