Handmade Pasta Orlando

The Art of Fresh Pasta

In a city where most Italian restaurants serve pasta straight from a box, Vincenzo Cucina Italiana takes a fundamentally different approach. Every single pasta on our menu is handmade from scratch in our kitchen at Vue at 360 on International Drive. Our pasta team arrives early each morning to mix dough, roll sheets, cut noodles, and shape each variety by hand. By dinner service, every pasta dish you order was made that same day.

This commitment to handmade pasta is one of the reasons Orlando has voted Vincenzo the number one Italian restaurant every year since 2014. Fresh pasta has a texture, flavor, and soul that dried pasta from a factory simply cannot replicate. The noodles are silkier, they absorb sauce more naturally, and each shape is designed to work perfectly with its specific preparation.

Our Handmade Pasta Selection

• ✦ Gnocchi — pillowy potato dumplings in sage brown butter with Parmigiano
• ✦ Lasagna Bolognese — layered with fresh sheets, slow-cooked meat sauce, three cheeses
• ✦ Pappardelle — wide ribbons with wild boar ragu or seasonal preparations
• ✦ Fettuccine — classic with Alfredo cream or paired with seafood
• ✦ Ravioli — hand-filled with seasonal ingredients and proper Italian sauces
• ✦ Seasonal specials — the chef creates new pasta dishes throughout the year

Fresh vs. Dried: Why It Matters

Dried pasta has its place in Italian cooking, but fresh handmade pasta is an entirely different experience. Fresh pasta cooks in about two minutes instead of ten. The texture is tender and slightly chewy rather than firm and starchy. Fresh noodles cling to sauce naturally because their porous surface absorbs flavor as they cook. And the taste of good eggs and quality flour comes through in a way that dried pasta never achieves.

At Vincenzo, we use Italian double-zero flour and farm-fresh eggs to build our doughs. Each pasta variety has its own recipe, its own technique, and its own ideal pairing. The gnocchi dough is potato-based for lightness. The lasagna sheets are thin and delicate so they meld with the Bolognese. The pappardelle is cut wide to cradle rich meat sauces. Nothing is generic, and nothing is interchangeable.

A Complete Italian Menu

While handmade pasta is our foundation, Vincenzo offers a full Italian dinner experience. Our menu includes USDA Prime steaks, fresh seafood like pan-seared branzino and shrimp scampi, craft cocktails, and an extensive Italian wine list. Start with antipasti, move through a pasta course, and finish with housemade tiramisu or panna cotta. This is how Italians actually eat, and it is how we believe dinner should be enjoyed.

Happy Hour and Wine Down

Pair your handmade pasta with one of our happy hour deals. Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 7 PM, enjoy discounted beers, wines, and cocktails. Monday happy hour runs all night. And on Wine Down Wednesday, every wine by the glass is half off, which makes it the perfect night to try a new Italian varietal alongside your favorite pasta dish.

Find Us on International Drive

Vincenzo Cucina Italiana is located at Vue at 360, 8255 International Drive, Suite 112, Orlando, FL 32819. We are next to ICON Park, minutes from the Orange County Convention Center, and one of the closest upscale Italian restaurants to Universal's Epic Universe. Open seven days a week from 5 to 10 PM with complimentary valet parking every night. Come taste what handmade pasta is supposed to be.

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