Caffé Bella Italia

Frommer's Review

If the odd-looking stucco exterior in a less-than-promising section of P.B. looks like a dry cleaner adorned with umbrellas, well, it once was a spot for all your 1-hour Martinizing needs. Although it's well away from the surf, it's lovely inside; and the food can knock your socks off. It's the best spot in the area for shellfish-laden pasta, wood-fired pizzas, and management that welcomes guests like family. Romantic lighting, sheer draperies, and warmly earthy walls create a Mediterranean ambience, assisted by the lilting Milanese accents of the staff (when the din of a few dozen happy diners doesn't drown them out, that is). Every item on the menu bears the unmistakable flavor of freshness and homemade care. Even the simplest curled-edge ravioli stuffed with ricotta, spinach, and pine nuts is elevated to culinary perfection, while salmon is endowed with olives, capers, and thick hunks of tomato in wine and garlic. Lunch is served Saturday only.

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