Why You Should Go: While most of us can unscrew a jar of Ragu and boil enough water for pasta, it takes years of experience to truly create an authentic and delicious Italian feast. To taste this rare achievement, trust the Italian culinary magicians at Siena Italian Trattoria. 

Why You’ll Love It: Using their 25 years of experience at Siena Deli, these Italian impresarios opened their little trattoria in 2010. Featuring a menu of authentic Italian recipes passed down from his Nonna, chef Giancarlo creates authentic Italian dishes that have won many local awards and accolades. 

What to Eat: Start with heirloom tomato and burrata cheese with a fig balsamic glaze or beef carpaccio with shaved parmesan. Then, move on to cavatelli with spicy sausage ragout, grilled Atlantic salmon with sautéed spinach, or veal piccata with lemon-butter sauce. Watching what you eat? They also have healthy options like the whole wheat angelhair with roasted tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and fresh basil.