Restaurants

California

Bottega Ristorante – Napa Valley
V Marketplace, 6525 Washington Street, A9, Yountville, CA 94599
www.botteganapavalley.com
Chef Michael Chiarello steps back into his clogs at Bottega Restaurant, in the heart of the Napa Valley. Chef Chiarello is acclaimed chef, Emmy-winning host of Food Network’s Easy Entertaining, tastemaker behind NapaStyle, and proprietor of Chiarello Family Vineyards. Bottega showcases Chiarello’s signature bold Italian flavors with a refined twist.

Chicago

Zia’s Trattoria
6699 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago, Illinois 60631 Phone: 773-775-0808
www.ziaschicago.com
Italian food enthusiasts rave about Zia’s, given top ratings. A hidden treasure on the Northwest side with a menu that changes 6 times a year based on the season, but food is always consistantly excellent and reasonably priced.

La Scarola Restaurant
721 West Grand, Chicago, Illinois 60610 Phone: 312-243-1740
www.lascarola.com
Frequented by families and celebrities. Zagat says: “you feel like grandma is going to walk out of the kitchen and pinch your cheeks. Classic, wonderful, old school taste.”

Giordonos
730 N. Rush St., Chicago, Illinois 60611 Phone: 312-951-0747
www.giordanos.com
Chicago’s World Famous Stuffed Pizza. Visit website for other locations in Chicago.

Colorado

Luca D’Italia
711 Grant Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: 303-832-6600
www.lucadenver.com
Zagat rates it the top Italian restaurant in the western United States.

New Jersey

UVA
800 Main Street, Bradley Beach, New Jersey, 07720 Phone: 732-775-0906
http://www.uvaonmain.com/
Owned and operated by Chef Anthony Pagano and Rafaella Pagano, Pagano’s Uva Restaurant is a casual family-friendly restaurant offering a superb menu based on seasonal produce and fresh seafood. Dishes are moderately priced and include their popular Gnocchi con Funghi. Uva features a full bar with wine, beer and cocktails made to complement the menu and daily specials, and live entertainment.

Tre Amici al Piccolo Forno
628 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch, New Jersey, 07740 Phone: 732-571-8922
www.treamicinj.com
At such a young age, Executive Chef and Owner Matthew Zappoli of Tre Amici has already achieved more in his life than most chefs have their entire career. Blending his signature cooking style with Italian traditions, Tre Amici on the Jersey Shore will satisfy your appetite for a memorable Italian meal and dining experience that will welcome you back.

Sal Anthony’s
312 Hackensack St., Carlstadt, New Jersey Phone: 201-672-0033
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Owned by Chef Sal Bonanno, Sal puts his heart, soul, and passion for Italian cooking into all his dishes, and treats and welcomes you like family coming into his home.

LuNello
182 Stevens Avenue, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, Phone: 973-837-1660
www.lunello.com
In his more than 25 years of experience, chef/owner Louis Seger has mastered the key ingredients to this restaurant’s success: elegant ambience, a tactful wait-staff, and classic dishes of Innovative Northern Italian cooking.

New York

Salumeria Rosi
283 Amsterdam Ave. (73rd / 74th St), New York, Phone: 212-877-4800
www.salumeriarosi.com
Salumeria Rosi is a small, neighborhood salumi shop and restaurant. Overseeing the kitchen is Cesare Casella, award-wining chef and Italian culinary authority. The Salumeria is located in New York City’s Upper West Side, but is much like one you would find on any street corner in Italy.

Babbo
110 Waverly Pl., New York Phone: 212-777-3365
www.babbonyc.com
Mario Batali’s flagship restaurant serves delicious dishes of seasonal produce, Italian cheeses, meat, game and seafood, with “many unusual ingredients that will surprise and delight,” says Zagat, which calls it the “best Italian in NYC.”

Lupa
170 Thompson St., New York Phone: 212-982-5089
www.luparestaurant.com
“There is really no occasion for which Lupa is not an ideal choice,” says Gourmet magazine of this Roman trattoria, where the artisanal cheese and meat plates win raves. “It’s worth waiting all day for a seat,” says Zagat.

Felidia
243 E. 58th St., New York Phone: 212-758-1479
www.felidia-nyc.com
The acclaimed Manhattan East Side flagship restaurant of Lidia Bastianich.

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