This well-liked restaurant delivers delicious pizzas and wood-grilled specialties (even desserts) from their signature oven. Between pies topped with roasted squash and smoked mozzarella to those sprinkled with radicchio and pancetta, the pizzas here would make mamma mia proud. Other tempting entrées are the fresh prawns and Satsuma oranges with white bean purée, and the Tuscan pork ribs with...
Nostrana Restaurant Review:
Nostrana is known for the thin, chewy pizzas that emerge in rapid succession from the wood-fired oven, topped with everything from Manila clams to lemon oil. Pair one with the eponymous salad, a bowl of radicchio tossed in a Caesar-style dressing, for a satisfying meal. The menu changes frequently but always offers temptations such as linguine with cantaloupe or braised rabbit leg with chive...
Inventive food, reasonable prices, comfortable digs---what more could a diner ask for? Nostrana offers rustic Italian fare prepared with flair. Chef Cathy Whims, formerly of Genoa, has created a neighborhood spot that transports diners to an authentic Italian experience. The large, arched-ceiling dining room is generally filled with families, couples and large parties seated at well-spaced...
Authentic Tuscan wood-fired cooking and a rustically elegant Italian Alpine setting lures the dolce vita crowd to the SE.:
In Short
The large outdoor firewood rack in the entrance is well-stocked to stoke the glowing fires of the pizza oven and rotisserie, both visible through the open kitchen. Hickory...