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San Diego Map: PiattiPiatti Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Hours Mon-Thurs 11:30am-10pm; Fri 11:30am-11pm; Sat 11am-11pm; Sun 11am-10pm
Address 2182 Avenida de la Playa
Location La Jolla, La Jolla
Transportation Bus: 30
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 858/454-1589
Web site www.piatti.com
Prices Main courses $11-$27; Sat-Sun brunch $8-$17
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
Other Street parking usually available

Frommer's Review

La Jolla's version of the reliable neighborhood hangout is this pasta-centric trattoria, a couple blocks inland from La Jolla Shores. Come here on busy Friday or Saturday evenings--well, any night, really -- and you're likely to be surrounded by a crew of regulars that pop in weekly and know the staff by name. You won't feel left out, however, and the food is well priced. The lemon herb-roasted chicken and bistecca (rib-eye) are fantastic, but it's the pastas that parade out to most tables. Try orecchiette bathed in gorgonzola, grilled chicken, and sun-dried tomatoes, or pappardelle "fantasia"--shrimp-crowned ribbons of saffron pasta, primed with garlic, tomato, and white wine. Those who are concerned with carbo-loading can substitute spinach for pasta. The outdoor patio, beneath the romantic sprawl of an enormous ficus tree, is always ideal thanks to the cozy heaters.

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Frommer's San Diego 2008 Frommer's San Diego 2008

Author: Mark Hiss
Pub Date: September 04, 2007
Price: $17.99

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