I love Cento! We made reservations and I thought it was such an aesthetic place to eat. The fairy lights are SUPER cute and I loved sitting outdoors and the heaters kept us super warm. We got the spicy and corn truffle pasta and I just loved the flavors - they were so unique!
Melissa M.
Right down the street from my house. This fresh pasta place is absolutely amazing. We always get the spicy Pomodoro. It's really nice to see our neighborhood change and develop and bring in amazing restaurants with high-quality food. If you like Italian, this is a must.
Ava J.
This was fantastic - amazing patio area that set such a great vibe. Went to dinner with friends and this was the perfect setting. Valet outside was easy. The food was so good - only had pastas for mains but they were all great. The banana tiramisu was to die for - better than you'd expect even if you have high expectations.
Amber K.
From the outside, driving by, you would never expect to walk into such an ethereal and beautiful space. Between the warming staff and the dimly lit olive trees, this restaurant offers a peaceful ambiance. Reservations are strongly recommend a week in advance if you want a for-sure table with no wait. We had reservations and was sat right away! In addition, I opted for valet as the area surrounding the restaurant is not as friendly for street parking. Now let's talk food! For starters, I ordered the charred octopus which offered a large couple pieces of octopus tentacles over a large bed of a flavorful tomato-forward sauce. As for the mains, my boyfriend and I ordered almost every kind of pasta! The pastas we ordered were: sweet corn agnolotti, carbonara, and gnocchi bolognese (seasonal). Oh my goodness y'all you truly cannot go wrong with ordering any one of their plates. Each pasta was cooked to perfection with a punching bite of flavor. You can taste the quality and fresh ingredients! At the end of our meal, we had to get the infamous tiramisu - and WOW it really is a crowd favorite for a reason. It was not too sweet and the texture between the custard and wafers created the perfect bite. I will definitely come again!
Jon E.
Can't believe they don't have a Michelin Star. One of the best restaurants I've been too in a long time. Every item was amazing. Service was great, and ambiance is nice as well. definitely wish they had bread on the menu; to be able to sop up all of the delicious sauce
Harvey W.
It's hard to overstate how great this restaurant is. The second I walked through the door it smelled like every high-end restaurant in Napa. The food lived up to the fragrance presented on entering. The scallops were astonishing. It's pricey, but it's one of those meals that's absolutely worth it!
Claudia A.
Excellent service and delicious foot! Highly recomend! The patio is adorable. We ordered the scallops, octopus and gem salad as apps. Then beet pasta, carbonara and branzino as mains. Desserts were the banana pudding and the pavlova!
Brian G.
Really great food. We don't eat dinner out as much anymore so this was a special treat. Ambiance on patio was romantic, drinks were yummy and the food was very good. We had the crudo, wax bean salad, scallops, spicy pomodoro and beet spaghetti. Highlights were the beet spaghetti and scallops. Unfortunately didn't have enough room to try the tiramisu.
Ashley C.
The ambiance is great and feels very private in West Adams. We enjoyed everything we got - seasonal bean salad (very summery and fresh), grilled octopus (my fave), sweet corn pasta, and spicy pomodoro pasta.
Benjamin H.
Amazing experience. Outdoor design was very nice. Sweet corn agnolotti was delicious and you could tell was quality but definitely unique to those type of flavors in a pasta for me. Don't think you could go wrong with any pasta here. Banana pudding tiramisu was a 10/10 dessert for me.
Came to Cento for a friend's birthday. We were a party of 6. Our table was ready and we sat immediately. Our waitress was attentive and gave great recommendations. Everything we tried was delicious and beautifully presented. Drinks were very well made. I was not a fan of their desserts we ordered the banana tiramisu and the date cake. This place was very popular and busy, small and quaint. I must mention that the floors are dirt. Be prepared, I ended up with dirt and dust all over my heels and feet. It was everywhere. I would definitely come back as their pastas were delicious.
Arpine K.
the best pasta in los angeles, hands down! the spicy pomodoro and corn agnolotti are my go to pastas that i ALWAYS get. can't forget the banana tiramisu for dessert. the staff is friendly and helpful, and the place itself is really cute !
Edoardo L.
I haven't been able to stop thinking about the carbonara at LEAST once a day since I ate here. Spicy, creamy, flavorful, delicious. Katie was our server and she was so friendly and helpful. The setting is a bit odd because the floor is gravel/sand, but the food is so good that I simply didn't care. Also, they don't serve bread at all, which I thought was kind of strange, because bread would go so nicely with the delicious sauces on the pastas they serve. But overall, incredibly good! Definitely go here!
SHARON KIM
10/10Visiting from Vancouver and OH MY GOODNESSThe best food I’ve had in A WHILE!!!My recommendation:- gem salad Is so fresh, perfectly seasoned, amazing texture and so delicious it was the perfect appetizer!!!- tar tar was AMAZING. I recommend mixing it in the sauce before putting it onto the bread that is still warm when they bring it out to you, which is so good. The sauce is a little bit tangy and has a bit of spice, which is perfect and really brings out the taste of the tartar.- spicy Pomodoro pasta was so delicious. The sauce, pasta, and ricotta ratio was perfect.- sweetcorn agnolotti was also so delicious, it was sweet but not too sweet and it kind of pops in your mouth when you eat it and it was very tasty.- banana pudding tiramisu IS SOOOO DELICIOUSThe perfect texture, temperature and consistencyAnd it looks amazing as well. I wanted to get another one but honestly I had to refrain myself from getting two of everything.Highly recommend the food and dessert.Got the drinks too and it was good but didn’t stand out as much as everything else.
This cozy spot was a delight for dinner. The plates are meant to share but to honest you can order for yourself and feel content. We sat at the counter and watched the chefs prepare our food, nothing extravagant but still a nice experience. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and made some good wine recommendations based on our selections. We decided to try something new and ordered the hamachi crudo to start, it was delicious, light, bright and sweet. We followed that up with the little gem Caesar which was also quite good, I don't think the dressing was your traditional Caesar but it was fresh and crisp. For our mains we ordered the spicy pompodoro and Branzino to share. The pasta is absolutely the star, follows the chefs orders and do not mix the ricotta. To be honest, you can skip the Branzino, priced at 38 it's a whole fish but fell a bit flat compared to everything else we ordered. I got the ganntt red wine with the meal and was a fan of how it paired. The restaurant also gifted us a tiramisu as a result of a mishap; the dessert was delicious if you favor banana pudding. Will definitely back to try a few more pasta dishes. The menu is a bit pricey but the execution of the menu is worth trying at least once.
I love Cento! We made reservations and I thought it was such an aesthetic place to eat. The fairy lights are SUPER cute and I loved sitting outdoors and the heaters kept us super warm. We got the spicy and corn truffle pasta and I just loved the flavors - they were so unique!
Right down the street from my house. This fresh pasta place is absolutely amazing. We always get the spicy Pomodoro. It's really nice to see our neighborhood change and develop and bring in amazing restaurants with high-quality food. If you like Italian, this is a must.
This was fantastic - amazing patio area that set such a great vibe. Went to dinner with friends and this was the perfect setting. Valet outside was easy. The food was so good - only had pastas for mains but they were all great. The banana tiramisu was to die for - better than you'd expect even if you have high expectations.
From the outside, driving by, you would never expect to walk into such an ethereal and beautiful space. Between the warming staff and the dimly lit olive trees, this restaurant offers a peaceful ambiance. Reservations are strongly recommend a week in advance if you want a for-sure table with no wait. We had reservations and was sat right away! In addition, I opted for valet as the area surrounding the restaurant is not as friendly for street parking. Now let's talk food! For starters, I ordered the charred octopus which offered a large couple pieces of octopus tentacles over a large bed of a flavorful tomato-forward sauce. As for the mains, my boyfriend and I ordered almost every kind of pasta! The pastas we ordered were: sweet corn agnolotti, carbonara, and gnocchi bolognese (seasonal). Oh my goodness y'all you truly cannot go wrong with ordering any one of their plates. Each pasta was cooked to perfection with a punching bite of flavor. You can taste the quality and fresh ingredients! At the end of our meal, we had to get the infamous tiramisu - and WOW it really is a crowd favorite for a reason. It was not too sweet and the texture between the custard and wafers created the perfect bite. I will definitely come again!
Can't believe they don't have a Michelin Star. One of the best restaurants I've been too in a long time. Every item was amazing. Service was great, and ambiance is nice as well. definitely wish they had bread on the menu; to be able to sop up all of the delicious sauce
It's hard to overstate how great this restaurant is. The second I walked through the door it smelled like every high-end restaurant in Napa. The food lived up to the fragrance presented on entering. The scallops were astonishing. It's pricey, but it's one of those meals that's absolutely worth it!
Excellent service and delicious foot! Highly recomend! The patio is adorable. We ordered the scallops, octopus and gem salad as apps. Then beet pasta, carbonara and branzino as mains. Desserts were the banana pudding and the pavlova!
Really great food. We don't eat dinner out as much anymore so this was a special treat. Ambiance on patio was romantic, drinks were yummy and the food was very good. We had the crudo, wax bean salad, scallops, spicy pomodoro and beet spaghetti. Highlights were the beet spaghetti and scallops. Unfortunately didn't have enough room to try the tiramisu.
The ambiance is great and feels very private in West Adams. We enjoyed everything we got - seasonal bean salad (very summery and fresh), grilled octopus (my fave), sweet corn pasta, and spicy pomodoro pasta.
Amazing experience. Outdoor design was very nice. Sweet corn agnolotti was delicious and you could tell was quality but definitely unique to those type of flavors in a pasta for me. Don't think you could go wrong with any pasta here. Banana pudding tiramisu was a 10/10 dessert for me.
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Came to Cento for a friend's birthday. We were a party of 6. Our table was ready and we sat immediately. Our waitress was attentive and gave great recommendations. Everything we tried was delicious and beautifully presented. Drinks were very well made. I was not a fan of their desserts we ordered the banana tiramisu and the date cake. This place was very popular and busy, small and quaint. I must mention that the floors are dirt. Be prepared, I ended up with dirt and dust all over my heels and feet. It was everywhere. I would definitely come back as their pastas were delicious.
the best pasta in los angeles, hands down! the spicy pomodoro and corn agnolotti are my go to pastas that i ALWAYS get. can't forget the banana tiramisu for dessert. the staff is friendly and helpful, and the place itself is really cute !
I haven't been able to stop thinking about the carbonara at LEAST once a day since I ate here. Spicy, creamy, flavorful, delicious. Katie was our server and she was so friendly and helpful. The setting is a bit odd because the floor is gravel/sand, but the food is so good that I simply didn't care. Also, they don't serve bread at all, which I thought was kind of strange, because bread would go so nicely with the delicious sauces on the pastas they serve. But overall, incredibly good! Definitely go here!
10/10Visiting from Vancouver and OH MY GOODNESSThe best food I’ve had in A WHILE!!!My recommendation:- gem salad Is so fresh, perfectly seasoned, amazing texture and so delicious it was the perfect appetizer!!!- tar tar was AMAZING. I recommend mixing it in the sauce before putting it onto the bread that is still warm when they bring it out to you, which is so good. The sauce is a little bit tangy and has a bit of spice, which is perfect and really brings out the taste of the tartar.- spicy Pomodoro pasta was so delicious. The sauce, pasta, and ricotta ratio was perfect.- sweetcorn agnolotti was also so delicious, it was sweet but not too sweet and it kind of pops in your mouth when you eat it and it was very tasty.- banana pudding tiramisu IS SOOOO DELICIOUSThe perfect texture, temperature and consistencyAnd it looks amazing as well. I wanted to get another one but honestly I had to refrain myself from getting two of everything.Highly recommend the food and dessert.Got the drinks too and it was good but didn’t stand out as much as everything else.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Banana Pudding Tiramisu, Steak Tartare
This cozy spot was a delight for dinner. The plates are meant to share but to honest you can order for yourself and feel content. We sat at the counter and watched the chefs prepare our food, nothing extravagant but still a nice experience. Our server was knowledgeable about the menu and made some good wine recommendations based on our selections. We decided to try something new and ordered the hamachi crudo to start, it was delicious, light, bright and sweet. We followed that up with the little gem Caesar which was also quite good, I don't think the dressing was your traditional Caesar but it was fresh and crisp. For our mains we ordered the spicy pompodoro and Branzino to share. The pasta is absolutely the star, follows the chefs orders and do not mix the ricotta. To be honest, you can skip the Branzino, priced at 38 it's a whole fish but fell a bit flat compared to everything else we ordered. I got the ganntt red wine with the meal and was a fan of how it paired. The restaurant also gifted us a tiramisu as a result of a mishap; the dessert was delicious if you favor banana pudding. Will definitely back to try a few more pasta dishes. The menu is a bit pricey but the execution of the menu is worth trying at least once.