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Avanti

2728 E. Thomas Rd. (28th St.) Send to Phone
PhoenixAZ 85016
602-956-0900 | Make Restaurant Reservations
This longtime Valley restaurant offers good Northern Italian-Continental food and great service.

Cuisine

Open

Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly

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Wine

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Angelo Livi and Benito Mellino's Italian restaurant epitomizes the word "classic." This Phoenix stalwart, with its black-and-white décor, looks as endearingly traditional as its cuisine tastes. To wit: escargots de Bourgogne, the authentic Caesar salad, fresh-made pasta like fettuccine in a wild mushroom sauce topped with fresh arugula, osso buco Milanese and crème caramel flan.

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