Vittorio's Restaurant


184 Broadway (Route 110)
Vittorio’s Restaurant and Wine Bar offers dining with a unique blend of American specialties and cla...

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Vittorio’s Restaurant and Wine Bar offers dining with a unique blend of American specialties and classic Italian dishes. Owner Michael Vittorio Esposito grew up working in his father’s pizzeria, located just across the street from Vittorio’s in Amityville Village, with dreams of one day starting his own restaurant. On Valentine’s Day of 2002, Esposito fulfilled his lifelong dream. In the process of opening Vittorio’s, named in honor of his father, he also pioneered the facelift of the Broadway area. He returned a landmark 1880s building, once a pharmacy at the center of the community, to its former prominence. Today, Vittorio’s is an established member of Long Island’s fine dining community.

Executive Chef John Ringle, a Culinary Institute of America trained chef with over 20 years of experience, has created an authentic Italian menu infused with international flavors at Vittorio’s. Starters ($8 to $14) include American Kobe boneless short ribs; shrimp poached and tossed with arugula, endive and preserved lemons in a Parmigiano-crusted shell; mussels cooked in a light Cajun cream sauce with chorizo sausage; and a charcuterie of assorted cheeses such as manchego, goat cheese and smoked mozzarella with cured Italian meats such as bresaola, smoked prosciutto and sopressata. Vittorio’s boasts a wide selection of pasta choices ($15 to $21) including fazzoletti with fire-roasted pepper filetto sauce and prosciutto; vermacelli with lump crabmeat, asparagus and grape tomatoes in a lemon and wine garlic sauce; and garganelli with a veal and sage ragu. Among the entrées ($19 to $37) are a signature veal chop valdastano stuffed with prosciutto and mozzarella cheese; Aqua Pazza - shrimp, clams, mussels and a 4-oz. lobster tail in a saffron tomato brodetto served over risotto; a Long Island duck breast with wild berry sauce, polenta and broccolini and a chicken funghi with wild mushrooms, prosciutto in a brandy cream sauce with mashed potatoes and spinach. Vittorio’s has also become known for its Steak House Wednesday menu featuring a porterhouse for two, boneless rib-eye and Kobe prime sirloin accompanied by generous sides like garlic mashed potatoes, steak fries and creamed spinach.

Of Vittorio's, the 2008/2009 Zagat Survey calls it a “pleasing” “local spot” where “"everyone will be happy" with the "hearty, stick-to-your-ribs" American-Italian dishes at this Amityville "find" where the "comforting" menu (which highlights steak on Wednesdays) is abetted by a 150-strong wine list."” The survey also includes Vittorio’s in its 2008 America’s Top 1,000 Italian Restaurants Guide.

In 2008, Long Island Press readers voted Vittorio’s #1 wine bar in the region. In 2007, Vittorio’s received its second Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator acknowledging its well-chosen selection of wine from quality producers along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style to the American/Italian cuisine. A strength in Californian wine was noted along with a selection of around 150 international wines at moderate prices. Tuesday wine dinners feature selections from the wine list paired with three-courses.

Diners will enjoy the romantic ambience created by soft candlelight, fresh flowers, hard wood floors and elegant draperies framing elegant French doors. The exposed brick walls are adorned with authentic black and white photographs of early Amityville, including scenes of 184 Broadway, now Vittorio’s, from the 19th century.

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