#1 Antico Nuovo
4653 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Chad Colby pasta-focused Mid-City dining room—hand-shaped plates that still feel like a destination booking.
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Experiences · Worth Fighting Traffic For
Italian Pasta Worth the Drive
Handmade bowls, Chad Colby Mid-City, Venice coastal Italian, Hollywood supper-club pastas, Playa red-sauce classics—LA County Italian that earns a crosstown or beach-corridor hop. Skip tourist red sauce; fight traffic for dough and sauce with a point of view.
Handmade pasta and Italian bowls worth the drive
For handmade pasta, start with Antico Nuovo, Chad Colby’s pasta-focused Mid-City room, or Pasta Sisters for casual fresh-pasta bowls in Culver City. For a dressed-up night, Gigi's and La Dolce Vita also appear in Date Night Worth Dressing For.
Questions
Where is the best handmade pasta in Los Angeles?
Our pasta picks start with Antico Nuovo, Chad Colby’s pasta-focused Mid-City dining room; Ospi in Venice for pasta-forward coastal Italian; and Pasta Sisters in Culver City for casual handmade bowls.
Where can I get Italian food for a date night in LA?
Gigi’s on Sycamore in Hollywood brings a supper-club register with polished pastas, and La Dolce Vita is a historic Beverly Hills Italian with booths and classics.
The 10 picks, in order
#2 Ospi
42 N Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Venice Italian from the Angelini orbit—pasta-forward coastal Italian on Venice Boulevard with a neighborhood-booking rhythm.
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#3 Pasta Sisters
3280 Helms Ave, Culver City, CA 90232
Culver City fresh-pasta Italian—casual Helms bowls of handmade pasta without the scene tax.
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#4 Maccheroni Republic
332 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Downtown pasta-focused Italian near the civic core—lunch or dinner when Broadway needs a real bowl.
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#5 Gigi's
904 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Hollywood Italian supper-club register on Sycamore—polished pastas and evening energy; book ahead.
Photo · Wayback / Gigi's Hollywood official website (gigis.la)
#6 Jemma Hollywood
1717 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Hollywood Italian on Vine—polished pasta-and-pizza dining room for pre-show or date-night energy.
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#7 Amante
123 E 9th St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Downtown Italian on East 9th—pizza, pasta, and late takeout on the Fashion District edge.
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#8 La Dolce Vita
9785 Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Historic Beverly Hills Italian on Santa Monica Boulevard—booths, classics, Call Mom restoration; old-Hollywood Italian with a reservation.
#9 Cantalini's Salerno Beach
193 Culver Blvd, Playa del Rey, CA 90293
Playa del Rey red-sauce classic near the beach corridor—long-running family dining room worth the Culver Blvd hop.
#10 Il Segreto Ristorante
2932 Beverly Glen Circle, Bel Air, CA 90077
Bel Air Italian keep-list stop—confirm Beverly Glen Circle address before fighting the canyon.