Felix Trattoria
Italian restaurant · Venice ·
Handmade pasta, pizzas, and focaccia from Italy's regions
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Handmade pasta, pizzas, and focaccia from Italy's regions
"A Venice restaurant praised for stellar fresh pasta, reflecting the neighborhood’s artisan pasta and coastal-dining sensibilities." - Eater Staff
"Helmed by Evan Funke — who has cooked at the Vanity Fair Oscars party and appeared on Netflix’s Chef’s Table (noodles edition) and who splits time opening and tending outposts like Mother Wolf in Miami as well as locations in Hollywood, Las Vegas, and Beverly Hills — this Venice restaurant delivers outstanding pastas and an electric atmosphere. The radicchio salad arrives in an enormous portion (enough for four even when only two are dining); sage brown butter agnolotti still carried that patented bite from the fully handmade pasta, sweet-and-savory like a mid-meal dessert course; tagliatelle alla bolognese was textbook, the noodle strands nearly translucent from being rolled so thin, with just a whiff of tomato in the hearty ragu. Best of all, the place was packed to the gills even on a Tuesday night, the back patio bursting with diners and the inside thrumming — a great, energetic display of Funke’s work." - Eater Staff
"Chef Evan Funke’s dedication to serving some of the best pizza and handmade pastas in the city has yielded impactful results in Venice at Felix. Here, the wine list hits all the right notes; no table is quite complete without an order of fiori di zucca (fried squash blossoms stuffed with fresh ricotta) and gamberi (blue prawns in a bagnetto verde sauce) on it to start. Plan on making several return trips to eat through the pasta menu, which is broken down by regions of Italy — and don’t forget to catch the pasta-making action from the main dining room." - Matthew Kang, Nicole Adlman
"There was a lot of handmade pasta in Los Angeles before Felix opened in Venice back in 2017, but a place fully committed to using just hand tools and rolling pins was fairly novel. Chef Evan Funke introduced this at his former restaurant Bucato in Culver City but mastered the entire restaurant package with Felix, earning it an Eater LA Restaurant of the Year award. Funke and partner Janet Zuccarini have crafted a charming dinner destination, starting with a gorgeous pink chicory salad and the now-famous round of sfincione focaccia. Meander through tagliatelle al ragù bolognese, orechiette with sausage sugo, and foglie di ulivo (with rapini pesto) before sharing a tagliata di manzo, or grilled ribeye cap." - Matthew Kang, Eater Staff
"This Venice pasta spot is one of the toughest reservations in town. But there’s a workaround: They keep some bar seats open for walk-ins, and if you show up when they open, you can just walk in and sit down. Strolling past all those people who booked a table months ago will make you feel like Henry Ford driving down the street when everyone else was still riding horses. And you’ll still feel like a genius when you sit down, and order some red wine and the rigatoni all’amatriciana. The hardest part of this night is deciding if you want the budino or the torta alla nonna for dessert. But don’t worry, there’s no wrong answer." - brett keating
