For more than 40 years, La Dolce Vita has been serving Northern Italian cuisine to hungry patrons. The elegant and romantic atmosphere is a great setting for enjoying specialties like ossobuco. Can't find what you want on the menu? The chefs will gladly prepare any dish suggested, as long as they have the ingredients!
Since 1987, Benissimo Ristorante & Bar has been serving Corte Madera fine Italian cuisine. With a fully-stocked bar, they offer a variety of dishes. From soups and salads, to appetizers such as Caprese salad and portabello mushrooms, there is something to tempt any palate. Entrees are served by the course such as risotto, pasta and meat or fish dishes. There are also amazing pizzas on the menus. Call today for reservations.
Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria touts itself as serving the largest pizza in the world, a 36" pie. That's three feet across! It offers delivery and eat-in options, as well as online ordering. Aside from pizzas, it also features salads, pastas, calzones and more.
Tigelleria Organic Restaurant serves healthy Italian food in an elegant but warm setting. It welcomes the traditional Italian custom of banquet style dining where sharing tables with other customers brings people together for delicious food with good company.
Tigelleria offers organic, vegan,vegetarian and gluten free meals.
Cafe Piccolo is an authentic Italian restaurant that offers an intimate environment and distinctive cuisine, with its inviting dining room and outdoor garden. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner. The menu features appetizers, salads, pasta, poultry, veal, lamb and seafood dishes. It has an extensive wine list and holds wine tasting events regularly. The setting is conducive to intimate meals as well as large groups, including corporate meetings and wedding receptions and it has repeatedly received awards for its event hosting.
Vigilucci's Cucina Italiana is a European-style restaurant in Carlsbad and is one of seven locations from the Vigilucci's Restaurant Group. The restaurant offers a huge range of food options, including steaks, seafood, homemade pastas, chicken, veal, and vegetarian dishes. Some specialties from the menu include lasagna, spaghetti alla vongole, linguine fradiavolo and chicken parmigiana. Vigilucci's also has many dessert options, such as tiramisù, spumoni and cannolis. The restaurant also has an extensive wine list, including pinot grigio, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, as well as choices from California and New Zealand. Check out the full menu on its website, or call for more information or to schedule a reservation.
A local favorite, Napoli Pizza & Pasta offers a variety of Italian classics, including traditional pasta dishes and pizzas. This eatery has been around for 54 years and operated by the Guerrera Family for the last 42 of them. This Benicia location is the second Napoli restaurant-the original one is in Vallejo-and it brings the same delicious food closer to the people who can't make the trip out to Vallejo. The Napoli dining experience is fun, friendly, tasty and perfect for family and friends.
Founded and established in 1992, Italian Brothers Pizza & Pasta serves a wide variety of Italian dishes besides pizza. Its business takes phone orders and take out only. Menu items include meatballs with sauce , shrimp alfredo, bbq ribs, antipasto and veggie cal-zones. With its long late hours, it offers night owls the chance to grab a quick meal at generous portions.
With a history of running Mediterranean restaurants in Europe, the same family has owned and operated La Collina since 1996. The cuisine is Northern Italian, the atmosphere upscale. La Collina was voted 2007 restaurant of the year in a local contest. Its menu features a delicious range of pastas, paninis, salads and appetizers.