"Open for: Lunch and dinner Price range: $$$ Third-generation chef Michele De Liguoro and his sister named Rovello 18 after the address of their family’s fine dining restaurant Da Pierino, a Michelin-starred destination in the 1950s. De Liguoro isn’t chasing a star at Rovello 18, instead offering a more casual answer to Da Pierino. The homey yet upscale osteria fare includes pasta paired with creamy broccoli rabe, clams, and bottarga, as well as crispy risotto al salto topped with Lombard taleggio. Diners can watch the action unfold in the open kitchen while enjoying seasonal antipasti, including sauteed artichokes, puntarelle salad, and grilled pepper tonnato (caper-spiked tuna sauce). Rovello 18 is also a wine destination: Its collection of over 800 bottles is replete with microproducers and crucial bottles from Italy and France. Know before you go: If they’re fully booked, you can likely find a seat at the bar." - Elizabeth De Filippo-Jones
