Reviewed by Daniel · El Albir resident since 2007 · Updated November 2026 · Write to meMamma Perrone is the Italian in Albir that advertises least and gets recommended most. It’s on Calle Pau Casals, off the main avenue, with a courtyard. Its customers talk about it as a discovery.
What Mamma Perrone is
It’s an Italian restaurant: pizza, fresh pasta and dry-aged meat. According to customers with coeliac disease, almost any dish on the menu can be ordered gluten-free, which is unusual for a pizzeria.
What you’ll find on the table
Mamma Perrone is genuine Italian cooking, with pasta, pizza and meat, and a few names on the menu deserve an explanation.
Fresh pasta and classic sauces. Amatriciana is a Roman sauce with tomato, cured pork cheek (guanciale) and pecorino cheese. Puttanesca, from the south, has tomato, olives, capers and anchovy: it’s intense and salty. Dishes al tartufo nero have black truffle, a fungus with a very powerful flavour and aroma that’s used in small amounts.
Dry-aged meat. It’s beef that rests for weeks in a chamber at controlled temperature and humidity before being cooked. It loses water, gains flavour and becomes more tender. It’s the expensive part of the menu.
Gluten-free. According to its coeliac customers, almost the whole menu can be ordered gluten-free, pizza and pasta included.
If you arrive hungry. Do it the Italian way: a pizza in the middle to share, then a pasta dish each, and tiramisu to finish. If you’re going for the dry-aged meat, ask the weight of the cut before ordering and consider sharing it between two.
What to order
Pasta. Customers recommend the tagliatelle with black truffle, the rigatoni all’amatriciana, the spaghetti alla puttanesca and the lasagna della mamma.
Pizza. The tartufo, the siciliana and the mamma are the ones mentioned most.
Tiramisu. The dessert that keeps coming up in reviews.
How much it costs
In Albir’s mid range, between €15 and €35 per person (approximate price), depending on whether you go for pizza or order dry-aged meat.
Location, opening hours and bookings
It’s at Calle Pau Casals, 37, with a courtyard. Opening hours aren’t clearly published, so call before you go on 865 885 427.
What the ratings say
On Google it has a very high score, around 4.7 out of 5 from more than 700 reviews, and on GastroRanking it’s among the fifteen best-rated in l’Alfàs del Pi. People praise the quality of the pasta and pizza, the speed and the staff’s advice based on your tastes.
Where it falls short
The opening hours. It’s the big practical drawback: it’s not easy to know when it’s open without calling.
Off the avenue. If you don’t know it, you won’t find it while strolling. In public reviews, there’s hardly any criticism of the food.
Local’s tips
If you’re coeliac, tell them when you order: it’s one of the few Italians in the area where you can eat gluten-free pizza and pasta with peace of mind. And if you go in summer, ask for a table in the courtyard.
Frequently asked questions
Does Mamma Perrone have gluten-free options?
According to its customers, almost the whole menu can be ordered gluten-free. Mention it when you order.
Where is it?
At Calle Pau Casals, 37, in El Albir.
What should I order?
Fresh pasta, such as the tagliatelle with black truffle, and pizzas like the tartufo or the siciliana.
Do I need to book?
It’s best to call ahead, also to confirm the opening hours: 865 885 427.
To finish
Mamma Perrone is the Italian for anyone looking for real flavour in El Albir. Call ahead, order pasta and don’t leave without the tiramisu.
If you want to compare it with other options, my guide to restaurants in El Albir by what you’re looking for has every place with its closing day and approximate price. If you’re on a tight budget, take a look at my tips for eating cheaply in El Albir, and if you’re coming by car, check where to park in El Albirbefore you go. For everything else, go back to the El Albir guide told by a local.
Prices, opening hours and ratings are approximate, checked against public listings and customer reviews in November 2026. They may change: confirm with the restaurant before you go.
I'm Daniel and I've lived in El Albir since 2007. LiveinAlbir.com started because so many people would stop me in the street to ask where to eat, where to stay, which areas are worth it and what living here is really like.
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