Bella Storia

I don’t normally give out this many stars to spots that aren’t tops in terms of décor and space, but what can I say… this is my neighborhood Italian spot and it feels like family. The staff is super friendly, the food is yummy. The little shop next door serves take away and great italian groceries. If you sit outside you can watch the full neighborhood in effect, shouting hello’s, arguing on cell phones, keeping their dogs in check, biking by with kids in tow. Pastas are good, specials always offering something new. Lasagne take away is cheap, huge, and yum. Grazie!

I absolutely LOVE Bella Storia. It’s absolutely in my top 3 Amsterdam food experiences. It might also be the most Italian place in Amsterdam. The staff are all super Italian, and amazing, and the food is authentic, fresh, homemade and DELICIOUS. They have an extensive selection of antipasti, including burrata (!) and various cuts of meat, fresh bread, those bright green olives; fresh pasta dishes with sauces that are out of this world, and a delicious selection of pizzas if you’re into that.
I’ve been there once for dinner, which was lively, lovely, buzzing, with great service and by the way they were very competent in catering to a large group.
I’ve also been here once for lunch (for which they open if you are a group of 6 or more) and THAT was an amazing experience! The chef slash server basically created for us a tasting menu of all the starters and the pastas he had available that day. Everything was fresh, made to order, and perfectly timed with friendly service to boot.
This is truly an Amsterdam hidden gem and a must visit.

You can go ahead and believe the positive reviews these guys have! The food the amazing, the service is really nice — and unique too, they come to your table with an enormous hand-​written menu on a blackboard type thing shaped like a bottle of wine which was both weird and awesome at once — and the whole experience is basically super special. I was in a vegetarian party of two and we had the vegetarian antipasti which were to die for, as well as the ricotta/​pesto/​tomato ravioli and truffle tagliatellini. Everything was out of control good. We also ordered their second least expensive bottle of wine because their cheapest (the Chianti) was sold out — we’re just classy like that — and that too complemented the food incredibly well. The décor is kind of so so and sort of looks like an old-​school Amsterdam café but the point is that they’re unpretentious and all the flair is in the deliciousness of the food, which I certainly don’t mind. We will be back for some more of everything please! Highly recommended. Oh, I should probably mention they don’t take credit card and told us they prefer a cash tip which is all a little inconvenient but kind of a city-​wide problem.

We went there on Pizza day for having a good Pasta. Yeah, genius decision, but they have had 4 different kind of pasta for us. So we ordered a really good plate with Antipasti as starter and for main course tagliatelle bolognese and home made ravioli with two fillings: one with lemon and ricotta cheese and the others with orange and something else. Great stuff but a bit too less for a main dish. For the finish we ordered some home made Tiramisu, which was really really delicious.

Tres bonne adresse par contre pensez a reserver car nous avons attendu plus de 25min pour avoir une table, le resto etatit plein un mardi soir!! On y mange de bons produits italiens meme si cela reste un peu cher et peu copieuxLe limoncello n’ est pas offert a tout le monde, pourquoi?
Good place, but book a table otherwise you will wait a loooong time even in the middle of the week. Sweet italian products but a bit expensive and small portion. And limoncello only offered to some people, why?

Have been walking past Bella Storia for months now and just had dinner there last night. I always thought it was a good sign that the restaurant was packed in the evenings and shortly after we got there at 6, the place began filling up.
Ann and I started with the antipasti for 2 and chianti and it was heavenly, different summer flavors — grilled eggplant, zucchini with shaved parmesan and lemon, fritatta and big chunks of soft gooey mozzarella. I’ve missed those tastes! Very happy.
I had one of the many specials — parppardelle pasta with tomato sauce, broccolini and sausage. Ann’s dish was summery, like the antipasti — with lemon and olives and sausage. I ate a bit of hers and almost all of mine. Feast!
Ate indoors and moved outside and drank wine and left without trying desert. Next time, soon.

Good Italian food. Very friendly service. The place is very small so be ready to sit elbow to elbow with your friends or maybe people you do not know.
It is like having your Italian mamma in the kitchen cooking for you. Good thing is that they do not use too much salt!
The Burrata as a starter was just great. Juicy and full of flavor mozzarella with yesssss… great balsamic on it. That is how it has to be eaten !!
I had truffle ravioli served with a fresh tomato sauce. Very delicate. My friends got the fresh made tagliatelle with mussels which I heard were good.
Also the pasta with salsiccia I heard was yummy! Very well served. Portions not huge, but more than filling.
End my dinner with a great hone made tirami su. Also the cake with ricotta and canditi was superb.
Of course grappa, lemoncello and coffee with amaro to cap the evening.
Red and white wine were good. Verdicchio was a particular good match with the pastas.
The price was ok. Felt very satisfied. As I said the place is small but not too noisy.
A nice hang out and for warmer evenings they have a nice row of table on the street sidewalk.

Authentic, little Italian restaurant in the upcoming westerpark area with it’s culturearea the «westergasfabriek», which hosts clubs, restaurants, lunch places, gallery’s, etc.
Go here for a real Italian atmosphere… the waiters are Italian, and so are the chefs. Everything is prepared with the passion you’d expect from a place like this.
Bella Storia has fantastic home made, fresh pasta’s, meat & fish dishes, and it’s not as expensive as the places in the city center.
When the wheater allows it you can sit outside.