TOP ITALIAN RESTAURANTS
TOP ITALIAN RESTAURANTS IN WASHINGTON
CAFE MILANO 3251 Prospect St.,NW Washington - +1 2023336183 www.cafemilano.com Average Price: $ 70 Cafe Milano is one of the city’s leading Italian restaurants: elegant, refined and clientele that hardly skimps on known and well-known faces. A menu that manages to satisfy many who pop in at different times of day and contribute to changing the atmosphere: young and glamorous late in the evening, politicians and businessmen for business lunches, and so on. Often crowded and noisy but the service runs smoothly around dishes that pay homage to Milanese and southern Italian tradition, without overlooking American tastes. The menu includes a classic vitello tonnatogrilled fresh calamari with zucchini and peperoni cruschi, the house-made Tortelli Missoni with pecorino, guanciale and egg or a cotoletta alla milanese. And plenty of pizzas. We want to underline the very good wine list and service, that’s why Cafe Milano is our 2019 Contadi Castaldi Best Wine List in Washington. Seat at the counter and carefully choose a wine by the glass among more than 30 options. Tequila & Scotch friendly.
LUPO VERDE
STELLINA
1401 T St NW - Washington
399 Morse St NE - Washington
+1 2028274752 - www.lupoverdedc.com
+1 2028513995
Average Price: $ 35
www.stellinapizzeria.com
Lots of news at Lupo Verde. First of all
Average Price: $ 20
the opening of Lupo Verde Osteria in the
What a brilliant new opening. Anto-
Palisades and the debut of Lupo Marino
nio Matarazzo and chef Matteo Venini
at the Wharf, then the departure of chef
opened Stellina few months ago. The
Mattia Venini which opened with Antonio
concept features a very solid Neapoli-
Matarazzo the brilliant Stellina pizzeria last
tan style pizzeria wich also combines a
April. The flagship Lupo Verde restaurant
smart wine selection and a good range
keeps serving traditional food based on
of house-made pastas. Start with some
good ingredients from Italy, together with
fragrant fried antipasti like cuoppo misto
an impressive variety of pasta in-house.
or Roman Artichokes. Then, we sug-
Fusilli ‘con il ferretto’, made with a knitting
gest the Schiacciata pie with mortadella
needle, is topped with meat sauce that
and Bronte pistacchio or the savory
simmers over low heat for at least eight
Napoli, topped with tomato, anchovies
hours. The Cheese Room is pretty remark-
and Mediterranean herbs. Expect soft
able, ranging from the classic to the rare.
and airy pizzas, with an high hydration
All the selections can be paired with hon-
dough and a typical melting texture.
eys and chutneys from around Italy. Pork
More than 20 Italian wines are available
chops, marinated in apple vinegar for four
by the glass. We will keep an eye on this
days and then grilled, are crunchy outside
pizzeria which is already among the very
and wonderfully tender inside. The pork is
top, top ones in town…
slow-raised for Lupo Verde by Pig Crafters of Goochland in nearby Virginia. Lupo Verde’s wine list represents all Italian regions. The Tiramisu is damnly good. After the chef changed, we noticed some up & down but we’re still confident.
GAMBERO ROSSO
14
JUNE 2019