Ari and Dawnelise Rosen have created one of the most charming restaurants in Healdsburg, taking over a slice of space just wide enough for two narrow rows of tables. Diners can't help but strike up conversations with strangers and staff members. With rough brick, wood and concrete walls, the restaurant seems as if it would be more at home in SoHo than the Sonoma Wine Country. However, the food is right out of Italy. The chef bakes his own bread, and he's perfected the thin-crust pizza and pasta, particularly cannelloni. The restaurant is a family affair; his father makes the desserts, including Norm's house-made seasonal torte and the exceptional panna cotta.

 
Specialties: Nonna's tomato-braised chicken with polenta; spicy meatballs with tomato sugo and smoked mozzarella; pizza; bread made in house; Nutella and bread for dessert.

Hours

Dinner 5:30-10 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.

Cuisines

• Italian

Features

• Beer and wine
• Corkage ($20)
• Credit Cards: Accepted
• Disabled Access
• Live music (Wednesdays)
• Parking: Easy
• Parking: Street
• Seating (36)
• Reservations: Accepted