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Name: Belli Osteria
Address: 2016 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA, United States, 94704
Telephone: (510) 704-1902
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.3

Belli Osteria

4.3 (66)

$30 and under

Italian

2016 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

About this restaurant

Belli Osteria is a small and cozy restaurant located in the Berkeley area of San Francisco, California. The focus at Belli Osteria is on Italian-inspired dishes that are made fresh using locally sourced ingredients. Its dining room is quaint, allowing for personal service and an intimate touch. Belli is ideal for date nights or small gatherings with friends over the dinner table. The dinner specials are always decided daily by the chefs, depending on what they could find that particular day from the market and various suppliers. The dishes themselves vary quite a bit, but two staples that guests will often see are the salmon brandade with watercress, caviar and beurre blanc, as well as the pork chop with creamy ricotta polenta, brussel sprouts and chasseur sauce.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Dinner: T-Th 5:30pm-9:00pm Dinner: F-Sa 5:30pm-10:00pm Dinner: Su 5:00pm-9:00pm
Phone number
(510) 704-1902
Website
http://www.belliosteria.com/
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Paul Oprescu

Location
2016 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
Neighborhood
Oakland
Cross street
Between University and Addison
Parking details
Metered street parking. Multiple parking garages nearby.
Public transit
Downtown Berkeley BART Station, Multiple AC Transit Bus Lines.
Additional
Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Niçoise Olive Tapenade with Crostini$5.00
Burrata, Grilled Persimmon, Pesto Genovese & Crostini$12.00
Cream of Cremini Mushrooms$11.00
with california hedgehog mushrooms
Crostini Di Fegatini: Chicken Livers$10.00
with roasted & pickled bell peppers & romesco sauce
Braised Beef Tongue$11.00
with pomodoro sauce & olives

Insalate

Chop Salad$11.00
radicchio, frisée, celery, dry sour cherries & pinoli with creamy gogonzola vin
Arugula Greens$11.00
camembert cheese, grapes, walnut crema, clover honey, guanciale with cab vin
Little Gems Caesar$11.00
with charred onions, crispy anchovies, garlic bread crumbs & parmigiano

Pasta

Kabocha Squash Ravioli$17.00
with pine nuts & sage in brown butter
Pork Shoulder Ravioli$17.00
with charred leeks in red wine brodo
Ricotta Gnocchi$17.00
with oyster mushrooms, english peas & white truffle oil
Squid Ink Linguini$21.00
with point reyes dungeness crab in crab head butter sauce
Pappardelle Con Pollo Alla Cacciatora$17.00
Cacao Spaghetti$18.00
with spicy wild boar sausage & fennel bulb

Secondi

Arctic Char$27.00
butternut squash risotto & meyer lemon, fennel relish
porchetta$23.00
with flageolet beans in romesco & shallot agrodolce
Braised Short Ribs$23.00
creamy polenta, roasted brussels sprouts & sugo
Bistecca Alla Fiorentina$29.00
purée di patate, caramelized onion jam & salsa verde

Contorni

Creamy Polenta$7.00
with parmigiano reggiano
Roasted Brussels Sprouts$7.00
with anchovy pesto
Wilted Arugula$7.00
with toasted garlic oil

What 66 people are saying

Belli Osteria reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.2Service
3.9Ambience

Noise • Moderate

66 Reviews

EB
EastBayGuy VIP
San Francisco Bay Area21 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 30, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We've eaten at Belli Osteria about 8 times so far and will continue to go back because I can honestly say I have never had a dish that didn't delight. Appetizer, first course, second course or desert - all have been spot on and delicious. This last time we had just returned from 3 weeks in Tuscany and the meal was a trip down memory lane. Wonderful. I can highly recommend Belli Osteria!
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chaia9 VIP
San Francisco Bay Area21 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 29, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Their special provenance is squid ink sauce and pasta. But everything at this small gourmet gem is delicious. And the service is always gracious.
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Geela
San Francisco Bay Area7 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 22, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
My friend and I had a wonderful meal before going to Berkeley Rep. Starting with the attentive and personable server, then the delicious appetizers of braised tongue in a rich tomato broth with nicoise olives and salad with walnut paste and cheese artfully spread along the sides of the bowl, through the sublime house-made ravioli filled with beef and marinated tomatoes, and kabocha-based pillowy gnocchi, I savored every moment. The only disappointment was that we had absolutely no room for dessert. And an unexpected treat with our check - our server reminded us of the 10% discount for Berkeley Rep patrons.
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lcsoak
San Francisco Bay Area8 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 22, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Casual but not drab. Beautiful setting. Big cloth napkins. GREAT FOOD. All 4 of my friends enjoyed their entrees. I had black pasta ravioli with orange ground salmon. Interesting colors. Not skimpy on the salmon. Place filled up, but we stayed about 1/2 hour after we had eaten without feeling we had to go. Lucille
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bonnie
San Francisco Bay Area6 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 20, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
4 of us dined there on a Sunday evening. It's a lovely inviting and intimate space. All aspects of dinner from the attentive(not hovering)waiter to the perfectly prepared and presented antipasti, arugula salad, pasta and secundi were outstanding. The recommended wine perfectly complimented the dinner. Great find in downtown Berkeley(close to BART). It is an upscale dining experience not to be missed.
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foodiefrmMO
San Francisco Bay Area3 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 20, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
My friend and I have enjoyed dinner here on several occasions prior to attending Berkeley Rep productions. The location is convenient, the service is good, and the food is outstanding and reasonably priced. The menu options are limited but each one seems to be carefully prepared and tasty.
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LBL4food
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
5.0
Dined on October 18, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
Small place on the go to street in Berkeley (Shattuck), where there are several excellent restaurants (i.e., Comal), but found this place by chance, and while it was noisy and the service not the best, the food was excellent; great homemade pasta. Actually everything we ordered was great. Highly recommended for a great mea.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco Bay Area5 reviews
5.0
Dined on October 18, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My favorite restaurant. Too bad it closed.
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Sherbear
San Francisco Bay Area133 reviews
3.0
Dined on October 18, 2014
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Dined here before the theatre, and it was packed and noisy. Limited menu. Enjoyed the fish, but portions were small for the money. Good place to go before Berkeley Rep, but I wouldn't make a special trip otherwise.
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Roger
San Francisco Bay Area7 reviews
4.0
Dined on October 12, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
This restaurant gets crowded with pre-theater crowd so reservations are a must. Hit it around 7:45 and you should be able to get in. Limited to wine and beer; no bar, but food is great and service, when not slammed with customers, is very good. We are repeat customers and value this gem.
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2016 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

Additional information

Cross street
Between University and Addison
Neighborhood
Oakland
Hours of operation
Dinner: T-Th 5:30pm-9:00pm Dinner: F-Sa 5:30pm-10:00pm Dinner: Su 5:00pm-9:00pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Metered street parking. Multiple parking garages nearby.
Public transit
Downtown Berkeley BART Station, Multiple AC Transit Bus Lines.
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Paul Oprescu
Additional
Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.belliosteria.com/
Phone number
(510) 704-1902

Belli Osteria

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Additional information

Menu

Antipasti

Niçoise Olive Tapenade with Crostini$5.00

Burrata, Grilled Persimmon, Pesto Genovese & Crostini$12.00

Cream of Cremini Mushrooms$11.00

Crostini Di Fegatini: Chicken Livers$10.00

Braised Beef Tongue$11.00

Insalate

Chop Salad$11.00

Arugula Greens$11.00

Little Gems Caesar$11.00

Pasta

Kabocha Squash Ravioli$17.00

Pork Shoulder Ravioli$17.00

Ricotta Gnocchi$17.00

Squid Ink Linguini$21.00

Pappardelle Con Pollo Alla Cacciatora$17.00

Cacao Spaghetti$18.00

Secondi

Arctic Char$27.00

porchetta$23.00

Braised Short Ribs$23.00

Bistecca Alla Fiorentina$29.00

Contorni

Creamy Polenta$7.00

Roasted Brussels Sprouts$7.00

Wilted Arugula$7.00

What 66 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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