Pizza with fresh basil on a red checkered tablecloth at Rosso in Midtown Atlanta

Red sauce joint · Midtown Atlanta

Loud tables. Red sauce. Nonna's rules.

Italian-American comfort on Monroe Drive: pasta we make ourselves, meatballs stewed for four hours and a bar that keeps the Rosso-gronis coming.

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  • 931 Monroe Dr NE · Midtown
  • Open 7 days · Dinner from 4 PM
4.4 Yelp · 26 reviews 7.7/10 The Infatuation AJC Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta Mag Atlanta Magazine
7 nights Dinner from 4 PM

From the kitchen

The classics, done loud.

Red sauce standards the way the Northeast taught us, plus a few plates you won't forget. Every pasta is made right here.

Nonna's recipe

Our Famous Meatball

$8.95

85% beef and 15% sausage, fried golden, then stewed in pomodoro for four hours and finished with pecorino romano.

House-made pasta

Spicy Lumache alla Vodka

$20.95

Curled rigatoni tossed in our spicy vodka sauce with pancetta, parmigiano reggiano and basil.

Chicken Parm

$22.95

Fried chicken cutlet, pomodoro, parmigiano reggiano and melted mozzarella. You know the drill.

Big plate

Chicken alla Vodka

$27.95

Crispy cutlet under spicy vodka sauce, basil pesto and cold burrata. Yes, cold. No, we won't warm it up.

Black Spaghetti

$35.95

Squid ink spaghetti with lobster and shrimp in a brandy tomato cream sauce.

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Mozzarella Stick

$13.95

One big stick of fried mozzarella with marinara, chopped parsley and parmigiano reggiano.

Daily specials

One special plate a night, every night of the week.

  1. Mon Fettuccine Alfredo $25.95
  2. Tue Chicken Cacciatore $26.95
  3. Wed Chilean Seabass, Bella Luna Style $35.95
  4. Thu Lasagna della Nonna $27.95
  5. Fri Shrimp Parm $27.95
  6. Sat Pork Osso Buco with Creamy Polenta $28.95
  7. Sun Ziti with Sunday Sauce $26.95
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The Rosso red sauce joint storefront on Monroe Drive in Midtown Atlanta

Our story

Food is love. Loud, messy, generous love.

Rosso honors the journey of Italians who came to this country and built something new without losing who they were. It honors the Nonna in the kitchen and the patriarch at the head of the table.

Chef Pat Pascarella cooks the Italian-American food he grew up on: red checkered tablecloths, scarpariello, parm and piccata, and pasta we make ourselves every day.

This isn't a quiet restaurant. It's a celebration.
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Why Rosso

Three things we won't compromise on.

  1. We make our own pasta

    Tutta la pasta fatta in casa. Lumache, paccheri, mafalde and cavatelli, made here every day.

  2. Nonna's meatball

    85% beef and 15% sausage, fried golden brown, then stewed in pomodoro for four hours. It's the recipe, and we don't mess with it.

  3. A bar worth staying for

    Signature cocktails like The Nonna and the Pepperoncini Margherita, Italian wines by the glass and bottle, and Peroni on draft.

What people are saying

Atlanta noticed. Loudly.

4.4 Yelp From 26 reviews 7.7 The Infatuation Rated 7.7 out of 10

“An Italian spot that captures the nostalgia of the city's red sauce classics.”

The Infatuation Review, August 2026

“Rosso brings nostalgic, joyful Italian cooking to Midtown.”

Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 2026

“I'm back to the food I want to eat.”

Atlanta Magazine Chef Pat Pascarella

Good to know

Before you come hungry.

All questions
Where is Rosso located?

931 Monroe Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30308, in the Midtown Promenade on Monroe Drive. Get directions.

Do you take reservations?

Yes. Book a table on Resy or call us at (404) 876-1000.

When are you open?

We're open seven days a week for dinner, with reservations starting at 4 PM.

Is your pasta made in-house?

Every bit of it. Tutta la pasta fatta in casa: the lumache, paccheri, mafalde and cavatelli are all made here.

Do you have a full bar?

Yes: signature cocktails like The Nonna and the Pepperoncini Margherita, our Rosso-groni and Rosso-tini, Italian wines by the glass and bottle, draft beer and mocktails.

Is there outdoor seating?

Yes, we have a patio with red umbrellas. It's the best seat in the house at golden hour.

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931 Monroe Dr NE, Midtown.

Find us in the Midtown Promenade on Monroe Drive. Look for the red umbrellas on the patio.

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Rosso's patio at sunset with red umbrellas and cocktails

Tonight, maybe?

The table's set. Come hungry.

Red checkered tables, a pot of pomodoro that's been going for hours and a bar pouring Rosso-gronis. Book on Resy or just give us a call.

Reserve a table (404) 876-1000