Ristorante Paradiso

As a child, Nicoletta was left behind when her mother, Olga, moved to Rome to remarry. Fifteen years later, now grown, Nicoletta heads to the city with a single-minded goal: to find Olga and upend the life she built without her.

Her search leads her to Casetta dell’Orso, a restaurant unlike any other—run by a staff of seasoned gentlemen, each sporting spectacles and an easy warmth that draws in patrons and newcomers alike. Stepping into their world begins to soften Nicoletta’s resolve, and what started as a trip fueled by resentment gradually gives way to the quiet pull of work, food, and the tender rhythms of everyday life in Rome.