Fodor's Expert Review Caffe Bella Italia

Northern Italian cooking as prepared in Italy is the rule at this simple dinner-only restaurant about a mile from the ocean in Pacific Beach. Dressed-up or beach-casual diners will feel at home in the intimate dining room or outside on the candlelit patio. Popular choices from the menu include pizzas baked in a wood-fired oven, traditional pastas and entrées like a Capri-style chicken with lemon, or tenderloin filet topped with mushrooms and a wine reduction. The daily happy hour offers Italian tapas under $8 and $5 Sangria.