Cipollina Restaurant Review:
The proprietors of Jeffrey’s restaurant also own this bistro across the street. And while Cipollina’s glass display case of take-home prepared foods has disappeared, the casual-meets-culinary-finesse ambience remains. Oftentimes, a wood-fired pizza is the meal’s centerpiece, like the house-named Cipollina featuring mushrooms, sweet onion compote, balsamic and chèvre. House-made pastas include...
This neighborhood bistro has a past that it's never managed to shake, and that past involved pizza and sandwiches. This is what happens when you're a neighborhood business -- people don't forget. Cipollina kept the pizzas on the menu, but it made them new and out of the ordinary (such as bacon with Gorgonzola, apples, and arugula, or prosciutto with truffle oil, Gruyère, and oregano). The new...
Ron and Peggy Weiss' longtime neighborhood bistro has earned its keep with thin crust pizzas; margherita, proscuitto but menu-wise, everything else is now divvied up into small & large plates plus soups & salads. Recent revamp and addition of chef Daniel Hunt equalled the addition of new exciting entree options; rabbit confit, steak tartare, antelope. Wine list is worth your time.
Dine in or get it to go at this bright little Italian cafe serving specialty pizzas and classic Italian fare.:
In Short - Cipollina is a charming, Mediterranean inspired eatery that caters the neighborhood appropriately. The cafe tables and chairs and the bright interior create an inviting space for dining...