Nella Pizza e Pasta is a Neapolitan restaurant in Hyde Park led by Nella Grassano, who grew up cooking in her family's restaurants in Naples before apprenticing as a pizzaiola and eventually leaving Italy at 27 to cook in Chicago. The restaurant carries her family's recipes and its Neapolitan identity with it.
The room is built around a centerpiece wood-fired oven made with mud imported from Monte Vesuvio, set in a bright, stylish space with natural light, wood fixtures, and open pantry displays of the ingredients used in the kitchen.
Pizza is the foundation, but the menu extends into handmade pastas — scialatielli among them — along with dishes like the Fiorentina and a tiramisu that regulars mention often. Outdoor seating rounds out the space when the weather allows.
Nella has earned the Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2019, 2021, and 2023.
The room is built around a centerpiece wood-fired oven made with mud imported from Monte Vesuvio, set in a bright, stylish space with natural light, wood fixtures, and open pantry displays of the ingredients used in the kitchen.
Pizza is the foundation, but the menu extends into handmade pastas — scialatielli among them — along with dishes like the Fiorentina and a tiramisu that regulars mention often. Outdoor seating rounds out the space when the weather allows.
Nella has earned the Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2019, 2021, and 2023.