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A candlelit table on the red velvet banquette at Libertino

Libertino

The wild side of Italian

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No corkageNo cakeageCard only

li·ber·tì·nonoun

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.We would know those spots anywhere.

A Neapolitan pizza with burrata, pesto, cherry tomatoes and basil, the crust blistered and charred
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.

The neon sign: feed me pizza and tell me I'm pretty, xoxo A full room on a busy night, every table taken Burrata and bread on the table Burrata and bread carried to the table Two friends dressed up for the night Pasta on the leopard chair A couple at the bar under the neon Tiramisu with a strawberry
A disco ball held up to the light

Later.

Before you ask.

Corkage

Leave the bottle at home.

We don't do corkage. Our list is mostly South African, hunted far and wide, and it is worth exploring. Let us pour you something new.

Cakeage

Leave the cake to us.

We would love to make your birthday cake. Our in-house baker is wonderfully talented, and our dolci are made for celebrating.

Cash

Card only.

We don't take cash, so bring a card.

La Cantina

Hunted far
and wide.

Wines that excite, from the people who pour their hearts into every bottle. Proudly (almost) all South African.

A glass of wine on the red banquette
Our leopard in sunglasses and a zebra suit, holding a glass of orange wine
Il club del vino

I Libertini

Our wine club, for those who like to know first.

  • The bottles we fall for, before they reach the list.
  • The winemakers we hunted down, and their stories.
  • Wine packages to take home, when we put them together.

Le Torte

Birthday cakes,
by our baker.

Our in-house baker makes every cake to order. Four sizes, six flavours, your message on top. Order with your booking, at least a day ahead.

  • Bento10 cmR395
  • Mini13 cmR510
  • Small15 cmR830
  • Medium17 cmR990
  • Print or edible image+R50
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Our leopard in a fur coat and sunglasses, holding a slice of cake
Friends raising glasses of bubbles on the red banquette
Le Feste

Birthdays
& events.

A table set for your birthday, a cake from our baker, or the whole room for the night.

Plan your night
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 outside wine or cakes, see before you ask.

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