Find a little piece of it at this stylish Washington Plaza trattoria. Balloon swags frame the windows and give definition to the dining room.
Walls are stuccoed pale peach like a Tuscan palazzo.
There are white linens, fresh flowers, and plush banquettes. You can get up close and personal with that fountain during the summer months when the restaurant's market umbrellas and outdoor tables beckon. The regional Italian menu plays it safe with flavorful lamb adrift in rosemary-flecked jus, calves' liver in balsamic vinegar, grilled calamari, and a trio of veal dishes. Begin with a warm salad of sausages or the praiseworthy rollato, homemade pasta coiled around ham, spinach, and cheese, and sliced jellyroll-style. Or look to more modern daily specials like a terrific salad of arugula with goat cheese or a winsome pasta studded with bitter rapini and slicked with garlic and olive oil.