La Passione — Restaurant in Den Haag

On the Noordeinde, the most beautiful and artistic street in The Hague, full of galleries, antiquarian bookshops and chic boutiques, La Passione has been running on genuine Italian hospitality for years. Chefs Paolo Tabaku (Albanian) and Nicolò Sammarro (Sicilian) cook with produce from their own home regions: fresh, seasonal and as organic as possible, some of it imported themselves. The pasta is made by hand every day. Hosts Tim and Tellis welcome guests like family: warm, personal and without distance. Every evening there's a changing surprise menu of several courses: no fixed menu, but whatever the chef likes best that day. Pappardelle with wild mushrooms, risotto with truffle and burrata, Sicilian sea bass, chocolate soufflé to finish, all breathing Italian tradition. The wine list is exclusively Italian, from north to south, from Piedmont and Alto Adige to Sicily and Campania. Small, little-known producers sit alongside established names, and Tim and Tellis are happy to guide your choice. La Passione also has its own wine club for regulars.