A great little Italian cafe with an excellent outdoor seating area! Pizzeria and paninoteca, with great salads, desserts and coffees. Open 7 days Lunch and Dinner.

3nd Place winner of for “Best Restaurant with Outdoor Dining” according to the 2007 Fairfield County Weekly Best of Reader’s Poll.

Capriccio Café
189 Bedford Street
Stamford, CT 06902

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85 Woodside St
Stamford, CT, 06902
Phone: (203) 363-0804

Head to Hope Street Pizza for the Greek take on pizza, which may just become a new favorite. The pizza has a real, homemade oven-fresh taste to its thick, crunchy crust. The spinach, olive and onion pizza is loaded with toppings, but not too cheesy, which vegetarians will love. Meanwhile, meat-freaks can satisfy their cravings with the sausage and meatball pizza. The unusual, cool, downright bizarre – pick your adjective of choice – thing about Hope Street pizza is the way that it is cut into square pieces instead of average slices. Suddenly it doesn’t seem like just another pizza night, but something a little different and more interesting. Of course, Greek salads, souvlaki and gyros have been well mastered by cooks as well. The family-operated restaurant is large, but not particularly cute, so get take-out and watch my Big Fat Greek Wedding with new understanding.

230 Hope Street,
Stamford, CT 06906
Tel: (203) 325-0660

Italian restaurant and bar.

Aria Restaurant
1033 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT

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Columbus Park Trattoria
For the authentic flavors of an Italian kitchen, look no further than Columbus Park Trattoria-one of four Marchetti-Tarantino family owned and operated restaurants in Fairfield County . Located in the heart of downtown Stamford , Columbus Park Trattoria offers an exceptional menu of regional and national Italian dishes; they include signature homemade handmade pastas made on the premises, fresh fish, and meats.

205 Main St
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 967-9191

NY Times Review

Located right on the water with outdoor seating, this seafood restaurant has one of the best views of a Stamford sunset, and easily reminds you why the area was originally a destination spot for wealthy later 19th and 20th century New Yorkers who spent their summers in Shippan houses by the shore. Its attractive location and closeness to many Stamford offices makes Saltwater Grille a popular lunch, dinner and cocktail venue, and a great place to throw a party. This two-story eatery, where the Rusty Scupper, Beacon, and Shore House thrived and died, has been reinvented by its newest owners and is designed with more style than most local restaurants can boast. In other words, Saltwater Grille is definitely the place to go if you’re looking for a scene, and is usually fairly crowded, though reservations are not necessary. It is welcoming to families, but generally appeals to a younger preppy-cool 20s and 30s crowd filled with both singles and couples.

Saltwater Grille is a young restaurant in the process of finding its niche, but nevertheless, it’s sure to be a big hit during the dog days of summer. Go for the view, the drinks, and the cool crowd, and forget what your mother told you – go straight for the breadbasket.

183 Harbor Drive
Stamford, CT 06902

203-391-6500

Lunch: Monday - Saturday: 11:30am - 4:30pm

Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm

Brunch: Sunday: 11:30am - 3:30pm

Authentic Italian cuisine in a bistro setting. Homemade pasta, fresh fish, pork and veal. Weekly specialties flown in from Italy.

Emme of Capri
227 SUMMER ST
STAMFORD, CT 06901

Phone: (203) 535-0626

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