Italian restaurants in Los Angeles
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Colori Kitchen
Everybody feels like family in this colorful, cozy dining room with exposed brick walls, where owner-chef Luigi kicks Italian comfort food into high gear. BYOB.
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Angelini Osteria
Conversation flows as freely as the wine at this convivial eatery whose eclectic clientele shares a passion for Gino Angelini's soulful risottos, pungent pastas and rustic trattoria classics à la roasted veal shank and grilled quail.
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Mama D's
This neighborhood Italian fits like a well-worn shoe and puts 'heap' into 'cheap'. The thin-crust pizzas, homemade ravioli, tangy cioppino and freshly baked bread, all served with a smile, keep regulars coming back for more. Expect a wait.
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Casa Bianca
For over half a century, the Martorana family has plied Oxy students (from nearby Occidental College) and pizza punters of all stripes with habit-forming thin-crust pies. Their homemade lasagna and ravioli are also culinary excursions straight to the Boot. Pass the inevitable wait with drinks at nearby Chalet.
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Allegria
This convivial trattoria near the Malibu Pier is often filled with patrons lusting after the pizzas tickled by wood fire just long enough to produce perfectly crispy thin crusts. Other dishes beckon too, including pretty pastas, tender osso buco and crispy fried calamari paired with a tomato sauce that's got some kick.
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Il Cielo
Candles, Chianti and a table for two in an enchanted garden are the hallmarks of a romantic night out. If your date doesn't make you swoon, then the rustic Northern Italian food should still ensure an unforgettable evening. That scene in Legally Blonde where Reese Witherspoon is dumped by her boyfriend was shot here.
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Dan Tana’s
Tightly packed booths, red-jacketed staff, smooth-as-silk cocktails and no-frills pasta – old Hollywood still lingers at Dan Tana’s, open since 1964. Some say the pasta dishes are overpriced, but Jessica Alba, George Clooney and the rest of the new Hollywood crowd don’t seem to mind. The Caesar salad is especially good, and perfect for splitting.
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Piccolo
This teensy spot, mere steps from the boardwalk, pays homage to the original Venice with vintage black-and-white photos and Carnevale masks. The food too is as authentic as it gets with beef carpaccio, Tuscan bean soup, pistachio-encrusted lamb loin and any of the homemade pastas getting big thumbs up from the grown-up bohemian crowd. No reservations.
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L'Opera
Even simple dishes like bruschetta and pesto gnocchi become feistily flavored culinary works of art at this elegant dining shrine. The waiters are old-school and the sommelier capable of dissecting each wine down to the molecular level. We were blown away by the ravioli ai tartufo (truffle ravioli) and the buttery filet mignon with wild mushrooms.
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Ca’ Del Sole
Sitting beside the fireplace within the Mediterranean walls of Ca’ Del Sole, it’s easy to feel like one of the Hollywood powerbrokers who frequent the place. Efficient, low-key service at this industry haven, bordering NBC/Universal’s busy Gate 3, keeps dealmakers happy while talking numbers over fresh insalata di mare and pumpkin-stuffed mezzelune.
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Little Dom’s
New on the scene but already a neighborhood fave, Little Dom’s lures rumpled hipsters, laid-back solos and tot-carrying alternadads with easygoing charm and satisfying Italian meals. Penny-pinchers love the $15 Monday-night suppers (add $10 for a bottle of wine) but we like it best for breakfast. Mmm, ricotta blueberry pancakes. In WeHo? Try the brother restaurant Dominick’s (8715 Beverly Blvd).
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