Read this issue and take a cue from Haute Living’s guide to the best Italian cuisine in the area, from unique salads and to-die-for pizzas to traditional dishes like rich spaghetti and beef carpaccio.

SCARPETTA

225 North Canon Drive

Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210

(310) 860-7970

Ambiance

Urban Milan meets rustic Tuscany. The use of textured woods creates an environment people associate with Italian restaurants and the clean, warm lighting adds a fine balance between rusticity and comfort.

What to order

For appetizers, the creamy polenta and raw yellowtail. For entrees, the spaghetti and black cod.

Who comes here

Scarpetta attracts a huge range of people from young singles to older couples, and just about everyone in between. The environment attracts celebrities and actors as well as regulars and tourists.

Sweet Tooth

Vanilla caramel budino

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