Est. 2018 • East Austin, TX • Nonna Rosa's Recipes

Real Italian.
Eight Years.
No Shortcuts.

Anthony's been making fresh pasta every morning since 2018 — same recipes his grandmother brought from Naples. Come taste the difference.

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4.7★ on Google (312 reviews)
Fresh Pasta Made Daily
1847 E 6th St, Austin
Eater Austin "Essential" 2024
BYOB Tuesdays
4.7★ Google Rating 312 Verified Reviews
Eater Austin "Essential" 2024 Recognition
Austin Chronicle Finalist Best Italian 2023
Family-Owned Since 2018 Anthony & Maria Russo
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Everything We Do at Nonna's

From a Tuesday date night to a 200-person wedding reception — here's what we offer.

Dine-In

60 seats indoors, 24 on the patio. Walk-ins welcome for parties of 1-3. Reservations recommended for 4+.

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Takeout & Curbside

Call ahead, pull up to the red awning on E 6th, and we bring it out. Same food, same care, your couch.

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Private Events

Back room seats 20. Exclusively yours for the evening. Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, business dinners that need a real table.

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Catering

Weddings, corporate events, parties from 20 to 200 guests across greater Austin. Anthony and the team come to you.

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Sunday Brunch

10AM to 2PM Sundays. Frittate, fresh pastries, bottomless mimosas, and Nonna's Sunday gravy. Families welcome.

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BYOB Tuesdays

Bring whatever you love. No corkage fee, no judgment. Tuesdays only. It started because Anthony and Maria did it at home.

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👨‍🍳 Anthony Russo Owner & Head Chef Trained in Naples
Est. Naples, 1962
Anthony's Story

What Nonna Rosa Started, We Keep Going

Anthony Russo grew up eating his grandmother's pasta. Nonna Rosa Ferrante made everything by hand in her Naples kitchen — same table every Sunday, same recipes going back to 1962. When he opened this place in 2018, he wasn't chasing a trend. He was trying to recreate a feeling.

Eight years later, that's still the job. Pasta goes into the pot the morning it gets made. San Marzano tomatoes come from the same importer since day one. The wood-fired oven in the corner? Anthony and his cousin built it over three weekends in 2019.

Maria runs the front of the house. She picked every bottle on the wine list personally. She'll remember your name by your second visit.

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What East Austin Says

They Said It Better Than We Could

★★★★★
"The pappardelle al cinghiale is the best pasta I've had outside of Italy. Anthony came out to talk about the boar and where it comes from. You don't get that at a chain."
Rebecca T.
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★★★★★
"Maria remembered us from our first visit six months earlier. That doesn't happen. The back room for our anniversary dinner was absolutely perfect."
Daniel M.
Google Review
★★★★★
"BYOB Tuesdays are a game changer. We brought a Barolo we'd been saving and the kitchen paired every course around it without us even asking."
Priya K.
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The Back Room

Need the Whole Room to Yourselves?

The back room at Nonna's Kitchen seats 20, has its own entrance and bar setup, and is exclusively yours for the evening. No strangers walking through. No shared dining room.

Birthdays, rehearsal dinners, team dinners, anniversary celebrations. Maria coordinates everything — menu, florals, music, dietary needs. No coordinator you hand off to. Maria is the coordinator.

  • Seats up to 20 guests
  • Custom menus built around your group
  • Maria coordinates everything personally
  • Available Tue–Sun evenings
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The Back Room — Seats 20
Updated Every Thursday

This Week on the Board

Chef Luis and Anthony write the specials board every Thursday morning based on what's best at the market. These change week to week.

Chef's Special

Pappardelle al Cinghiale

Wild boar ragù from the Hill Country, slow-braised six hours with rosemary and Chianti. Anthony's grandmother made this for special occasions.

Chef Luis Special

Branzino al Forno

Whole roasted sea bass from the Gulf, stuffed with lemon, fennel fronds, and Sicilian olives. Simple. Exactly right.

Wine Pairing

Aglianico del Vulture

Maria found this bottle from a small producer in Basilicata. Pairs perfectly with the boar. Fourteen dollars a glass, forty-two the bottle.

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Common Questions

Quick Answers Before You Come In

Yes — required for parties of 4 or more. Parties of 1-3 can walk in; we seat you as space allows. For a guaranteed table, book ahead at our reservations page or call (512) 555-0389.
BYOB is Tuesdays only, no corkage fee. Any beverage — wine, beer, spirits. Wednesday through Sunday we have a full bar and a wine list that Maria built herself. Full BYOB policy here.
Gluten-free pasta is available. Note it when you book and we'll flag it for the kitchen. Full allergen details at our allergen page.
Street parking on E 6th is the main option, plus there's a small lot behind the building off Navasota Street. We're the place with the red awning and the hand-painted Nonna's sign.
Yes — the private back room seats 20 exclusively. The main dining room seats 60 with coordination. Groups of 15+ in the main room require a reservation and we'll work out a family-style menu. Call Maria at (512) 555-0389 to plan it.
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Reservations Open Now

Tuesday Through Sunday, 5PM On

Weekends book fast. The secret is Tuesday — same kitchen, half the wait, all the same food Anthony's grandmother would recognize.

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1847 E 6th Street, Austin TX 78702 • Tue–Thu 5–10PM • Fri–Sat 5–11PM • Sun 10AM–2PM & 5–9PM

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