Phone: (+39)0755732427
Address: Via Baldo, 5, 06121 Perugia, Italy, PERUGIA
City: PERUGIA
Dishes: 26
Reviews: 8047
"It’s amazing to me that this place gets some mixed reviews on TripAdvisor. Maybe people should stick to its core competency the pasta. La Pasteria is off the main street in Perugia down a little alleyway. We sat outside at lunchtime and the first thirty minutes were wonderfully entertaining as someone in an apartment above the restaurant was playing very loud rock music which multiple members of local businesses attempted to put a stop to via shouting, screaming and hammering on their door. This certainly kept us amused while we decided what to order. There’s kind of a dirty secret to Italian meals the pasta course. The concept of course goes back to the days when the expensive part of the meal, the protein, was in short supply to many people and expensive. So poorer people needed to fill themselves up on the readily available and cheaper starch, the pasta, prior to getting to the main course. If the pasta course is average then it can spoil the whole meal. The cacio y pepe at La Pasteria was simply the best pasta course on this trip to Italy. They did everything that all good chefs claim to do keep it simple, use absolutely the best ingredients, and serve it hot and fresh. Given the dish comprises just three ingredients it was astounding absolutely delicious. I will come back to this restaurant every time I’m in Perugia."
All prices are estimates.