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Hand-made pasta made fresh daily with highly-rated sauces downtown.

Sapore Express puts homemade pasta at the center of its downtown San Mateo menu. The restaurant rolls pasta in its own kitchen, with choices that range from spinach-and-ricotta ravioli to squid ink tagliolini with prawns and mussels. We like the attention to different pasta shapes and sauces, especially combinations such as gorgonzola-and-pear fiocchetti or radiatori with sausage, vegetables, and tomato cream. Fettuccine Bolognese and lasagna offer familiar comfort, while tagliolini with clams, garlic, and olive oil takes a seafood-focused route. Burrata with prosciutto, fried calamari, and homemade meatballs provide starters for a shared meal. Chicken Marsala and veal piccata add options beyond pasta, and Italian wines complete the selection. Sapore Express's appeal is a clear focus on Italian cooking with enough variation in its homemade pasta dishes to reward a closer look at the menu.