Your dineLA Restaurant Guide: Where To Eat During Restaurant Week

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Piccolo Paradiso Ristorante

Where: Beverly Hills Why: Lunch $25.00/ Dinner $45.00. Owner Giacomino Drago boasts a sought-after menu that changes regularly according to the seasons. The result is a menu sampling that offers guests the best flavors of the time of year. DineLA is a great opportunity to try some of  Piccolo Paradiso's famed plates like the gnocchi paradiso (mushroom filled with truffle fondue) or the branzino gardesana (striped bass filet with eggplant, tomato, and vegetables). [Details]

Il Cielo

Where: Beverly Hills Why: Lunch $25.00/ Dinner $45.00.  Il Cielo's open-air patio and menu will have you feeling like you're dining al fresco on the Tuscan coast. For dineLA, the Italian restaurant is offering house-made pasta dishes like fettuccini con capesante and pappardelle alla bolognese, as well as in-house desserts like panna cotta and chocolate souffle. [Details]

Culina

Where: Beverly Hills Why: Lunch $25.00/ Dinner $45.00. What sets Culina (Latin for kitchen) apart from the rest of Italian restaurants is its crudo bar which serves the highest quality of raw seafood. Culina's dineLA menu is offering the freshest burrata and homemade pastas like the risotto ai porcini. [Details]

RivaBella

Where: West Hollywood Why: Lunch $25.00/ Dinner $35.00. New to the L.A. restaurant scene, RivaBella boasts a comprehensive Italian menu accompanied by a sprawling, swanky space. Dishes tend to be very fresh and flavorful, and a bit pricey. That's why the prix-fixe menus provide a great opportunity to sample some of their signature dishes like the lasagna nonna elvira, braised lamb shoulder, pasta with italian ham and parmigano cream without spending outside your comfort zone. [Details] [Photo via @idgrestaurants]