Dining VisitSPC.com/Dining IL RITORNO BONU’ TAVERNA ITALIANA • St. Pete; $$ • This Central Avenue restaurant offers casual Italian fare in a lively setting (which gets livelier as the evening wears on). The specialty of the house is pinsas, Roman-style pizzas topped with everything from mortadella with pistachios to spicy calabrese salami and mozzarella. Folks can also cobble together a meal with cured meats and cheeses and tasty “piccoli piatti” — small, shared plates of snacks. IL RITORNO • St. Pete; $$$ • This fine dining Italian restaurant in downtown St. Pete features a constantly evolving menu that hinges on the freshest ingredients and impressive kitchen techniques. A daily five-course chef’s tasting menu offers the best of what the chef has in store that day, from steamed mussels with lamb nduja and lemon to salt-baked beets with goat cheese and a foie gras lasagna. MAZZARO’S ITALIAN MARKET • St. Pete; $ • The popular St. Pete market offers a one-of-a-kind shopping experience with gourmet grocery aisles every bit worth the hype. Spend hours browsing the massive cheese selection, fine wine assort-ment, fresh seafood and sprawling butcher case. Or pop in for a lunchtime treat and peruse the deli counter, stocked with prepared treats like lasagna, roasted pork loin and homemade pastas to-go. THE NONA SLICE HOUSE • Safety Harbor; $$ • You’re not just getting pizza at this Safety Harbor restaurant, you’re getting a show. Most evenings, the owner will come out for a perfor-mance, spinning and swirling the pizza dough high in the air, often to a live musical act. Several different types of pizza are served, including Detroit-style pies — thick, square pizzas baked with Wisconsin brick cheese. Italian BONU’ TAVERNA ITALIANA 80 AMERICA’S BEST BEACHES
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