Reno, Nevada truly is the biggest little city in the world and one of the best to boot. Visitors to Reno will find a good variety of Italian restaurants, from casual to dressy and each with a bit of a different menu. Give one of these a try next time you are in Reno and see if you don’t have a new favorite. The prices are all from the dinner menus.
La Vecchia Italian Restaurant
3501 S Virginia St
Reno, Nevada 89502
(775) 825-1113
La Vecchia Italian Restaurant is a sleek modern restaurant that features dishes from Northern Italy. Do make reservations and think on the dressy side of casual. They are open for lunch Monday-Friday, 11am-2pm and dinner Sunday-Thursday, 5pm-9pm and Friday & Saturday, 5pm-10pm. The dinner entrees include items like angel hair pasta with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, basil and fire roasted tomato sauce for $13.00, Fillet of Atlantic Salmon, poached with Fennel, wine and Olive oil, dusted with orange gremolata and served with steam potatoes for $19.00 or Veal scaloppine topped with roasted eggplant, Prosciutto and mozzarella with a roasted tomato-white wine sauce for $18.00.
Zozo’s
3446 Lakeside Dr
Reno, Nevada 89509
(775) 829-9449
There are some very special things at Zozo’s. The atmosphere is very old world with red and white checked tablecloths and wood paneling making you feel relaxed and comfortable. Do make reservations, they can fill up very fast. First of all, look for the heart symbol on the menu. Those items are heart healthy. They also have different menus for dinner. The sunset menu is served 4:30pm to 6:00pm Sunday thru Thursday, but not on holidays. You get a complete meal with your choice of Soft Drink, Coffee or Glass of House Wine, Salad, Garlic Bread, and a Scoop of Spumoni or Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with your choice of entrees like Chicken Piccata for $15.95, Rock Shrimp Chardonnay for $19.95 or Sauteed Pork Medallions for $15.95. The regular dinner menu has items like Vegetable Saute for $15.95, Artichokes with Spinach & Cream served over Linguini for $12.95 and Veal Parmiagiana for $18.94.
Skyline Cafe & Catering
3005 Skyline Blvd # 160
Reno, Nevada 89509
(775) 825-5611
The Skyline Café shows you Reno like no other place can. Reno at night looks like different colored gems and that is the view you have. The style is casual and modern and do make reservations. They are open for dinner only and the menu has items like Fettuccine Pollo e Verdure which is
Fettuccine pasta served with Breast of Chicken, Tomato, Mushrooms, Garlic, Basil and Olive Oil for $16.00, Veal Milanese al Gran Sapore which is Veal Scaloppine topped with Grape Tomatoes ,Garlic, Basil, Ex. Virg. Olive Oil for $20.50 and Chicken Marsala which is Boneless Breast of Chicken topped with Marsala Wine Garlic Mushrooms Basil for $17.00.
Marios Portofino Ristorante
1505 S Virginia St
Reno, Nevada 89502
(775) 825-7779
Marios Portofino Ristorante is the perfect place for that special date. The lighting creates the right mood and the bar is a great place for a before of after dinner drink. Do make reservations. They are open Tuesday thru Sunday from
5:00 p.m. Bar opens at 4:00 p.m. offering cocktails and appetizers. You can choose from items like Baked eggplant layered with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese for $14.95, Prawns sautéed with white wine, garlic and a spicy marinara sauce over angel hair pasta for $21.95 and Veal sautéed with capers, white wine & lemon butter for $17.95.
Di Napoli’s Pasta & Pizzeria
9570 S Mccarran Blvd
Reno, Nevada 89523
(775) 787-8282
Di Napoli’s Pasta & Pizzeria si casual and family friendly and reservations are not needed. They are open Mon – Thurs 3 pm – 9 pm and Fri, Sat & Sun 11 am – 10 pm. The kids have their own menu with Pepperoni Pizza, Chicken Tenders With Fries or Spaghetti Marinara With Garlic Bread for $3.50 each. For the adults there is DiNapoli’s family marinara sauce, tossed with spaghetti for $7.99, baked ziti for $8.59 and Linguini sautéed with bacon & mushrooms, alfredo sauce, topped with Romano & parmesan cheeses for $10.59
