The former Pizza Plus has morphed into a beautiful butterfly, offering an upscale Italian menu sure to please the toughest critic. A couple of years ago, its enlightened owner, Jordan Dikegoros, invested a minor fortune, remodeling and expanding until the restaurant could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Capital City’s better dining venues. The restaurant’s name was changed and the menu updated (but some old favorites were retained). In hiring supremely talented Jennifer Krascella as executive chef, Dikegoros found someone more than equal to the challenge. This handsome restaurant also has free parking, eliminating one of the top discouragements to Hartford dining. In just a couple of years, J Restaurant/Bar has become one of the Capital City's top dining destinations.

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The center of Italian life can be found at La Tavola. The Table.

Here family and friends share food, stories, dreams and ideas. Here, life comes together around dishes both familiar and satisfying. It is the place where memories are made and lives are shaped. To paraphrase a popular slogan, “what happens at La Tavola, stays with us forever.”

At the heart of this restaurant is a passion for fresh local ingredients, classic offerings that honor a proud Italian heritage with a distinctive approach and the promise of real dining value. In December 2008, Connecticut Magazine, voted La Tavola "Best New Restaurant", New Haven County and Statewide.

Lunch Monday - Saturday 11am to 3pm; Dinner Monday - Saturday 5pm to 10pm.

Full service bar, wine cellar, private parties, catering, outdoor patio.

Hand crafted creative Italian food, unlike anything at all in the area and far beyond.

We bring you friendly attentive service, a great wine selection, and food made from fresh local ingredients daily. We craft everything by hand including our bread, all our pastas, and our REAL gelato.

Join us for an evening you will not soon forget, have a drink during our happy hour at our beautiful 12 seat striped mahogany bar, or relax by our gorgeous water fountain on our 40 seat patio, set off the road with a beautiful view of the Avon mountains.

We look forward to seeing you soon!
David, Adam, and Momma

Since 1938, Leon’s Restaurant has been synonymous with New Haven and with family-owned-and-operated Italian food. The tradition continues in Leon's new location on Long Wharf Drive, formerly the Rusty Scupper, with spectacular water views, ample parking and easy access to both I-95 and I-91.

Today, Edward E. Varipapa, executive chef and owner, again offers his customers a broad menu of Italian specialties in a friendly, comfortable, family atmosphere. Leon’s famous signature dishes, Pane Cotto, Gypsy Chicken, Pork Tenderloin Calabrese, and Squid Steak, just to name a few, will be prominently featured on the menu along with the famous ever changing “Goodie List."

DINING ROOM HOURS
Lunch: Mon – Sat, 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
Dinner: Mon – Sun, 3:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Brunch: Sun, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm

BAR HOURS
Sun – Thurs, 11:30 am – 1:00 am
Fri & Sat, 11:30 am – 2:00 am

One of the top restaurants in the area, Sal e Pepe (which means Salt & Pepper in Italian) is as attractive a place to dine as owner Angelo Marini and his staff are warm and welcoming. Guests love the fresh flowers and the unique pairs of salt and pepper shakers at each table. The restaurant always features a list of intriguing specials. Sal e Pepe is especially well known for its sumptuous housemade fresh pastas, but tasty soups, imaginative salads, and entrees like pork chop Milanese, roasted salmon with balsamic glaze and vitello al Gorgonzola add up to fine Italian dining with contemporary American touches. You won't want to miss dessert, either. Even the bread and dip served are terrific. And in warm weather, guests can enjoy al fresco dining on the handsome enclosed porch.

Carlito Ristorante has a Full Liquor License and features Southern Italian Specialties. A private Party Room can accommodate Post Funeral Groups, Retirement Parties, Christmas Parties, Christenings, Showers, Small Weddings, Birthdays or Business Meetings.

Carlito's features exquisite food in a stunningly decorated setting, reminiscent of an Italian countryside. Enjoy an extensive menu including steak, seafood, shops, gourmet pizza & much more. Carlito's offers weekly specials, a professional staff & a picturesque dining experience.

Doc's Trattoria & Pizza has just left Lake Waramaug for the Kent Village Barn Shops, and its website hasn't caught up with the move yet. Look for terrific pizzas and other interesting specialties from this beloved Sicilian family.

Whether it is celebrating a special occasion, a night out with friends or dinner with family, Marino's Restaurant's Italian-American fare - made with only the freshest ingredients - hits the spot.

Welcome to Mizza's Pizza. Located in the center of Lakeville, CT, Mizza's features New York style thin-crust pizza, delicious pasta entrees and much more. We are located on Ethan Allen St. just near the intersection of Routes 41 and 44.

This cozy spot on Route 61 offers everything from prime rib and steak to pasta and pizza.

San Remo has a great variety of authentic Italian dishes. Sauces are made fresh daily with ripe plum tomatoes. Homemade breads, soups and desserts are also made daily with the finest ingredients.

The Venetian restaurant has been in business for over 80 years. Our specialties are homemade pasta dishes, tender veal entrees and the freshest seafood. We make our own desserts. We have an extensive wine list and a service bar. We can accomodate banquet parties up to 45 people. The restaurant serves lunch from 11:30 to 2:30pm and dinner from 5:00pm to 10:00pm, closed Tuesdays. Free parking available.

Experience exquisite Italian cuisine in a casual, elegant atmosphere. Home to wonderful gourmet food, including homemade desserts. Large selection of fine wines available.

This Litchfield Hills Café serves great pizza, the sausage and mushroom pie is a classic.

Located in a renovated 1849 stone house, this restaurant provides fine cuisine with Italian flair. The menu features veal, seafood and pasta dishes.

With a chef who cooked for eight years at La Cupola in Litchfield, this small but elegant Italian restaurant located on Bank Street reportedly draws a loyal crowd.

American cuisine with Italian flair, and casual café menu. Carry-out, catering and to-go...bakery "by the slice" or whole cakes and desserts... full bar with both menus available. Relaxed atmosphere for thoughtfully prepared menu.

Wonderful Italian flavor is found in Oliva's seafood, including Chilean sea bass and tilapia, prepared by chef Riad Aamar.

Definitely call ahead, early in the week, to get a table here. Homestyle GREAT Italian food in a cozy, friendly atmosphere. One of Greater Waterbury's favorite restaurants.