Assante's Ristorante Italiano is in downtown Northampton, east of the Lehigh River, providing a laid-back environment for lunch and offering take-out or catering services. This restaurant offers an array of hot and cold appetizers such as clams casino, sautéed mussels, shrimp cocktail and antipasto salad. Soups such as minestrone and pasta e fagioli are available.
Assante's Ristorante Italiano prepares gourmet and traditional 14-inch or 16-inch pizzas, also offering personal-sized traditional pizzas. Gourmet types include the White Pizza--topped with ricotta and mozzarella cheeses--or the Hawaiian Pineapple. Sandwiches, calzones and strombolis are available. Assante Ristorante Italiano provides a list of chicken, seafood and pasta entrees. Options include fettuccine Alfredo, chicken saltimbocca and calamari fra diavolo.
Assante's Italian Restaurant
2050 Main St.
Northampton, PA 18067
610-262-1301
assantesrestaurant.com
Bellissimo Ristorante is located in Allentown near the Fifteenth and Allen Streets Shopping Center. This Italian eatery offers a casual environment with dining room, bar and outdoor patio seating.
Bellissimo Ristorante serves a number of starters and light fare such as salads and paninis including the Bellissimo Cutting Board appetizer, made with imported Italian meats, cheeses, olives and roasted pappers. Meatball, steak and eggplant parmigiana sandwiches are available.
Bellissimo Ristorante prepares stuffed rolls, stromboli and 12-inch or 16-inch brick-oven pizzas, offering create-your-own options or specialty pies such as the Garlic Marinara Pizza. Main course dishes include an array of steak, chicken, veal, seafood and pasta fare such as filet mignon, veal Milanese, chicken Marsala, baked ravioli and shrimp scampi.
Bellissimo Ristorante
1243 W. Tilghman St.
Allentown, PA 18102
610-770-7717
bellissimoristorante.com
Stefano's Sicilian Grille is in Northampton and provides a fine-dining atmosphere with a bar, fireplace and dining room seating. Stefano's serves Sicilian-infused Italian fare for lunch and dinner.
The menu consists of small plates such as lump crab crostini, stuffed mushrooms, fried calamari and arancini--Sicilian-style rice balls stuffed with ham, cheese and Bolognese sauce. Pasta dishes include choices such as sausage and pepper over linguini, stuffed manicotti and shrimp pomodoro.
Entrees such as veal Sorrentino, eggplant rolletini and chicken trestini are available. Stefano's Sicilian Grille serves a plethora of sandwiches, stromboli and calzones and supplies a pizza menu consisting of specialty pizzas and a list of toppings.
Stefano's Sicilian Grille
5364 Nor Bath Blvd.
Northampton, PA 18067-9062
610-262-8760
stefanossiciliangrille.com
