Giovanni Passerini – Modern Italian Culinary Maestro in Paris
Italian Cuisine • Handmade Pasta • Seasonal Cooking • Wine • Rue Traversière • Paris
Giovanni Passerini – Curated by TLC Paris: Modern Italian Craft in Paris
Chef Giovanni Passerini has created one of Paris’s most distinctive destinations for modern Italian cooking and handmade pasta, built around produce, seasonality and the pleasures of seemingly simple food executed with precision. The experience now extends beyond Restaurant Passerini at 65 Rue Traversière into a small Italian food universe around the same street. The Pastificio Passerini brings the craft of fresh pasta into a boutique setting with ravioli, lasagne, pasta, antipasti and Italian charcuterie, while Passerina at 44 Rue Traversière, directly opposite the restaurant, offers a more spontaneous cave à manger atmosphere built around wine, sharing plates and fresh house-made pasta. Together they make Passerini much more than a restaurant reservation: this is a compact destination for discovering a contemporary Italian approach to cooking, ingredients, pasta and wine in Paris’s 12th arrondissement.
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TLC Paris tip: Think of Passerini as a Rue Traversière food destination, not simply one restaurant. Reserve Restaurant Passerini at 65 Rue Traversière when you want the complete dining experience; explore Passerina at 44 Rue Traversière for a looser wine-and-sharing-plates atmosphere; and stop at the Pastificio when you want to take part of the Passerini world home with you. The restaurant menu changes with the market and daily arrivals, so this is also a place where it makes sense to arrive without deciding exactly what you want to eat beforehand.
Highlights – Giovanni Passerini
Modern Italian Cooking
Italian culinary tradition interpreted through contemporary technique, French seasonal produce and a distinctly Parisian sensibility.
Fresh Pasta Craft
Pasta sits at the heart of the Passerini identity, from carefully composed restaurant dishes to fresh pasta made for the Pastificio.
Seasonal & Market-Led
Menus evolve with the market and daily arrivals, placing ingredients, texture and clarity of flavour ahead of unnecessary complication.
A Passerini Food Universe
Restaurant Passerini, Pastificio Passerini and Passerina create complementary ways to eat, shop, drink and discover Italian craft.
Restaurant Passerini & Map
Restaurant Passerini is the heart of Giovanni Passerini’s Paris food world: a contemporary Italian restaurant where seasonality, carefully sourced ingredients and pasta craftsmanship shape a menu that changes with the market.
Restaurant Passerini
65 Rue Traversière
75012 Paris
75012 Paris
Passerina
44 Rue Traversière
75012 Paris
75012 Paris
Giovanni Passerini’s Cooking
Passerini’s cooking is rooted in Italy without becoming nostalgic or overly traditional. Italian technique and culinary memory meet the ingredients and seasons of France, resulting in food that feels both familiar and distinctly contemporary.
The approach is ingredient-led rather than decorative: vegetables, meat, fish, pasta, sauces and broths are treated with precision while still retaining the generosity associated with Italian cooking.
Fresh Pasta & Italian Craft
Fresh pasta is central to the Passerini identity. Shapes, fillings and sauces can change with the season, allowing pasta to become a vehicle for vegetables, cheeses, meat, seafood and deeply flavoured cooking rather than simply a fixed signature dish.
This emphasis on pasta connects the restaurant directly with the Pastificio and makes craftsmanship one of the clearest threads running through the wider Passerini experience.
Menu, Seasonality & What to Expect
The restaurant works with the seasons and market arrivals, so individual dishes can evolve frequently. Rather than visiting for one permanently fixed plate, come for Passerini’s approach to the ingredients available at that moment.
- Fresh pasta and carefully developed sauces or fillings.
- Seasonal vegetables treated as important components of the meal.
- Italian foundations interpreted through produce available in France.
- A menu designed around balance, texture and clarity of flavour.
Passerina – Wine, Pasta & Sharing
Directly opposite the restaurant at 44 Rue Traversière, Passerina offers another side of the Passerini world. Conceived as a cave à manger, it brings wine together with sharing plates and fresh house-made pasta in a more spontaneous setting.
It is particularly useful when you want the Passerini sensibility without reproducing the full restaurant experience — think wine, food and conversation rather than a formal progression of courses.
Pastificio Passerini – The Boutique
Pastificio Passerini takes the restaurant’s pasta craftsmanship into a boutique format. It is the part of the Passerini universe to explore when you want something to take home rather than another restaurant meal.
Depending on the day and season, the selection can include fresh pasta, ravioli, lasagne, antipasti and Italian charcuterie, making it an interesting stop for visitors staying in an apartment or simply looking for high-quality Italian food in Paris.
How to Experience Passerini
The three concepts are complementary rather than interchangeable, so choose according to what you want from the visit.
- Restaurant Passerini — choose this for the complete chef-led dining experience.
- Passerina — choose this for wine, sharing plates and a looser cave à manger atmosphere.
- Pastificio Passerini — explore the boutique when you want fresh pasta and Italian products to take away.
Because the concepts are concentrated around Rue Traversière, you can also discover more than one during the same neighbourhood visit.
TLC Paris tip: Don’t think of Passerini only as a restaurant reservation. Restaurant Passerini, Passerina and the Pastificio offer three different ways into Giovanni Passerini’s approach to Italian food. If you are already making the trip to Rue Traversière, take a few minutes to explore the wider Passerini world rather than visiting one address and immediately leaving the neighbourhood.
Modern Italian Cuisine, Handmade Pasta, Seasonal Cooking, Italian Wine & Food Shopping in Paris
Giovanni Passerini – Curated by TLC Paris: Modern Italian Craft in Paris
Giovanni Passerini brings a contemporary, ingredient-led approach to Italian cooking in Paris, with handmade pasta at the heart of his culinary world. Around Rue Traversière in the 12th arrondissement, Restaurant Passerini is joined by Pastificio Passerini and Passerina, creating a small destination for dining, fresh pasta, Italian products, wine and more spontaneous plates to share.
Best For
Modern Italian cooking, handmade pasta, seasonal ingredients, food lovers, date nights & relaxed special occasions
Modern Italian cooking, handmade pasta, seasonal ingredients, food lovers, date nights & relaxed special occasions
The Cooking
Contemporary Italian cuisine shaped by seasonality, daily produce, precise technique & a distinctly personal approach
Contemporary Italian cuisine shaped by seasonality, daily produce, precise technique & a distinctly personal approach
Pasta
Fresh house-made pasta is central to the Passerini identity, with preparations changing according to ingredients and season
Fresh house-made pasta is central to the Passerini identity, with preparations changing according to ingredients and season
Lunch & Dinner
Weekday lunch menus plus an evening menu with starters, pasta, main dishes, sharing plates & desserts
Weekday lunch menus plus an evening menu with starters, pasta, main dishes, sharing plates & desserts
Restaurant Passerini
65 Rue Traversière, 75012 Paris — the main restaurant and the heart of Giovanni Passerini’s Paris cooking
65 Rue Traversière, 75012 Paris — the main restaurant and the heart of Giovanni Passerini’s Paris cooking
Pastificio Passerini
The house’s Italian food boutique for fresh pasta, ravioli, lasagne, antipasti, charcuterie & products to take home
The house’s Italian food boutique for fresh pasta, ravioli, lasagne, antipasti, charcuterie & products to take home
Passerina
44 Rue Traversière — the house’s cave à manger for wine, small sharing plates & freshly made pasta in a more spontaneous format
44 Rue Traversière — the house’s cave à manger for wine, small sharing plates & freshly made pasta in a more spontaneous format
Nearby
Marché d’Aligre, Coulée Verte René-Dumont, Bastille, Gare de Lyon & the lively food streets of the 12th arrondissement
Marché d’Aligre, Coulée Verte René-Dumont, Bastille, Gare de Lyon & the lively food streets of the 12th arrondissement
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TLC Paris Concierge note: Passerini is worth thinking of as more than one restaurant. Reserve Restaurant Passerini when you want the full dining experience, stop at Pastificio for fresh pasta and Italian specialties to take home, or cross Rue Traversière to Passerina for wine, sharing plates and a more spontaneous evening. The restaurant menu follows the market and daily arrivals, so come for Giovanni Passerini’s cooking rather than one particular dish.
Giovanni Passerini – Curated by TLC Paris: Modern Italian Craft in Paris
TLC Paris introduces Giovanni Passerini, one of the most influential chefs shaping contemporary Italian cuisine in Paris. His restaurant, Restaurant Passerini, is located in the vibrant 12th arrondissement, near the lively surroundings of Marché d'Aligre and within easy reach of the creative energy of eastern Paris.
Originally from Rome, Passerini developed his culinary voice in Paris, working alongside leading chefs including Alain Passard. His approach blends Italian tradition with a contemporary sensibility, resulting in a cuisine that is both precise and deeply personal.
At Restaurant Passerini, the focus is on seasonality, simplicity, and ingredient integrity. Handmade pasta, carefully sourced produce, and balanced compositions define the menu, where each dish reflects both Italian heritage and Parisian refinement.
The atmosphere is relaxed yet thoughtful, aligning with the spirit of the neighborhood. Much like a stroll through nearby areas or a visit to Promenade Plantée, the experience feels local, authentic, and quietly sophisticated.
Beyond his flagship restaurant, Passerini has contributed to the broader Paris dining scene, including collaborations with places such as Hôtel des Grands Boulevards, extending his influence across different culinary formats.
Perfectly positioned for a destination dining experience, Restaurant Passerini fits naturally into a day exploring the Right Bank’s more local side—whether visiting nearby markets, discovering surrounding streets, or moving between districts.
In line with TLC Paris values, Giovanni Passerini represents a balance between tradition and evolution—where Italian roots meet Parisian creativity.
Giovanni Passerini is more than a chef—he is a bridge between cultures. TLC Paris recommends Restaurant Passerini as an essential destination for those seeking a refined yet approachable expression of modern Italian cuisine in Paris.
