Osteria · Ropewalk Lane, Bellhaven
Handmade pasta and a wood oven on Ropewalk Lane.
Pasta rolled every morning in view of the dining room, a wood-fired oven and brass lamps rescued from the old Cordage Mill's loft. Reserve online in a minute: tables for up to four need no card.
- Dinner Tue to Sun from 5 PM
- Brunch Sat and Sun 10 AM to 2:30 PM
- Walk-ins welcome at the bar
Open tables
Live table bookDinner, brunch and the counter
Three ways to eat with us
Most nights the long dining room fills from 6:30. Weekend mornings are for pancakes and bomboloni, and four nights a week the counter's eight stools fill twice for Marco's tasting menu.
Dinner
Tuesday to Sunday from 5 PM
Antipasti, handmade pasta and mains from the wood oven in the long dining room, a booth or the heated courtyard. Tables for up to four need no card.
Reserve dinnerWeekend brunch
Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 2:30 PM
Ricotta pancakes, eggs in purgatory, porchetta hash, carbonara and warm bomboloni, with espresso, bellinis and spritzes.
Reserve brunchThe chef's counter
Wednesday to Saturday at 5:30 and 8 PM
Eight stools facing the pasta bench and the oven, and nine courses from Marco for $125 a guest. Wine pairing $58 or zero-proof $34.
Book the counter
From the menu
The dishes regulars order again
The menu follows the market, but these stay on it all year. The cacio e pepe, the ragù and the pomodoro can be made with gluten-free rigatoni, cooked in its own water.
Menu marks
- V
- Vegetarian
- VG
- Vegan
- GF
- Gluten-free
- GF+
- Gluten-free on request
- N
- Contains nuts
- SF
- Contains shellfish
Focaccia from the oven
$9
Whipped ricotta, chili honey
VegetarianHouse favorite
Tonnarelli cacio e pepe
$22
Pecorino romano, toasted black pepper
VegetarianGluten-free on requestHouse favorite
Tagliatelle al ragù
$26
Beef and pork, parmigiano
Gluten-free on requestHouse favorite
Half chicken
$31
Salsa verde, charred lemon
Gluten-freeHouse favorite
Olive oil cake
$12
Mascarpone, candied citrus
VegetarianHouse favorite
Ricotta pancakes
$16
Lemon curd, berries
VegetarianHouse favorite
Bomboloni (three)
$9
Vanilla custard
VegetarianHouse favorite
Dish photos are AI-generated illustrations for this fictional demo.
Our story
Ship's rope was twisted here in the 1880s
When Teresa Albani and Julian Mensah signed the lease in 2017, the loft upstairs was full of the mill's old fittings. Under the dust were a dozen brass pendant lamps. They were rewired, polished and hung over the tables, and the restaurant took its name from them: lume is Italian for lamplight.
Private dining and catering
Upstairs in the Loft, or at your place
The mill's old loft is our private dining room, under the roof trusses and the same brass lamps. For offices, weddings and parties elsewhere, the kitchen caters.
Guests on Osteria Lume
4.5 out of 5, 45 reviews
Sample reviews of a fictional restaurant
“Focaccia with the whipped ricotta and chili honey, the tonnarelli cacio e pepe and the half chicken. Owen steered us to a Barbera that was perfect. Easily our favorite place in Bellhaven now.”
Tom B.Google - Chef's counter
“The chef's counter is the best seat in the city. Nine courses, and Marco talked us through every one while rolling tortelli right in front of us. The wine pairing was generous and interesting.”
Priya S.Google “As a celiac I'm used to being an afterthought. Here the server knew the gluten-free rigatoni cooks in its own water and walked me through the menu. I had the ragù for the first time in years.”
Hannah K.Guest survey
Visit
112 Ropewalk Lane, Bellhaven
Dinner Tue to Sun from 5 PM. Brunch Sat and Sun 10 AM to 2:30 PM. Closed Mondays.
- Step-free entrance through the Tanner Street courtyard gate
- Cordage Mill lot free after 5 PM and all weekend
- Bike rack beside the courtyard gate
Ask the host
Is there a vegan pasta? Can six of us come on Friday? The AI host answers from the real menu and the live table book, and books a table right in the chat. Open it with the “Ask the host” button in the corner, or on its own page.
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