Belli Osteria
- 2016 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, California, 94704
- Dinner: T-Th 5:30pm-9:00...
- $30 and under
- Italian
Japanese techniques and Californian ingredients blend harmoniously at this charming getaway, which flaunts a buzzing dining room and'delightful (heated)'patio. Start the evening off with a selection'from the'excellent (and well-priced) local wines, creative cocktails, or well-curated sake list. Then, order a variety of small plates for sharing.This is a menu that changes regularly, although'every dish is'carefully crafted to'delight'the senses. The heady yasai taki salad, with'grilled vegetables,'enoki mushrooms, and black garlic tamari, leaves a lasting impression; not unlike'a'crudo of pristine hamachi, which arrives with a dusting of wasabi snow. Manila clams enhanced with a'broth of sake, bacon, potatoes, and shiitakes is an aromatic wonder.