• DiFabio’s Casapela
    You’re treated like family at this Italian eatery owned by sisters Caitlind and Sarah DiFabio. The menu includes Italian pasta favorites (the marinara sauce is a family recipe) as well as an interpretation of the Hot Brown made with prosciutto, pasta and basil.
    891-0411
    difabios.com
    $$$ | Clifton/Crescent Hill | Italian
  • Jack Fry's
    This perennial favorite spot offers a cozy, lamp-lit atmosphere that evokes an old speakeasy. The menu consists of upscale American dishes that feature local products like country ham and Capriole cheeses. Don’t miss the shrimp and grits or the historic black-and-white photographs on the walls.
    452-9244
    jackfrys.com
    $$$$ | Highlands | Upscale Casual
  • The Bodega at Felice
    Tucked away in the Felice Winery complex, this cafe and coffee bar serves breakfast, lunch and take-home meals, including soups, salads, specialty sandwiches and paninis, pasta and Italian-style thin-crust pizza. Enjoy wine and cheese (or your meal) on the grapevine patio.
    569-4100
    thebodegaatfelice.com
    $ | NuLu/East Market | Cafes
  • Varanese

     

    899-9904
    varanese.com
    $$$ | Clifton/Crescent Hill | Upscale Casual
  • Spinelli’s Pizzeria
    Highlights of this pizza joint include an old car converted into a table, the Philly cheese steak, large slices of thin crust pizza, and deep-fried Oreos. A favorite among bar hoppers, Spinelli’s is open till at 5 a.m. all week in one of the city’s busiest bar corridors, and offers delivery until 4:30 a.m.
    568-5665
    spinellispizza.com
    $ | Highlands | Pizza
  • The Monkey Wrench
    With a menu as eclectic as the decor, this late-night spot serves up shrimp and grits and perogies as well as live music nearly every night.
    582-2433
    $$ | Highlands | Bistros
  • Roots
    Chef and restaurateur Huong “CoCo” Tran’s newly opened Roots continues her passion for serving inventive and flavorful vegetarian food. The menu consists of Asian and a few Mediterranean influenced small plates. Try the crispy potato nest filled with bok choy, green peas, yellow squash, carrots and broccoli.
    452-6688
    $ | $$ | Highlands | Natural/Vegetarian
  • Ghyslain on Market
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert are served at the latest restaurant opened by Canadian chocolatier Ghyslain Maurais. The menu has a European flair with dishes like the Pan Bagna Nicois sandwich and Greek quiche. For breakfast, there’s a full selection of French pastries. And of course you can’t forget the chocolates.
    690-8645
    ghyslain.com
    NuLu/East Market | Cafes
  • Crave Cafe and Catering
    A contemporary cafe, serving hot and cold deli sandwiches with sassy names. Try the “Bamm!! I’m Good!” or the “It Ain’t Easy Bein Cheesy.” They also do box lunches to go and event catering.
    896-1488
    cravecafeandcatering.com
    $$ | Clifton/Crescent Hill | Delis
  • The Irish Rover
    Offering “a hundred thousand welcomes,” this lively pub tries to recreate an authentic atmosphere and serves savory Irish staples, from bangers and mash and Guinness beef stew to salmon-and-potato gratin.
    899-3544
    theirishroverky.com
    $ | Clifton/Crescent Hill | Irish