Trattoria Zero Otto Nove

Roberto Paciullo might serve 240 covers on a given Saturday night -- no reservations allowed, but customers are happy to wait long time. Sitting down at one of the restaurant's farmhouse tables for a staff meal of dry mozzarella grilled with bacon, roasted pepper and olives, fresh tubasini with lobster, and his mother's recipe for wheat cake one weekday afternoon, he describes his childhood in Salerno (just south of Naples, on the Gulf): "See, my father, who was a chef, used to come home every day at one o'clock and cook, because we had eleven kids. And then, after he finished eating he used to put the spoon and the knife and fork on the table like this and he'd say 'Everything was good today; what we gonna eat tomorrow? A relative newcomer, Roberto has had the restaurant off Arthur Avenue for about ten years, and has no plans to leave the neighborhood, which he likens to a small town in Italy. In the late 1960’s, when he was 17, his mother's brother brought him to the United States to live. Roberto explains how his immigration occurred in an offhand manner: "I was the black sheep of my family, right in the middle of five younger and five older siblings. My mother, she was born here in the USA and that's why I could come right over. My uncle, he used to come to eat at my house. And you know, when you have a tight with ten puppies there’s always one puppy on top of everybody else. You say, 'Oh, we'll take that one', that's what happened to me."

Pizzeria Bianco

Hours :: Tuesday - Saturday :: 5PM – 10PM Reservations are taken for groups of 6 – 10 only. Takeout is not available at this time. Private parties are not accepted at this time. 602 258 8300

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Mario's Restaurant

A traditional Neapolitan restaurant, located in Belmont, the Little Italy of The Bronx.

Osteria Mozza

This lively Italian restaurant from Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali, and Joseph Bastianich, is located next door to popular sister establishment, Pizzeria Mozza. The burrata from Basilicata with bacon, marinated escarole, and caramelized shallots and the orecchiette with sausage and Swiss chard are worth braving the perpetually busy reservation line. Silverton is usually found behind the mozzarella bar, serving customers on the dozen stools surrounding her. Chef Matt Molina expertly prepares the rest of the brash Italian-country menu. Order the ricotta-and-egg raviolo in brown butter; whole fish wrapped in grape leaves.

Frank Pepe's Pizzeria

Lombardi's

In 1897 an Italian immigrant reinvented a Napoletana staple food into one of the worlds most eaten foods. New York City was the birth place of New York style pizza. During the year of 1905, Lombardi's was licensed by the City of New York, becoming America's First Pizzeria. Over 100 years and still coveted as one of the Best Pizzeria's in the United States. Highly regarded and rated as the Best of New York , a City of Pizzeria's. We started it all and still on top after 100 years! Copyright 2003 Lombardi's Original Pizza of New York, Inc.

Al Forno

At a time when fine dining meant blanquette de veau and sole meuniere, Al Forno introduced northern Italian fare to Rhode Island. It wasn’t long before restaurants from New York to California began replacing pats of butter with olive oil, and escargots with rustic pizzas. Al Forno is the gastronomic institution responsible for creating the Providence dining scene, and these days, the line for a table is as lengthy as it was two decades ago. Guests are directed to one of two dining rooms: the whitewashed and bright lower area that flanks the spacious bar and bustling kitchen, or the slate-lined upstairs with its large stone fireplace and subtle lighting. Most people will grab the first open table, but the upstairs makes for a more leisurely meal.

Tacconelli's Pizza

They only serve pizza and they only make a limited amount of pizza dough each day, so you must order your pizza dough in advance to ensure it will be available. \n\nSecond Location:\n450 S Lenola Rd\