Smoky wood-fired pizzas emerge from imported brick oven to join spicy pasta dishes, & chefs channel Southern Italian culinary traditions

Multilevel bayside bistro serves up grilled Atlantic salmon & New Zealand lamb shanks with occasional live music & dancing

Roasted poblano peppers with handmade cream cheese, whole rotisserie chicken & steak fajitas set stage for plates of fried ice cream

Renaissance-style murals loom over simple, elegant preparations of mussels, meatballs, steak & house-made gelato

High-end restaurant in waterfront mansion with views of sea, opulent décor & menus of inventive Italian cuisine for lunch & dinner

Buffalo chicken, taco fixings & fresh mozzarella top home made marinara & vodka sauces spread atop crisp crusts

Bubbling vats of cheese & chocolate coat morsels in eatery with exposed brick walls, mahogany paneling & cocoa-colored leather banquettes

Sorcerers of seafood conjure genre-bending dishes such as sea bass in Japanese XO sauce & king-crab sushi with jicama & lobster

Diners revel in bottomless rodizio meals of table-carved beef ribs & top sirloin or opt for traditional dishes of seafood & steak

In BYOB setting, Brooklyn native crafts menu of Italian fare, including house-made lasagna with braised oxtail & semolina-crusted calamari