Come a Casa

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

A place that means what it says

"Come a casa" means at home in Italian, and that is precisely the register this small address on Boulevard de Ménilmontant plays in. The concept is stripped back by design: a concise menu of Italian specialities, a considered wine list, and enough intimacy to make the room feel genuinely convivial rather than merely small.

Short menu, clear intent

The kitchen keeps its offering deliberately tight — typically three mains — rotating with what is seasonal and good. That restraint is a statement of confidence. Past dishes captured on the restaurant's own pages give a sense of the register: lasagna layered with squash, pine nuts, lardo di Colonnata and smoked provola; courgette polpette with rocket, mint and egg. Cantucci with Vin Santo rounds things out in properly Tuscan fashion. Italian products are the priority, and the results, as more than one outside observer has noted, are "unanimously fantastic."

Recognition that fits

Gambero Rosso — Italy's most authoritative food and wine guide — awarded Come a Casa a fork in its 2024 edition, a mark of quality that carries particular weight for an Italian restaurant operating outside Italy. It is the kind of recognition that confirms what regulars in the 20th arrondissement already know: this is not a casual approximation of Italian cooking but the real thing, served without ceremony in a neighbourhood that rewards authenticity.

The Père Lachaise address

The restaurant sits in the 20th arrondissement, close to Père Lachaise, a part of Paris that has long attracted a discerning, unpretentious crowd. The setting suits the ethos perfectly — no theatre, just good Italian food and wine, lunch and evening, Tuesday through Saturday.