Bellavitae

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Real Italian products are the focus here, where a bottle of balsamic is referred to as "the Rolls Royce of vinegars" and the olive oil drizzled over a plate of perfect radishes might be the best you've ever tried (or decide for yourself: a comparative tasting of different olive oils is an actual menu item). This special-ingredient-based menu focuses on hard-to-find Italian groceries, obtained by the quality-obsessed owners, who also run an Italian-food import business. Tucked away in one of the Village's most charming alleyways, Bellavitae proffers wine list that's similarly enticing: Emphasis is on small, family-owned wineries that have a real sense of the Italian terroir.

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Greenwich Village restaurants, Italian restaurants