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Vigilucci's Pizzeria Italiana

1933 San Elijo Ave. Send to Phone
Cardiff by the SeaCA 92007
760-634-2335
Authentic Northern Italian-style pizzas and other specialties, served accompanied by sweeping ocean views.

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Lunch & Dinner daily

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The young Italian servers on occasion cop an attitude, but we enjoy coming here anyway. Set in a converted house, this restaurant offers a unique opportunity to eat authentic, mostly Northern Italian-style pizza (the Neapolitans invented pizza, but they make it in Milano, too) in a setting with a sweeping ocean view. Our favorites include the pepperoni and the Gorgonzola pizzas. In addition to pizza, you can order such Italian specialties as crisp rice croquettes, the Genoese fish soup called caciucco, and spiedini, skewers of grilled meat, vegetables and seafood.

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