Va bene

Oh god. What have I been eating all along?
I’ve never trusted American-​Italian restaurants because their spaghetti are so damn soft. Moving on.
The chef studied cuisine in Italy, and his sous chef worked in an Italian restaurant for 6 years. Their staff are also very educated on wine and Italian cuisine.
Order your vegetables first! Eating vegetables before your main course helps your stomach digest easier. Their Bagna Cauda is a great appetizer! It comes with various raw vegetable slices including everything from raw carrots to raw seaweed (?). The rather peculiar seaweed is a bit salty yet refreshing.
Their Red beef tagliatelle is divine. The tagliatelle and lasagna they make are both hand made! The beef is well cooked, soft and tender.
Having a daily changing menu always makes the trip to the restaurant refreshing. Today’s special was a salt-​based spaghetti with tomatoes and whole shrimp. The shrimp was crunchy and salted perfectly! Don’t fear the act of eating the shrimp whole; the majority of Japanese delicacy consists of eating fish raw and/​or whole.
Stop by if you have the time before or after going to Inogashira Park. You won’t be disappointed :)