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A candlelit table on the red velvet banquette at Libertino

Libertino

The wild side of Italian

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li·ber·tì·no noun

One who lives without constraint and lets pleasure lead.

Southern Italian food, cooked with the generosity of a Neapolitan kitchen. Pizza in the Neapolitan style, pasta made by hand, and a room meant for staying late.

La Pizza

Napoletana

Soft at the heart, blistered at the edge.

Close up of the charred spots on the crust

In Naples, the dark spots a hot oven leaves on the crust have a name. Leopardatura.

A Neapolitan pizza with burrata, pesto and basil, gold scissors and two small disco balls beside it
Fresh pasta drying in the window by candlelight
La Cucina

Pasta,
made by hand.

Lengths of fresh pasta hung to dry

Every shape is made in our kitchen. Then it meets the pan.

Spaghetti lifted on a fork
La Sala

A small room,
on purpose.

Fewer tables, so every one gets our full attention. Warm, unhurried, the Italian way. Book ahead and one is yours.

Spaghetti by candlelight Squid ink pasta on the leopard chair A plate of pasta against the red curtain Burrata and tomatoes on the red banquette A candlelit table beside the zebra chair Olive oil poured over a dish Tiramisu on the leopard chair
A disco ball held up to the light

Later.

La Cantina

On the prowl.

A wine list that is mostly South African, from winemakers we went looking for, far and wide.

A glass of wine on the red banquette

I Libertini

Our wine club. The bottles we are excited about, before anyone else hears.

Le Torte

Custom cakes,
made to order.

Four sizes, six flavours, your message on top. Order with your booking, at least a day ahead. Bringing your own? No cakeage.

Add one to a booking
Le Feste

Birthdays, and
every other reason.

Tell us the date and how many of you. We will set the table and look after the rest.

No corkage.

Bring the bottle you have been saving.

No cakeage.

Bring the cake, or order one of ours.

Prenota

Two seatings,
every night.

6pm and 8:30pm. The room is small, so book ahead to keep your spot.

All dates

Tables of six and up are held with a R250 a head deposit that comes off the bill. Card only. No corkage, no cakeage.

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