For people who don’t live in the neighborhood, (I suppose) it is rare that they’d travel all the way to Noe for pasta. So it says a lot when I drove back to Lupa on a rainy night (forsaking my North Beach restaurants to select from… which was only a 5-minute walk away from home) with sisters because I craved their fettuccine tartufate to a point of madness.

The hand made fettuccine was cooked to al dente, with shitake, oyster , and porcini mushrooms in cream sauce. It really was the freshest pasta with a nice chew and the most fragrant sauce. Sister ordered spaghetti with meat sauce, and the same can be said with her dish—- al dente, perfect texture, and just the right amount of tomatoes without overpowering the sauce.

I highly recommend this place for its down-to-earth, no BS pasta. They take those familiar dishes to the next taste level without being too fancy—- therefore a great deal for customers.