Figulina

Figulina anchors Raleigh’s Warehouse District with a dinner-focused dining room where hand-crafted pasta is the star. Guests glimpse the team shaping dough in the open pasta room while relaxing in an industrial setting warmed by handcrafted touches, a nod to the restaurant’s craft-driven ethos.

Chef-owner David Ellis blends Italian tradition, Southern ingredients, and his British heritage to create evolving menus of small plates and distinctive pasta shapes such as cappelletti, rotolo, and caramelle. Textures are tuned for perfect sauce cling, and the bar leans into Italian aperitivi, digestivi, and amaro-forward cocktails curated to complement the food.

Plan a Tuesday-through-Saturday dinner, slide into weekday Aperitivo Hour for snacks and spritzes, or explore Sunday brunch where crumpet Benedicts and fresh scones join pasta favorites. Midweek, the team offers grab-and-go lunch provisions, extending the Figulina experience beyond the dining room. The restaurant’s craft and community focus earned a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist nod for Best New Restaurant, reinforcing its place among downtown Raleigh’s must-visit tables.