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Restaurants Boulder, Colorado ITALIAN CUISINE
Inspired by the food, wine and people of Italy’s Piemonte region, Alba is a favorite of locals, visitors and critics. Chef Alexander Feldman brings a wealth of experience to Alba, having worked in some of Italy’s finest restaurants. The menu is weighted toward the cooking of northern Italy, especially Piemonte, Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. The kitchen produces fresh pasta daily, offering tagliatelle Bolognese, agnolotti with braised beef, and garganelli with roasted local mushrooms. Handmade Tuscan gnocchi and a variety of risottos also appear on the menu. Among the entrées are oven-roasted scallops, spicy red snapper, crispy pan-seared duck and a special steak of the day. A nightly vegetable tasting incorporates the freshest available produce. Alba presents a regional tasting menu as well as monthly wine dinners. Chef Feldman has introduced an artisanal cheese plate and many new desserts, including pomegranate panna cotta, hazelnut semifreddo and chocolate budino. The wine list features a broad selection from Italy and California, with strongest emphasis on Piemonte and Tuscany. The warmly decorated dining room, lit with antique fixtures, has acoustics that allow for intimate conversation. An antique farm table provides a unique focal point and staging area for food and wine service. There is ample parking. Open Mon-Sat for lunch; every night for dinner. All major credit cards. Online reservations available.
Step off Pearl Street and into Italy. Enjoy Antica Roma’s authentic Italian cuisine in a dining room designed as an Italian piazza, or on the patio on the pedestrian mall. An extensive menu of piccoli piatti (small-plate appetizers, or tapas) includes cozze guazzetto, steamed mussels in a lemon, white wine and garlic broth; bresaola, imported dry-cured beef thinly sliced, filled and rolled with a cream of artichoke and goat cheese; or vongole e fava, with Manila clams, fava beans, grape tomatoes, white wine and garlic broth. The dinner menu includes linguine vongole, frutti di mare, pollo Valdostana, cioppino, polletto diavola, and bistecca Flavia. Or try a pizza from the wood-burning oven. Desserts feature Grand Marnier crème brûlée, chocolate mousse made with Italian Perugina dark chocolate, and homemade tiramisu. Complete espresso bar. Happy hour daily 3-6pm with $3 draft beer, $4 house wine. Specials on small-plate appetizers Mon-Fri. Open 11am-10pm daily. MC, VISA, AM, DISC. BÁCARO 921 Pearl St., 303-444-4888. Traditional and contemporary northern Italian dishes. Open daily for dinner. BACKCOUNTRY PIZZA 20 East Lakeview Dr., Unit 212, Nederland, 303-258-0176. Open daily for lunch, happy hour and dinner. BAKED IN BOULDER 1729 15th St., 303-1773. Chicago-style pizza. BEAU JO'S PIZZA 2690 Baseline Road, 303-554-5312. Colorado-style mountain pies with traditional thick crusts. Weekday lunch buffet.
Mike and Mary Colacci started the Blue Parrot in 1919 with Grandma’s recipes; it’s now owned and run by their granddaughter, Joan (Colacci) Riggins. Please come and see us and enjoy a good Italian meal! Start with a great appetizer such as the Parrot Sampler, which consists of fried ravioli, cheese sticks, garlic bread and more. An all-time favorite entrée (especially at lunch on Thursdays, when it’s on special) is chicken cacciatore, Grandma’s recipe of chicken, olive oil, spices and white wine, served with spaghetti or gnocchi. Spaghetti meals with our homemade sausage or meatballs are famous all over the world, with large noodles and a river of red sauce. Or try our meat or vegetarian lasagne. It’s a feast for everyone! Finish your meal with one of our delicious homemade cannoli drizzled with chocolate syrup and dollops of whipped cream. Catering, carry-out and bottled sauces available. Banquet room seats 10 to 150 guests. Open daily Sun-Thurs 8am-9pm, and Fri-Sat 8am-10pm. Reservations not accepted on weekends. All major credit cards accepted, but not checks.
Experience the casually elegant and contemporary atmosphere of Carelli’s Ristorante Italiano, showcasing dishes prepared by Chef Lauren Solomon from the small town and region of Barolo, Italy, and the village of Monforte, Italy, in Piemonte. Enjoy the finest imported and domestic ingredients available in an elegant, inviting dining room with an open-flame fireplace in the round, or dine al fresco on the charming garden patio. Enticing appetizers include roasted house-cured Kalamata, Niçoise and Picholine olives, smoked-salmon focaccia with Haystack Mountain goat cheese and salsa pomodoro, as well as offerings from the new, swanky Osteria Bar and Lounge “small bites” menu. Enjoy jazz every Thursday night and happy hour 3:30-6pm daily in the lounge. Specialties include veal chop puttanesca with rosemary and Mascarpone polenta, or shiitake mushroom triangles stuffed with Gorgonzola and ricotta on a bed of field greens drizzled with a Barolo red-wine reduction, plus nightly specials, vegetarian and gluten-free options. Save room for delicious desserts such as homemade tiramisu and chocolate lava cake à la mode, or enjoy the new Crêperia Bar, serving dessert crêpes prepared nightly by Pastry Chef Massimo Governale from Genoa, Italy. Carelli’s offers a wide selection of wines from Barolo and other regions of Italy, as well as many fine domestic choices. The Bottega di Vino banquet room accommodates private parties of up to 75 guests in a sophisticated New York-style ambience. See why Carelli’s was voted “Best Italian Restaurant” by the Daily Camera for seven years running, as well as “Most Romantic Restaurant” in Boulder. Reservations accepted. Open for lunch and dinner Mon-Wed 11am-10:30pm; Thurs-Fri 11am-11pm; dinner only Sat 4-11pm. MC, VISA, AMEX.
DAVINCI'S ITALIAN BISTRO 526 Main St., Longmont, 303-772-8669. Classic Italian dishes like spaghetti carbonara and veal saltimbocca. Open daily for lunch and dinner. FRASCA 1738 Pearl Street, 303-442-6966. Italian cuisine from the Friuli region. Open for dinner Mon-Sat. GONDOLIER ON PEARL STREET 1600 Pearl St., 303-443-5015. Family-run Italian restaurant serves classic dishes. Open daily for lunch and dinner. JALINO'S PIZZA 1647 Arapahoe Ave., 303-443-6300. Pizza and other items. Open for lunch and dinner.
Laudisio offers an ambience with something for everyone while maintaining a comfortably urban feel with chic, high-end dining, private intimate dining, patio dining and a casual but hip bar. This local, family-owned and -operated restaurant uses local organic food whenever possible. Entrées include fettuccine funghi, housemade handcut fettuccine with fresh organic mushrooms, shallots, truffle butter, and a touch of cream; chicken Scarpariello, roasted half-chicken with spicy house sausage, olives, pepperoncini, capers and red-wine vinegar; and risotto with herb-crusted lamb loin with string beans, English peas, candied pearl onions, and Moscato lamb jus. Start with an appetizer such as buffalo carpaccio, hearts of romaine salad with Gorgonzola, or pizza Margherita. Finish with a toffee tuile, a caramel glass tower filled with a combination of vanilla Chiboust pastry cream, Mascarpone and sour cream with fresh berries and Colorado clover honey, or Key lime pie. The Wine Spectator award-winning wine list offers over 350 Italian wines. Happy hour daily 3-6pm with special wine and cocktail pricing and selection of 10 pizzas and appetizers for $4. Live jazz on Sunday nights; see website for schedule. HDTV in bar with sports coverage (no audio). Mon-Wed 11:30am-9pm; Thurs-Fri 11:30am-10pm; Sat 11:30am-10pm; Sun 10am-9pm. Brunch Sat-Sun 11:30am-3pm. MC, VISA, AMEX, DC, DISC. NICK-WILLY'S FAMOUS TAKE-N-BAKE PIZZA 801 Pearl St., 303-444-9898; 4800 Baseline Road, 303-499-9898; 1375 E. South Boulder Road, Louisville, 303-665-6425. Take-and-bake pizzas with a variety of inventive toppings. O! PIZZA 3980 N. Broadway, Suite 101, 303-444-9100. Pizza made with organic ingredients. Also serves Hatton ice cream. PAPA MURPHY'S TAKE 'N' BAKE PIZZA 3325 28th St., 303-440-5300. Handmade pizzas and salads. Open daily for lunch and dinner. PASTA JAY’S 1001 Pearl St., 303-444-5800. Traditional Italian entrées including pizza, pasta, sandwiches and spaghetti. Open daily. PROTO’S PIZZERIA NAPOLETANA 4670 N. Broadway, 720-565-1050; 489 Highway 287 at Baseline Road, Lafayette, 303-661-3030; 600 Airport Road, Longmont, 303-485-5000. Handmade pizzas, salads and desserts. RADDA TRATTORIA 1265 Alpine Ave., 303-442-6100. Brick-oven pizza, traditional Tuscan fare and a selection of fine wines. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. TRATTORIA ON PEARL 1430 Pearl St., 303-544-0008. Roman-style pizzas and pastas. Open daily for lunch and dinner. ZAMPARELLI’S ITALIAN BISTRO 95th and Arapahoe, Lafayette, 303-664-1275. Sandwiches, pizza, salads, pasta dishes and more. Open for lunch and dinner. |
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