La Bella in Ghent
738 W. 22nd St. (Colley Ave.) 
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Norfolk, VA 23517
757-622-6172 | Make Restaurant Reservations
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La Bella in Ghent Restaurant is one of GAYOT's 2013
| Top 10 Norfolk/Hampton Roads Romantic Restaurants
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner Tues.-Sat.Features
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Outdoor dining
- Parking lot
- Casual
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La Bella in Ghent Restaurant Review: If you don’t live in Ghent, La Bella will make you want to move there just so you can claim this Italian charmer as your neighborhood trattoria. It’s not only an attractive dining room with a soundtrack of lush arias, but also a small market-deli with imported goods and take-out foods, such as lasagna, eggplant Parmigiana and pastries. The portobello appetizer, replete with house-made smoked mozzarella and roasted red peppers, is a meal in itself, so share it; this way, you’ll have room for the pasta, veal and chicken dishes, including the signature Pollo La Bella stuffed with prosciutto and mozzarella. Or perhaps a pie from the pizza oven. There’s even a vegan menu. Lunch offers sandwiches and scaled-down versions of select entrées. Fresh ingredients and careful preparations aren’t surprising, given that chef-owner Andrea DiCarlo learned from his mother, Anna Alaimo, making fresh pasta with her since he was young at the family’s La Bella Italia near the oceanfront. Good wines are affordably priced and pair well with the menu. Another branch of this family tree, La Bella Italia in Redmill, was opened by Andrea’s sister, Victoria Caruso. |
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