Rustic Italian restaurant and wine bar in a Sathorn villa with walk-in wine cellar, candlelit garden tables and late opening hours.
La Casa Nostra – “our house” in Italian – is a rustic Italian restaurant and wine bar tucked into a low-rise villa on Soi Goethe in Sathorn. The concept is straightforward: unpretentious cuisine, relaxed service and a wine programme that’s far more serious than the mood lets on.
Open every day from lunch until midnight, it works as easily for a quick midday set menu as for a slow, candlelit dinner in the courtyard. The kitchen sends out comforting Italian dishes with a few refined touches, while the owners – wine importers by trade – keep the cellar deep and the mark-ups surprisingly gentle.
Hidden a short walk from MRT Lumphini, La Casa Nostra occupies an old house with glass walls, dark tones and a courtyard that feels worlds away from Sathorn traffic. Outside, you get al fresco tables under strings of lights; inside, a cosy dining room with candles on the tables and a long bar.
The heart of the space is the walk-in wine cellar: a temperature-controlled room where guests can wander in, browse the shelves and pull out bottles themselves, from easy-drinking everyday labels to serious Burgundy and cult Italians. Zalto glassware and careful serving temps underline how much attention goes into the wine side without making it feel stiff.
Overall, the room feels more like a relaxed dinner party than a formal restaurant – ideal for dates, birthdays or a late night with friends when you want atmosphere but not a scene.
The kitchen focuses on casual, ingredient-driven Italian food with plenty of sharing options. Starters might include the La Casa Nostra antipasto board loaded with salumi, cheeses, burrata, anchovies and red prawns, or dishes like porchetta salad, roasted octopus on truffle potato, vitello tonnato and mussels in spicy tomato sauce.
Pastas and risotti are substantial and comforting: think risotto with ’nduja and burrata, rich ragùs, gnocchi “nonna style” and simple garlic-and-chili spaghetti done well. Mains lean hearty – grilled sausages, slow-braised lamb shank with saffron mash, steaks and daily fish dishes – with desserts like tiramisu and molten chocolate cake finishing things on a classic note.
There’s an à la carte menu plus set lunch and set-menu options at certain times, making it surprisingly easy to tailor the evening to either a simple meal or a more elaborate night out. Whatever you choose, the staff are keen to guide you through the cellar and suggest bottles that match both food and budget.