Pocheon Italian restaurant with whole-pumpkin pasta: From Italy

I visited From Italy (프롬이태리 고모리본점), a pasta spot in Pocheon with antique European interiors, a cozy and warm mood, generous portions, and a wide range of dishes made with real care~!

What is From Italy in Pocheon, and is parking easy?

From Italy is an Italian fusion restaurant on Jugyeopsan-ro in Pocheon, Gyeonggi, with a large private parking lot in front of its European-style brick building. Reservations and group visits are possible, and it has Wi-Fi, separate men's and women's restrooms, and high chairs.

There's a spacious private From Italy parking lot in front of the European-style brick building, so it's easy to park and walk in~~

From Italy is an Italian fusion restaurant serving dishes developed by an owner-chef who came from a 5-star hotel~ It's been picked as a Blue Ribbon restaurant every year since 2020, so it's a place you really should visit at least once!

You can feel the open kitchen right from the entrance, and From Italy has appeared on several TV shows and even in the Netflix episode with Karina of aespa. Woooah~~ I was so excited for this visit~ haha

From Italy's interior and seating

The interior of From Italy is a large space unified by antique furniture, props, paintings and lighting. The 1st floor has seats for 2 to 4 people, and it fills up fast even at weekday lunch, so I recommend booking.

Inside, the wide space has antique furniture and decor so lovely it felt like I'd stepped into another place~

The props, paintings and even the lighting share the same mood, so it works perfectly as a date spot or a place for a group gathering~~

Tables and chairs with an old-world feel are set out under pretty lighting in the big space~ The seats are spaced widely, so you can sit comfortably, which makes this Gomori pasta spot, From Italy, even better~!

There are plenty of seats further inside too, from tables for 2 up to tables for 4~ When lunchtime came, every seat filled up in no time, so I really recommend booking ahead~!

High-ceilinged 2nd floor and outdoor garden

Go up the stairs and another big space opens up~~ The ceiling is high, the room feels open, and the view outside through the windows adds even more atmosphere to From Italy~

The big sparkling lights and the props were so pretty that I wandered around looking for a long while before heading back down haha

A door leads out to the outdoor area~ It's a wide space full of green trees and plants, with outdoor tables dotted around~

The weather's so nice these days, so it's a great place to come and enjoy the outdoor area too, a Gwangneung Arboretum-area favorite, From Italy~

There's even a photo zone with a pretty view, so you get photos and memories as a bonus at this Pocheon restaurant, From Italy~~!

What's in From Italy's weekday lunch course?

The weekday lunch course at From Italy includes handmade bread, carrot cream soup and salad, plus one main of your choice and coffee or a drink. The menu has pasta, risotto, steak, pizza and more, as à la carte items, courses and set menus.

After we were shown to our seats, the staff handed us the menu and kindly explained the dishes haha I came for weekday lunch, so I could order the lunch course, and getting handmade bread, carrot cream soup, salad, one main, and coffee or a drink all in one course is so good!! The menu is really varied, from pasta and risotto to steak and pizza~~

If you don't want the lunch course, you can order à la carte~ There are all kinds of salads, pork cutlet, pizza, and pasta in cream, tomato and oil sauces, and risotto is available too~~

Steaks are available à la carte: the jewelry-box tenderloin steak, jewelry-box striploin steak, chop steak, and even a tomahawk steak! There are also course meals, so it looks like a good place to enjoy a full course~~

On top of that there are various set menus, alcohol, coffee and drinks!!

14-hour-aged bread, salad and carrot cream soup

Since I ordered the lunch course, the bread, salad and carrot cream soup came out first, and the tableware is so pretty haha

The bread apparently has to be aged for a full 14 hours~~ Dip it in the oil and balsamic sauce and it's plain yet chewy, a taste I'd never had before! It really whets your appetite~~

A fresh, tangy salad with a balsamic dressing, where the cheese was the kicker, and fresh vegetables. So good!!

The carrot cream soup was wonderfully smooth and subtly sweet~ You could taste the rich natural sweetness of the vegetables haha

Even the ade is pretty at From Italy~~ The mood of a date after so long is so nice haha

What is Zucca Dolce, the whole-pumpkin seafood pasta?

Zucca Dolce (1.5 servings) at From Italy is a seafood pasta served inside a whole large sweet pumpkin (danhobak). It's packed with seafood such as mussels, shrimp, squid and crab, and the sauce was seafood-based with a slight kick of spice.

I was so curious what Zucca Dolce would be, and when I saw it I was totally stunned hahaha Wow, a huge whole pumpkin with all kinds of seafood and pasta, and the portion was really generous~~

Sprouts arranged around the side add to the plating~~ And it's generously loaded with seafood like mussels, shrimp, squid and crab~~

Slice the whole pumpkin with a knife into bite-size pieces~ Inside it's full of pasta noodles and sauce~ It looks really generous and appetizing~

Even the homemade pickles were so good and went really well with the other dishes~

Half-and-half blueberry and Hawaiian pizza

We picked blueberry and Hawaiian, both thin-crust, for a half-and-half pizza~ It's great that you can choose different flavors! The look was unfamiliar, and I couldn't wait to see how it tasted~~

A table full of food at From Italy, a Gwangneung Arboretum-area favorite~

How did the Zucca Dolce and half-and-half pizza taste?

The Zucca Dolce at From Italy had a seafood-based, slightly spicy sauce that soaked in well and tasted rich and savory, and it paired wonderfully with the sweet, soft pumpkin. On the half-and-half pizza, the blueberry side combined cream cheese and blueberry jam nicely, and the Hawaiian side had a good sweet-salty balance of bacon and pineapple.

Twirl the pasta around your fork and take a bite, and the seafood-based sauce with its slight spiciness is just superb~~ The seasoning soaks in well and the savory depth is amazing haha So delicious~~

There's a variety of seafood in it, so you can eat it fresh alongside, and with the sweet, soft pumpkin too, the ingredients go together so well~~ Recommended, recommended~!!

The blueberry and Hawaiian pizza looks appetizing from the first glance~~

On the blueberry pizza, the nutty cheese plus the rich cream cheese and blueberry jam worked so well together, and the crust edge was baked crisp like a cracker, a real treat~!! The Hawaiian pizza was also so good, with salty bacon and sweet, tangy pineapple~~

Tasty, generous food in a great atmosphere~! I recommend this Pocheon pasta spot, From Italy~!