Lé Fresca | Ristorante Italiano | Pasta, Pizza, Italian

2218 2nd Ave N Birmingham, AL 35203

(205) 593-4241

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call 205-593-4241

for reservations & curbside

RESERVATIONS ARE SUGGESTED

open 11am-9pm

tuesday through thursday

open 11am-9:30pm

Friday & saturday

Lé Fresca brings the taste and excitement of Northern Italy to 2nd Ave North Birmingham, AL. We offer a wide variety of Italian cuisine, imported pizza oven, full bar & wine.

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lefresca

Ristorante Italiano🍷🍕Passione per il cibo e vino Italiano
Da Peschiera a Birmingham
(205) 593-4241
A taste of Peschiera del Garda in Birmingham, Al.

Our porky pizza made with house made sausage, sala

Our porky pizza made with house made sausage, salami and bacon.
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Our tiramisu is not a cake! . It’s a Northern I

Our tiramisu is not a cake!
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It’s a Northern Italian tiramisu which is light and velvety. We make our tiramisu traditionally with ladyfingers, espresso, and zabaglione.
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Thank you @eatingalabama for the incredible photo of our tiramisu.
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Call 205-593-4241 for reservations and curbside.
We are open 11am-9pm Tue-Sat.
11am-9:30pm Friday and Saturday.

Thank you @foodiesofbham it was a pleasure meeting

Thank you @foodiesofbham it was a pleasure meeting you two last night. We look forward to serving you again soon.

"An amazing dinner @lefresca tonight including the best risotto we’ve ever had, two pizzas, and a clam appetizer with “a cult following” according to our server."

Don’t tell Marco but we do have a few French win

Don’t tell Marco but we do have a few French wines as well. Today we will focus on the wines of the Côte du Rhône.
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Côte du Rhône AOC:
This is the largest AOC and accounts for two thirds of Rhone production. Full bodied reds dominate, but the luscious whites and thirst quenching roses are well worth seeking out.
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape:
The most famous of the AOC’s of the Rhône Valley is Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This was the very first AOC to be recognized when the system was instituted in 1936.
The vineyards are planted with 14 varietals (18 if you count the variations!) at four levels of altitude as the land rises up from the Rhone River.
The soils are varied with the most famous being the large, rolled river stone or “Galets’ left behind millennium ago by the ancient glaciers.
Red wines are the most plentiful; Grenache and Cinsault with Mourvedre, Syrah and other sanctioned reds, producing wines that are full and aromatic with spicy dark fruits balanced with acidity and minerality.
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Vacqueryras
Named after the Latin for “Valley of the Rocks”, the Vacqueryras lie next to Gigondas. The wines are Grenache dominant with aromas of small red fruits and violets that age into licorice, pepper and spice.
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Source: https://winefolly.com/deep-dive/cotes-du-rhone-wine-with-maps/

Who would have thought that it would be so hard to

Who would have thought that it would be so hard to get out hands on aluminum pans? We finally have pans and thus we will have lasagna again this Saturday for carry out.

Here we spend three days every week making the #ragu, the #basciamella, and the #pasta all from scratch before assembling Marco's mother's lasagna recipe. In our highlight on Instagram you can watch the step by step process we use to make the lasagna every week. Call us today to reserve your lasagna before they are all gone.
(205)593-4241

Fritto Misto Gulf shrimp and calamari are breaded

Fritto Misto
Gulf shrimp and calamari are breaded with semolina then fried. We serve the fritto misto with salsa ruccalo and lemon.

Call us to make reservations at
(205) 593-4241

Open 11am-9pm Tuesday through Thursday
Open 11am-9:30pm Friday and Saturday

What better way to warm up on a cold winter's day

What better way to warm up on a cold winter's day than our house made sweet potato ravioli cooked in a sage burro fuso and garnished with made from scratch amaretti cookies grated over the pasta. This traditional Italian ravioli was the last dish Marco had before leaving Italy and is one we find perfect for the season.

We have a few openings this evening. Call 205-593-

We have a few openings this evening. Call 205-593-4241 for reservations and curbside.

Open 11am-9pm Tue-Thurs
Open 11am-9:30pm Fri&Sat

Thank you @themaebethdesigns for the beautiful photo of our restaurant.

We have plenty of warm and cozy spots for indoor d

We have plenty of warm and cozy spots for indoor dinning today and no reservation required for lunch either. Open from 11am-9pm Tuesday through Thursday and 11am-9:30pm Friday and Saturday.

Call 205-593-4241 for reservations and curbside.

Pappardelle al ragu: Perfect for a cold winter's

Pappardelle al ragu:
Perfect for a cold winter's day we have our house made pappardelle with a ragu of beef, pork and tomato sauce then garnished with parmesan cheese.

Open 11am-9:30pm
Call 205-593-4241 for reservations and curbside.
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We are serving warm and cozy gulf shrimp risotto t

We are serving warm and cozy gulf shrimp risotto to help combat this cold and rainy weather. We are open from 11am-9:30pm today.

Call 205-593-4241 for reservations and curbside.
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We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your meal. Tha

We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your meal. Thank you so much for the post and support!!! We look forward to serving you again soon.

We are open from 11am-9pm today and every Tuesday

We are open from 11am-9pm today and every Tuesday through Thursday and 11am-9:30pm FridayandSaturday. Call us to place your reservation or curbside orders at (205) 593-4241

Our traditional Italian pizzas. We start by import the highest grade flour from Italy to make our pizza dough. This high ph flour is one of the keys to our light and crispy pizzas. We spread a thin layer of sauce on the dough to start. From there we add the ingredients for one of our signature Italian pizzas followed by crumbled pieces of mozzarella. As the pizza cooks in the oven the crumbles of mozzarella melt creating a thin layer of cheese. Now many of our first time guest are suprised to discover that we serve our pizzas uncut. We do this for a few reason. First of course this is how your pizza would be served in Marco's home country. Second by not cutting the pizza that thin layer of cheese traps the heat keeping our thin pizzas hot for much longer. Finally this allows you to decide the size of your slice. Marco says that his mother always cuts eight slices from her pizza, Marco always cuts seven slices from his pizza and his brother Luca only cuts his pizza into two slices. Our servers of course are more than happy to slice your pizza table side upon request. While our American servers are getting quicker ever service none are quite as fast as Marco at cutting your pizza table side.

Today's pizzas:

Margherita: mozzarella and basil - $14
Diavola: hot salami and red peppers - $15
Porky: bacon, sausage and hot salami - $16
Capricciosa: prosciutto, mushrooms, artichoke and black olives - $16
Speck: speck and mozzarella - $16
Carbonara: bacon, egg, lemon zest -$17
Funghi: mushrooms, salsa bianca - $18

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Chicken Cacciatore: Cacciatore means “hunter’

Chicken Cacciatore: Cacciatore means “hunter’s style” in Italian. Here we take Joyce Farms chicken breast that has been pounded to an even thickness, grilled, and placed on top of polenta cake. A sauce consisting of onions, garlic, carrot, and San Marzano style tomatoes are prepared, then set aside. We then take mushrooms and sauteed them with shallot and thyme in white wine. The tomato based sauce is mixed with the mushrooms and white wine before this sauce is poured over the chicken breast to finish our chicken cacciatora.

We are open from 11am-9pm Tuesday through Thursday, 11am-9:30pm Friday and Saturday. Call 205-593-4241 for reservations and curbside.
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We are back to our normal hours. Call 205-593-4241

We are back to our normal hours. Call 205-593-4241 for reservations and curbside. We are open Tuesday through Thursday 11am-9pm and Friday and Saturday 11am-9:30pm.

We are open all day from 11am-9:30pm and have plen

We are open all day from 11am-9:30pm and have plenty of availability. Call 205-593-4241 for reservations and curbside.

Here we have our lunch sandwich. We make the bread to order from our pizza dough so that its as fresh as possible. The sandwich has salami, tomato, mozzarella, and arugula.
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Happy New Year from all of us at Lé Fresca! To br

Happy New Year from all of us at Lé Fresca! To bring good luck and to celebrate the new year we are featuring our bollito misto. Here we have cotechino, beef tongue, beef chuck and lentils served with salsa verde and salsa rossa.

We are open all day from 11am-9:30pm. We will be closed tomorrow for the first of the year. We will reopen from 11am-9:30pm on Saturday the second.

Call 205-593-4241 for reservations and curbside.

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We wanted to say congratulations to our good frien

We wanted to say congratulations to our good friends Grey and Ashley on opening @avinebham. Aviné is their wine bar and shop across the street from us at 2225 2nd Ave N. They are open from noon to midnight seven days a week.

Introducing our newest cocktail to ring in the new

Introducing our newest cocktail to ring in the new year, our Limonsecco. Here we combine limoncello, fresh squeezed sour mix, and we finish the cocktail with prosecco.

Open from 11am-9:30 today. We will take tomorrow off and then be open from 11am-9:30pm on the 2nd. 205-593-4241 for curbside and reservations.

We wish you all a happy new year!