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    Picolo Caratello

    4.5 (39 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 pm - 11:30 PM

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    Jennifer C.

    Amazing little Italian restaurant In Montmartre! Every dish was so flavorful and delicious. Very generous portions and very well priced too! We ordered the burrata with di Parma (small) the piato de mare medium (and it was big) as starters. Then the linguini fruti de mare and gnocchi with Gorgonzola crème's and truffle sauce. Most amazing Italian meal! For dessert definitely try the panacota!

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    Beverly V.

    Visited Paris in September 2022. I found the restaurant via Yelp. We walked in to a packed restaurant without reservations, but they found us a table for two and treated us like queens. We were dying for salad and veggies and the burrata(which is more like a salad) was amazing. The wine recommendation excellent. The pasta was so flavorful and fresh. We enjoyed talking with the waiters who made us laugh. We liked this place so much, we went a second time during our 5 days there. Had the pizza and bruschetta. Excellent

    Velnette J.

    Oh my goodness. This place is by far the BEST Italian food we have EVER had! We stayed down the street and noticed that this place was always packed, along with their two other businesses. I would definitely recommend making reservations at this location. We came in for dinner on Christmas Eve and we fell in love. It is small, quaint and intimate and so beautiful inside. Kind of cave like. We ordered a few items to share, the sampler of meats and cheeses, the truffle gnocchi and tiramisu. Everything was to die for. It was so hard to take that last bite of gnocchi. Highly, highly recommend!!

    Not much left to show as we gobbled it up

    Amazing find in a touristy neighborhood. Slightly off the main road, we sat in one of three of their little restaurants. The food was incredible and the service fantastic We had salad, pizza and gnocchi all were delicious. The review doesn't come lightly, as we know our italian food. I even had the opportunity to speak italian with Marco, our delightful waiter. A fantastic Italian experience in Paris!!

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    Cyndee T.

    My son and I were lucky to get a table in here on New Year's Eve after trying to get into the bigger Caratello restaurant across the street. The food was delicious, the menu was in French and English, and the wait staff spoke English too, so that was a bonus. We enjoyed a great dinner here before climbing up Montmartre.

    Pierre-François L.

    A small (as the name tells) Italian restaurant, an annex of the "large" Caratello on the other side of the street. Actually the large one was our first choice but it was full... so we had to fall back on the last available table in the small one, where, incidentally, we've been welcomed in a nicer way than across the street. The decor is pleasant, the service is quick, the food, although not overwhelming, is decent and plentiful, prices are reasonable... what more does one need!

    The huge and tasty child portion of rigatoni bolognese

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    Fantastic pasta dishes, staff was lovely, and the intimate dining room made this one of our best meals in Paris.

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    By far the best Italian meal I have ever had. The service. The wine. The food. Worth every penny and every bite! Yes

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    Friendly service, felt like home cooking. Pasta and flavours bar none. Pleasant surprise off the streets of Montmartre!

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    Amazing pizza, wine and Tiramisu. Good service and decent prices. You will not be disappointed..will miss this food.

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    We ordered the burrata with di Parma (small) the piato de mare medium (and it was big) as starters.

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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

    4th floor seating

    Pink Mamma - SPAGHETTONE AL RAGÙ BOLOGNESE

    SPAGHETTONE AL RAGÙ BOLOGNESE

    Pink Mamma - Focaccia with burrata cheese and basil on top

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    Focaccia with burrata cheese and basil on top

    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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