Fresh air for Portland! A city with many Italian restaurants where you can spend a fortune and feel like you just... spent a fortune. Piazza Italia is a chunk of Italy in Portland. Highlights are great simple fare, reasonable prices, and a lot of attitude from a fun staff, largely real Italians who will test your language skills. The food is the real thing! The spaghetti aglio olio peperoncino is simple but so full of flavor that you will wonder how they did it with the simple list of ingredients. The sweets are out of this world. The wines are Italian and excellent. If you go on a weekend make reservations. I highly recommend Piazza Italia! Buon appetito! p.s. When going to the Pearl it's best to take public transit, walk or bike.
Pros: Great food, Fun service, Decent prices
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