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A candlelit table at Libertino

LIBERTINO

The wild side of Italian

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Latin · a freed man

From the Latin libertinus, a freed man. Later, a libertine: one who lives by appetite rather than by rules.

Italian cooking, done properly, by people who do not take themselves too seriously. A small room in De Waterkant with the lights low, pasta made that afternoon, and a wine list worth asking about.

Sheets of fresh pasta pulled by hand under the kitchen lamps
The kitchen

Made here.
Every day.

The chef holding up a sheet of pasta

Pasta is made in this kitchen, by hand, every afternoon.

Oysters, antipasti, tiramisu. A short menu that changes with the market.

A bowl of pasta in tomato sauce
The room

Forty seats.
Low light.

A table set with a candle and a glass of wine Burrata and tomatoes A forkful of spaghetti An espresso martini A guest reading the menu in the corner banquette A dish carried to the table
A disco ball held up to the light

Later.

The list

Italian first.
Then the Cape.

A list built for drinking. It changes when we find something better.

Spaghetti lifted on a fork against red velvet
The Libertino leopard with a slice of cake
Custom cakes

Yours, with
your words on it.

Four sizes, six flavours. Ordered with your booking, a day ahead.

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The Libertino leopard

Two seatings
a night.

Tuesday to Saturday
6pm · 8:30pm
Sunday
Brunch from noon
Monday
Closed
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Tables of six and up are held with a R250 a head deposit that comes off the bill. Card only.

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