A steaming plate of fresh pappardelle al ragù beside a glass of Barolo, on a candlelit trattoria table

Tampa, Florida · cucina italiana autentica

Benvenuti
a casa.

Fresh pasta made by hand, wines carried home from Piedmont, and a dining room voted one of Tampa Bay's most romantic. This is La Casa della Pasta — Mara & Franco's house, and yours.

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dalle Langhe, con amore

In 2017 we left the Langhe — Piedmont's hills of Barolo and white truffles — for the Florida sun. We brought the recipes with us.

Award-winning, year after year

6× Best of the Best Tampa Bay Times

5× Diners' Choice OpenTable

Top 25 Most Romantic Tampa Bay · Yelp

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Autumn vineyards of the Langhe in Piedmont, rolling down to a hilltop town — Le Langhe, Piemonte — home

La nostra storia

It all started
when…

We bought La Casa della Pasta in 2017 and moved from our home in the Langhe in Piedmont — in the northwest of Italy — to the sunshine state. We have always been passionate about food and wine, and we would like to share the authentic Italian cuisine we know and love with you.

We have spent many years in the restaurant industry, and we are eager to share our delicious food with you. Every plate of pasta is made in casa. Every bottle has a story. And every night, there are new specials on the board.

“We hope to see you soon.”
— Mara & Franco

E noi siamo

Mara & Franco,
your hosts every night.

A small, family-run dining room where the owners are in the house — Franco walking the floor and the cellar, Mara making sure the kitchen sends out plates the way they'd be made at home. It's why people keep calling it the most romantic table on Ehrlich Road, and why they keep coming back.

Dal 2017, a Tampa
Roots Le Langhe, Piemonte
The rule pasta fatta in casa, ogni giorno
Specials new every day

Franco and Mara smiling in front of a photo of a Piedmontese castle on the restaurant's red wall — Franco & Mara

A mound of flour with egg yolks in its well, fresh pappardelle drying on a wooden dowel behind

La sfoglia · rolled fresh daily

Fatta a mano,
ogni giorno.

Flour, eggs and patience — nothing else. Our pasta is rolled, cut and filled in casa, the way it has been done in Piedmont for generations.

You can taste
the difference.

Pappardelle al ragù. Cavatelli alla panna. Ravioli, tortellini, gnocchi, orecchiette — homemade, every single one, served the night they're made.

Pappardelle · Cavatelli · Ravioli · Tortellini · Gnocchi · Orecchiette · Linguine · Farfalle

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Per cominciare

Antipasti · Insalate e Zuppe

Risotti

ai Funghi 23 · alla Panna e Gamberi 25 — Arborio rice, done the slow way.

La pasta

Fatta in casa the house specialty

Pappardelle al Ragù 23
Homemade egg pappardelle, slow bolognese of ground beef, tomato, basil and garlic.
Linguine ai Frutti di Mare 27
Homemade linguine, mixed seafood, tomato, basil, garlic and clam juice.
Spaghetti Aragosta e Granchio 28
Lobster and crab meat in our princess sauce.
Cavatelli alla Panna 23
Peas, fresh pancetta, onion and Italian mushroom in a cream infusion.
Gnocchi al Parmigiano 23
Potato dumplings gratinée with Italian tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil.
Ravioli di Formaggio alla Vodka 22
Cheese ravioli, vodka sauce, fresh pancetta, onion and parmigiano.
Tortellini ai Quattro Formaggi 22
Meat tortellini in a cream of parmigiano, provolone, asiago and pecorino.
Fettuccine alla Carbonara 22
Fresh pancetta, onion, parmesan and fresh infused eggs.
Orecchiette alla Puttanesca 22
Fresh tomatoes, black olives, onion and capers — anchovies on request.
Farfalle alla Salciccia 22
Bowties, fresh tomato sauce, Italian sausage, onion and basil.
Penne alla Rustica 22
Chicken breast, mushrooms, parmesan, onion and brandy sauce.
Lasagna di Carne 22
Layered with meat sauce, parmesan and bechamel, served with princess sauce.
Pomodoro e Basilico Arrabbiata 23
Whole-wheat pasta, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, napoletana sauce and pepper flakes.

I secondi

La Carne · Il Pesce

Vitello Mare e Monti 28
Veal scaloppine, asparagus, crab meat, fontina and a chianti glaze.
Vitello alla Pizzaiola 27
Veal sautéed with Italian tomato sauce, roasted bell pepper and white wine.
Vitello Parmigiana e Melanzane 27
Veal, marinara and sliced eggplant gratinée with fresh mozzarella.
Petto di Pollo Piccata 24
Chicken breast, capers, fresh lemon and tomatoes in extra-virgin olive oil.
Petto di Pollo Marsala 24
Wild mushrooms, marsala sauce and Barolo wine.
Cernia Pescatore 31
Fresh grouper, capers, porcini, tomatoes and lemon-butter sauce.
Flounder Francese 29
Lightly buttered flounder, capers, tomatoes, shrimp and piccata sauce.

I dolci

All homemade — Cannoli 13 · Tiramisù 11 · Oreomisu 12 · Pannacotta 10 · Chocolate mousse 10 · Chocolate cake 10 — with Lavazza espresso and caffè.

Nuovi piatti speciali ogni sera — ask about tonight's specials.

A candlelit table for two deep in a wine cellar lined with bottles

La cantina

Wine is our
first language.

We grew up among the vineyards of the Langhe. Our cellar runs deep with Piedmont — Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera — beside Amarone, Brunello, Franciacorta and French champagnes.

Ask Franco.

Tell us what you're eating and we'll find the bottle — more than 130 labels from Italy, France and beyond, with a full page poured by the glass.

Barolo · Barbaresco · Brunello · Amarone · Franciacorta · Champagne

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Vino e birra

The cellar, briefly.

A taste of the list — the full cellar book lives on every table. Bottles from every corner of Italy, a serious French page, and a by-the-glass list that changes with the seasons.

Piemontethe home page

Barolo — Parusso 201187
Barolo Bussia — Fenocchio 201275
Barbaresco — Bruno Rocca 201581
Barbaresco Cichin — Ada Nada 201395
Barbera d'Asti — Bruno Rocca 201552
Nebbiolo Sansteu — Ghiomo 201248
Blangé Langhe Arneis — Ceretto 201640
Moscato Muray — Beppe Marino 201642

Il resto d'Italiae la Francia

Brunello di Montalcino — Altesino 201395
Amarone Riserva Graal — Corte Figaretto 201398
Chianti Classico Riserva — Il Novecento 201359
Supertuscan — Rosso dei Notri, Tua Rita 201567
Franciacorta Essence Brut — Antica Fratta 200866
Jacquart Champagne Brut N.V.95
Sancerre — Monmousseau 201562
Bourgogne — J.L. Joillot Pommard 201483

Dal caliceby the glass

Gavi di Gavi — La Caplana8
Pinot Grigio — Primosic9
Prosecco — Salis Terrae8
Barbera d'Alba — Ghiomo10
Valpolicella Ripasso — Corte Figaretto10
Chianti Classico Riserva — Gini12
Chablis — Helene Perrot11
Spritz aperitif9

Plus dessert wines, vermouth, Peroni & friends.

Vieni a trovarci

Find the
casa.

A small dining room with the owners in the house — reservations are highly suggested, and an early seating makes for the most relaxed evening. Prefer the sofa tonight? We're on UberEats and GrubHub.

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la settimana