A deep dive reveals savory standouts like feather-light crispy artichokes with Parmesan aioli butternut squash soup with fennel, pumpkin seeds and cream pork belly over Tuscan cabbage with apple mostarda sumptuous squid-ink linguine with shrimp and salmon a baby kale salad in a pomegranate vinaigrette with goat cheese and toasted hazelnuts a goat cheese pizza with garlic cream, ricotta, pistachio, red onion and truffle honey rack of lamb with goat cheese mashed potatoes and pistachio butter and branzino puttanesca. Craft beers and boutique wines like its 2013 Tormaresca “Masseria Maìme” Negroamaro from Salento round out the offerings.Įxecutive chef Denis Marukovich executes an evolving menu with near-flawless technique and visible panache. Villa Lulu doesn’t disappoint, with drinks like its Queen of Naples (vodka, blood orange, lemon, Cocchi Rosa, hibiscus and prosecco) and La Mora (bourbon, blackberry, honey, bitters). The Elm City has led Connecticut’s cocktail revolution for the past decade and a half.
The towering brick brownstone is utilized to maximum advantage, with a first-floor bar area, second-floor main dining area and special-function rooms on its second and third floors. Despite being located an egg toss away from Pacifico, it’s unlikely Villa Lulu draws any business away from its older sib, due to its contemporary Italian menu and distinct design. Brainchild of veteran restaurateurs Rafael Palomino and Mo Gad, Villa Lulu opened in August just two doors down the College Street “Restaurant Row” from their longtime Nuevo Latino flagship, Pacifico.
DPCĦ37 Bantam Road, 86,, Villa Lulu, New HavenĪ recent addition to New Haven’s endlessly intriguing restaurant scene has been garnering raves - and it’s a lulu. There’s even a five-course pasta tasting dinner - and lots of nice Italian wines on the list to complement the cuisine. Think of housemade pastas, yes, but also grilled octopus, risottos, tagliatelle al ragù, roasted halibut, duck breast, a Berkshire pork chop, roasted venison loin and more. Materia, which has guest rooms upstairs in a stately old stone building, is all about upscale Italian food impeccably prepared and presented by chef David Di Stasi, who has worked with top chefs in New York and Tuscany. Launched in March 2021 and still leading a bit of a quiet existence on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, Materia is the name whispered in (seemingly) every conversation about where to dine well right now in scenic and historic Litchfield, which is saying something for a locus of fine dining that’s home to some of the state’s top restaurants.
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