An Italian restaurant in Medellín, run by Italians
Ciudad del Río · Behind the Modern Art Museum
The chef is Italian. The pizzaiolo is Italian. Nothing here is an interpretation of Italian food — it is Italian food, made in Medellín with the best Colombian ingredients we can find.
Our pizza is not Neapolitan. It is not Roman either.
We are not from Naples, so we do not make Neapolitan pizza. We are not from Rome, so we do not make Roman pizza. We make Pizzarrino pizza: artisan dough matured for a minimum of 48 hours, imported Italian DOP cheeses, and cured meats we make ourselves.
The long fermentation is the difference you taste and the difference you feel afterwards — a lighter crust, easier to digest, with real flavour in the dough itself rather than just in the toppings.
Salumi you will not find anywhere else
We cure our own prosciutto, coppa, salsiccia, guanciale and lardo using San Pedreño pork — a native Colombian breed recognised as a Slow Food Baluarte and listed in the Ark of Taste.
No preservatives, no additives, full traceability. It is the one thing on our menu that no other restaurant in the city can copy.
What to order
To start
Arancini, burrata caprese with prosciutto, beef carpaccio with truffle sauce, or the antipasto all’italiana for two — a board of our own cured meats with Parmigiano Reggiano DOP and Cerignola olives.
Pasta and mains
Spaghetti alla carbonara with crisp guanciale, spaghetti al pesto with a whole burrata, tagliatelle al ragù, classic lasagna, veal osso buco on saffron risotto, and oven-baked stuffed rabbit.
Pizza and dolci
From a simple marinara to the Mortadella with pistachio and truffle honey. Then tiramisù, panna cotta, babà al rum, gelato affogato al caffè or torta caprese.
Aperitivo hour
We are official Aperol Spritz ambassadors in Medellín. Aperol and Campari Spritz, Negroni, Negroni Sbagliato, Limoncello Spritz, prosecco by the glass, Italian craft gin tonics and San Pellegrino sodas.
Two Aperol Spritz for 50K if you are sharing.
Practical details
Address
Cl. 19 #43g–80, Ciudad del Río, Medellín — behind the MAMM
Hours
Monday to Thursday and Sunday, noon to 10 pm
Friday and Saturday, noon to 11 pm
Phone and WhatsApp
+57 300 328 4787
Delivery within 5 km — El Poblado, Laureles, Belén, Guayabal and northern Envigado
Pet friendly. Your dog is welcome.
Reservations recommended at weekends.
We speak English. Walk in, or message us to book a table.