Entri come amici, vada come famiglia
Northern Italian, under the vault on South Main
Pasta and pizza dough made in house every day, a wood-fired oven at the back, and a cellar of 118 Italian wines where every bottle already has a plate it was chosen for. Dinner from four, Tuesday to Saturday.
- 360 S Main Ave, downtown
- Dinner from 4pm
- Closed Sunday and Monday
Abbinamento
Every bottle on our list was picked for a plate
Riccardo writes the cellar the way he would order dinner. Each wine on the list carries the dish it belongs with, from a $14 plate of calamari to a $62 bistecca. Tell your server what you fancy eating and the glass is already decided.
Roasted mushroom and prosciutto risotto, fried, with lemon garlic aioli
2021 La Valentina Montepulciano, Abruzzo · 40
Hand-breaded, with lemon garlic and pomodoro
2021 Molinetto Gavi, Piemonte · 44
Tuscan sausage, sun dried tomato, spiced cream, spinach and basil
2020 Luca Bosio Barolo, Verduno · 90
Pan-seared sea bass, red wine balsamic, sun dried tomato caper relish
2022 Ruffino Orvieto, Umbria · 50
20oz bone-in ribeye, garlic compound butter, patate fritte or verdure
2018 Palladino Parafada Barolo, Serralunga · 120
Il menu
Six courses, and you can stop wherever you like
Antipasti
Eleven to start, from $8. Arancini, calamari two ways, polpette in pomodoro, burrata crostini with figs and salame piccante, and the salads.
8 to 20
Pizze
Seven from the wood oven, small or large. Margherita, Quattro Stagioni that changes with the season, and the Maribella with Tuscan sausage.
18 / 28 to 24 / 36
Primi
Eight pastas, all of them rolled here that morning. Bolognese on pappardelle, squid ink fettuccine with scallops, gluten free ravioli in vodka sauce.
28 to 42
Secondi
Six plates for the middle of the table. Lamb shank in cherry and red wine, bone-in short rib, branzino, and the bistecca.
40 to 62
Contorni
Four sides. Gnocchi in pomodoro or pesto, mushroom and prosciutto risotto, broccolini and asparagus in garlic butter.
6 to 8
Bambini
Four for the children, and they are welcome at every table. Rigatoni and meatballs, cheese pizza, and the Pizzetta Dante.
10 to 14
Gluten free pizza dough and gluten free pasta are available on request, and most of the menu is already marked for it.
La cantina
An all-Italian cellar, four years running
Nothing on the list comes from outside Italy. Barolo from six villages, Brunello from Montalcino, Amarone from the Valpolicella, Super Tuscans from Bolgheri, and a Sangiovese from Umbria with our own name on it at $10 a glass.
Wine Spectator has given the list its Award of Excellence in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. If you want wine from anywhere else in the world, Brix and Trio are both next door.
- 118Italian wines on the list
- 19of them by the glass, from $9
- 4Wine Spectator awards in a row
La famiglia
Riccardo and Marybeth, and five rooms on one block
Riccardo was born in Florence and came to Boston when he was five. Marybeth grew up here in Sioux Falls and went east to train as a nurse. They met in Medford, got engaged on Martha’s Vineyard in 1996, and moved back to South Dakota in 1999.
Maribella opened in 2022 and it was their third room. R Wine Bar came first in 2018, then Vespa Catering, then Brix, and Trio Jazz Club in 2024. Brix and Trio are through the wall from us.
A tavola
Come and sit down
We take reservations by phone and we keep tables back for people who walk in. If you want the patio, ask when you book, or ask at the door and we will see what is free.
| Tuesday | 4–10pm |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 4–10pm |
| Thursday | 4–10pm |
| Friday | 4–11pm |
| Saturday | 12–2pm, 4–11pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
Brunch is served on Saturday between noon and 2pm. Dinner every day we are open, from 4pm.