DeNicola's Italian Restaurant

Giovanni and Rosina DeNicola originally brought their recipes from Italy to Portland, setting up a kitchen designed to feel like a Sunday dinner at home rather than chasing modern culinary trends. Today, the family operation is run by Donata, her sons Patrick and Johnny, and her brother Nick. The kitchen turns out hearty portions of house specialties and hand-rolled meatballs, delivering the kind of unpretentious cooking that evokes neighborhood East Coast Italian spots.