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Melrose Ave · Hollywood, Los Angeles

Cooking LikeMamma Did

Founded in 2010 by the late Mamma Loredana, Osteria Mamma brings her original Veneto family recipes from Italy to Melrose Avenue in Hollywood — traditional Northern Italian cooking, made with love.

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Address
5732 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Hours
Mon–Sat: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 11:30 AM – 9:45 PM
Phone
(323) 284-7060
2010Founded by Loredana
4.4Google Rating
877+Reviews
VenetoNorthern Italian
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The Story of Mamma Loredana

Family Recipes from the Veneto

Osteria Mamma opened in 2010 with a simple purpose: to cook the way Mamma Loredana cooked back in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Every dish on the menu traces its roots to her original family recipes — brought from Italy to Hollywood with care and precision.

The restaurant welcomes diners not as customers but as family members. From the polenta with slow-braised beef to the black squid ink pasta with shrimp, the food tells the story of a home kitchen elevated into a dining destination. Mamma Loredana's legacy lives on in every plate.

"Recipes from theVeneto region,passed down withlove."
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Guest Reviews

What People Say

★★★★★

"The polenta with beef ragù tasted exactly like something a grandmother would make. Warm, generous, deeply satisfying. Best Italian on Melrose — possibly in all of LA."

— Yelp Review
★★★★★

"The squid ink pasta is stunning — rich, properly salty, and the shrimp was perfectly cooked. The whole restaurant feels like a family home. Truly authentic Northern Italian."

— Google Review
★★★★☆

"Osso Buco is exceptional — the veal falls off the bone and the risotto underneath is textbook Milanese. Great wine selection and attentive, personal service."

— Yelp Review
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Location & Reservations

Address
5732 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(Larchmont / Hollywood)
Phone
(323) 284-7060
Hours
Mon–Sat: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 11:30 AM – 9:45 PM