3 italian spots in Downtown and the Jewelry District

Al Forno

Order A grilled pizza Margherita and the baked penne with tomato cream sauce.

Al Forno on South Water Street invented grilled pizza in 1980 under Johanne Killeen and the late George Germon. Wood-fire kitchen, baked pasta.

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Bacaro

Order A round of cicchetti at the downstairs bar with a glass of Lugana, then a pasta upstairs.

Bacaro on South Water Street has a Venetian-style enoteca downstairs and a full Italian dining room upstairs. Cicchetti, salumeria plates, Italian wines.

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Sarto

Order A regional pasta off the rotating section, with a pour from the small-producer red list.

Sarto returned to its downtown Dorrance Street room in 2024. Regional Italian with a 2024 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence list; weekend live jazz.

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