Family Owned Since 1994

Handmade pasta, slow Sunday sauce, and a table
that's always ready for you.

Maria's Italian Kitchen brings three generations of Calabrian recipes to Austin — fresh pasta rolled daily, wood-fired secondi, and a wine list built for long dinners with people you love.

Our Story

Three generations, one recipe box.

Maria Contini opened this kitchen with four tables, a wood oven, and her grandmother's handwritten recipes carried over from Calabria. Thirty years later, the tables have multiplied but the sauce still simmers for six hours, and the pasta is still rolled by hand every morning before service.

Today her daughter Lucia runs the kitchen, but nothing on the menu changes without passing Maria's taste test first.

— The Contini Family

A warmly lit table set for dinner at Maria's

Nonna's Sunday Sauce

  • San Marzano tomatoes
  • Pork rib, braised 6 hours
  • Basil, torn — never cut
  • A splash of the good red wine
Testimonials

What our guests say

★★★★★

"The tagliatelle tastes like someone's grandmother made it — because she did. Best Italian in austin, full stop."

— Rachel D.
★★★★★

"We've had every anniversary dinner here for six years. The staff remembers our order before we sit down."

— Marcus T.
★★★★★

"Ask for a table near the kitchen and watch them roll the pasta by hand. It's dinner and a show."

— Priya S.
Hours

When to find us

Monday – Thursday5:00pm – 10:00pm
Friday5:00pm – 11:00pm
Saturday4:00pm – 11:00pm
Sunday1:00pm – 8:00pm (Family Style)
Location

Where to find us

245 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 555-0192
Reservations

Book your table

Parties of 8 or more, please call us directly at (512) 555-0192.

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