La Pasta da Franco in Hamburg

I have known Franco since 2008, when he opened the small bistro. Then as now, the best price-performance ratio in downtown Hamburg. Probably even beyond that. I worked in downtown Hamburg from 2008 to 2016 and ate there regularly. After that I moved to London and I haven't found an honest plate of pasta like Franco's there in 3 years. Then I worked in Hamburg again and Franco's pasta was still just as good. I've been working in Frankfurt for a year now and there isn't a bistro like that there either. I've been coming here for over 14 years. I've aged now, but Franco's pasta hasn't. 😊 Insider tip, pasta with goulash or pasta agli e olio with scampi 🥹 I wish everyone who has read this to the end bon appetit And I wish my friend Franco and his team many more good years. ❤️

Top! Absolute recommendation. Fresh pasta. Freshly prepared. Delicious. Friendly staff.

La Pasta da Franco is simply great!!! The food is mega!!! I don't have to say more.

Always great! You can put everything together yourself.

There are better Italian restaurants in Hamburg

The food was delicious and we got to play the DJ😂♥️

Best pasta and nicest staff ever! Whenever I have the chance to come to Hamburg, I eat here!

Best pasta I've eaten in 40 years!!!

Typical Italian! Classic Italian cuisine, price performance is right here. The only thing that is annoying is the volume here and the lack of space. But good portions at fair prices!

We ate very well. The price is okay. Can be recommended with a clear conscience.

Very tasty noodles. Large selection and everything fresh

Very tasty for reasonable money 😊😊

Super fast service, and large tasty portions.

Check out the man with the red hat, always in a good mood 😀

Quick pasta for a good price-performance ratio. The service staff are super nice and you can choose anything from the counter. Of course there are also traditional classics, but you can also get creative.

La Pasta da Franco is somewhat hidden. I was slightly overwhelmed by the whole selection, but the chef recognized this, spoke to me directly and explained how I could put together my pasta. I chose pasta with green pesto, crayfish and sun-dried tomatoes. On top there was grated cheese. It was very tasty.

He is always very friendly, the food is very good and moderately priced

If you want to eat quickly during your lunch break in Hamburg, you can stop by Franco who will serve you strictly in less than 5 minutes. They don't accept debit cards or cards, only cash, which is quite limiting especially considering that you are in Germany. I don't recommend any dish in particular, you stop here to eat a plate of pasta quickly and without praise.

Nice pasta for a reasonable price , loving the cheese machine !

Gets a Garfield approval from us. Sauce and ingredients freshly mixed as desired, price absolutely great for the city center.

Excellent food, well served dishes and affordable prices. I highly recommend it.

1000/10 The food is super delicious and the staff is super nice. Come there at least once every week. 😋

Very good pasta with great service and very friendly...

My God, why did we only discover the Italian on the last day? La Pasta da Franco is well hidden in the Schlemmermarkt. Just to understand, the Schlemmermarkt is a market hall that houses various food shops. Including La Pasta da Franco. La Pasta da Franco is a real crowd puller. At no other stand were there as many people queuing as there. Please note our creed: Where there are a lot of people standing in line or sitting, the food is very good. That was clearly the case there. First we sneaked around the seats to see what they had on their plates and what the food looked like. We couldn't resist and were now spoiled for choice. What should it be now? You can choose two ingredients and a sauce from the counter. Among other things, you can choose: Salmon, shrimp, crayfish, Italian goulash, etc. + tomato sauce, cream sauce, tomato sauce, etc. Our food was freshly prepared and tasted very, very tasty. The price of 9.99 euros is justified. Please keep in mind that La Pasta da Franco is not a typical restaurant, it is in a covered market. So is the ambience. But the most important thing is that the food tastes good!!! grace Forca Italy!

Simply great dynamics, nice people and good food at a fair price! Regular guest guarantee

You can get full well. Unfortunately it is very loud there. Conclusion - quick food for a reasonable price

This is a Hamburg lunch place. Lots of people come there to take their pasta or eat it there. It is good! Choose the type of pasta and then a sauce and 2 Extras. We come here often and appreciate they cool for us

Would definitely be my go-to shop after a stressful & tiring day. The staff is contagious with a good mood and good music, the food is delicious and the price is right too. We (from Hanover) would like to come back again.

I had dinner there with my daughter on July 22nd. It was really tasty 😋 😋 and very cheap. The portions are very huge, one plate is enough for two people.

I love the pasta 🍝 super friendly service!

Best pasta in Hamburg! Always good vibes

I managed to do this much better and cheaper in my student apartment.

Food very tasty 🥰. Service very nice 😊. Ambience too loud.

The noodles are super tasty and the staff is really friendly, I can totally recommend this shop, I always enjoy eating there. The tomato sauce is also vegan and highly recommended!

5 stars for entertainment alone, great location and great pasta...

THE pasta shop in Hamburg. Good food and best service <3

It's always a pleasure to have something to eat with Franco and Dennis. You will be warmly welcomed as a returning guest, even if you only come by once or twice a year as a tourist. Thanks for that 🥰, Michaela and Frank from Harrislee/Flensburg

Tastiest pasta in Hamburg. Dennis & the whole team conjure up a piece of Italy in Hamburg. You immediately feel comfortable and the food is delicious.

The food somehow tastes like dead. Dog food.

Really delicious noodles in a good portion that also fills you up. And all this with a great price-performance ratio. A real original in Hamburg.

The shop where you can quickly grab something to snack on after work. Perfect for every noodle enthusiast traveling downtown 🫡

Price performance top Have nothing to complain about Large variety of ingredients

Everything is right here. The food is super tasty for the price and the portions are large and fill you up well. Of course the ambience in the “mall” isn’t ideal, but the store can’t help that.

Ok for a meal in a “gourmet mile” atmosphere. The sales counter makes the food appealing. Everything is clean, dishes are cleared away and the tables are wiped regularly. Sometimes you are asked whether everything is OK and whether the food tastes good. I'll be back!

Top pasta, nice team around Franco, who always act quickly and friendly at lunchtime despite the large crowds.

Food, staff, service always very good. The ambience is in a small "feeding area", but clean and you can comfortably enjoy your meal.

Tasty, quick and inexpensive food

Tasty and quick! It's a shame that you can't always find seats.

Super delicious noodle dishes with a large selection and fair prices! Plus such warm Italian hosts who sing in Italian... a piece of vacation in HH....

We were very excited about the selection of side dishes. The preparation was extremely quick. The employees are very friendly and accommodating.

It always tastes good and is always prepared quickly.

Fair prices and incredibly nice team. Some sauces could use a little more flavor but are still a real recommendation for a quick pasta.

Great service, nice employees and what I particularly like. The boss himself is always there. A 10 out of 10

An authentic little shop in the middle of the city center. Card payment is still missing, then it's perfect.

Quick pasta and delicious. Unfortunately it's not as cheap as it used to be. Raised prices 3 times within 2 months. Value for money still ok.

Can only give this 5/5 stars. The friendly and cheerful employees greeted me nicely and made a very friendly impression. The main reason for coming here is clearly the price-performance ratio. For €12 I got a 0.3 cola and a huge plate of pasta with salmon, which more than filled me up. You shouldn't expect gourmet cuisine, but there was nothing wrong with the taste. Generally recommended!

Franco is simply an original. Delicious pasta that you can put together individually. Big portion. It's loud and busy, especially at lunchtime, but that's exactly what makes this shop so charming. It's fun to sit at the counter and watch the scenery.

Food and service are very good Always my pleasure

Cheap good food. Self-service, large portions

Price-performance ratio is just right! Very good noodles that you can make yourself with lots of toppings if you wish. The staff is extremely noteworthy! There's always a good atmosphere! See you next time !

Super tasty and cheap pasta. Highly recommended.

I often go to this "quick restaurant" as food is good and people are very nice.

So delicious and Fast. Lovely Pasta

Good food, large quantity, cheap

simply delicious noodles. Preparation is quick and easy, whether to take away or eat on site.

Real Italian pasta! Not a fake! Delicious! Complimenti!

Super tasty, large portions, quick and very cheap too! The staff are extremely friendly and helpful. Thanks to the food court, you have the freedom to choose what you eat, everyone sits centrally in the middle - so it's not really a full 5 in terms of ambience, but if you're honest, the price of €9.99 would probably never be sustainable otherwise. We had rigattoni with tomato cream sauce, crayfish and mozzarella, once the same sauce with chicken breast and linguini/spaghetti aglio e olio. Everything really excellent!

Great for a quick and cheap lunch in between. The charm lies in the cool service, but the ambience in the shopping center is a bit unusual.

It's easy for a Portuguese person to have lunch here

Fast, loud, incredible pasta! 9,99€ for a huge portion.

At the beginning of 2024 I can only confirm my opinion: As always.....good....like a short vacation in Italy. After a year of abstinence due to Corona/retirement, I was there again and was recognized. Franco and his team even made my favorite pasta "Spaghetti Gorgonzola with Spinach". I've been very happy about it. Best pasta quality and price-performance in this bistro format.

Wie eh und je immer eine schöne Mittagspause - Dankeschön 🙏

Really good value and good food BUT they were so stingy on the amount of the two ingredients I picked. Like 5 pieces of chicken and maybe 5 pieces of broccoli! I'd have given them 5 stars if the protein intake had been better.

Definitiv: total lustiges fröhliches freundliches Schnellrestaurant und an Höflichkeit gegenüber dem Gast nicht zu überbieten. Preis-Leistung völlig in Ordnung, das Essen schmeckt super und man fühlt sich als Gast wahrgenommen. Danke dafür, wir kommen gerne wieder

Super lecker 😋 extrem guter Gastgeber! Große Portionen. Parmesan Nachschlag kein Problem. Da gehe ich sicher öfter hin. Absolut klasse mit italienischem Flair.

Super Essen, Super Stimmung, einfach Top.

Wir kommen seit vielen Jahren immer wieder gerne und wurden noch nie enttäuscht, ist immer eine Pasta wert , 😚🤪😀bis bald und bleibt wie ihr seid

Leckere Pasta, aber auch dem niedrigen Preis entsprechend. Man kann nichts außergewöhnliches erwarten. Schade finde ich, dass die Zutaten, die man sich aussucht, nicht angebraten werden. Stattdessen wird alles aufeinmal in die Pfanne gegeben und mit den Nudeln warm gemacht. Am besten finde ich die Tomaten Sahne Soße.

Gute Atmosphäre, lecker & unschlagbar im Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Die Arrabiata ist auch vegan ein absoluter Hit. Ein Ort mit besonders viel Herz & Humor. Hin da!

Super duper spot! Can’t go wrong with anything!

Leckere Nudeln auch zum mitnehmen...

Solo piatti di pasta a 9 euro. Buona varietà. Prezzo imbattibile. Buona qualità. Consigliabile e senza concorrenti in zona

Manche Menschen essen aus unterschiedlichen Gründen einfach keinen Parmesan. Die Bestellungen laufen so chaotisch ab, dass man Glück haben muss, überhaupt gefragt zu werden, ob man ihn möchte, und noch mehr Glück, dass auch die Antwort abgewartet wird, bevor die Hand schon an der Parmesanmaschine ist. An sich relativ solide Pastagerichte für den Preis, wobei die wählbaren Zutaten von der Menge her oft sehr sehr dürftig sind, aber jedes Mal wieder der Parmesan-Struggle nervt einfach. Bin raus.

Authentisch Italienisch - einfach lecker!

Lecker und die Portions sind echt riesig

Super essen, super Service, gute Laune, wenn man sein essen allerdings in Ruhe zu sich nehmen will sollte man sich einen anderen Platz suchen, denn es kann sehr laut werden (Musik)

Für wenig Geld ganz viel lecker Essen auf dem Teller. Echt toll.

Great lunch time spot to eat. Portion sizes generous for the price and nice to be able to customise the dishes as you would like

Das Personal versprüht nur so gute Laune und ist sehr freundlich. Das Essen war super, ging schnell, große Portionen zu einem wirklichen fairen Preis. Mein Lieblingsitaliener, wenn man kurz einen kurzen Essenstop während eines Einkaufsbummels einlegen möchte. :-)

Das Pastagericht kann selber zusammengestellt werden. Verschiedene Zutaten und Saucen stehen zur Auswahl. Alles wird frisch in wenigen Minuten zubereitet, einfach Ideal für die Mittagspause. Portionen sind riesig. Preis-Leistung 1a. Im Anschluss wird auch noch gratis ein Espresso serviert. Das Personal ist witzig und nett. Immer gerne wieder.

Super leckere Pasta zum fairen Preis

Very good price/performance. Absolutely crazy staff, but in a positive sense 🙂 This place is a must to try for a quick lunch or dinner.

Super Preis die Angestellten brennen für ihre Arbeit.Die Portionen sind groß. Ich war jetzt drei tage in Folge hier und finde es immernoch sehr gut würde jederzeit wiederkommen.Eindeutige 5 sterne 🌟 👍👍

Добродушность честность, хозяин заведения сделал скидку за нашу невнимательность и приготовил большую, очень большую порцию вкуснейшей пасты мне и моей девушке, дай Бог им здоровья и счастья дому!

Lezzetli makarna ve sosları, neşeli çalışanlarıyla nefis bir mekan.

Sehr nettes Personal, große Portionen und ein sehr guter Preis. Immer wieder!

Zwei Tage auf der Durchreise in Hamburg gewesen, spontan hier gegessen, am nächsten Abend direkt wieder gekommen. Es ist sowas von lecker, die Portionen sind reichlich und die Preise sind erfreulich günstig, wie wir es schon lange nicht mehr erlebt haben. Wir hatten die Pasta mit Flusskrebsen, die Bolognese und das Gulasch. Wir kommen sowas von wieder, wenn wir wieder in Hamburg sind! :)

Very good price, but it can be very crowded, the food was very good

Nettes Personal, gut und günstig.

Amburgo è una città incantevole ma l'unica cosa che ti manca veramente è mangiare in modo semplice e gustoso. La pasta da Franco ti rianima portandoti al gusto della cucina italiana, spendendo poco