Cafe Avanti

This pleasant Northern Italian restaurant offers a number of French nuances. Start with soups as good as their pretty names promise: minestrone Genovese, tortellini in brodo, or zuppa maitata. The shrimp fra diavolo is spunky, the veal dishes are exquisite, and you won't have to take out a second mortgage to pay the check. At Café Avanti, Cuisine is classical but with a flair.