Italian Restaurants in Phillipsburg

Bella Luna Ristorante's skilled chefs entice salivary glands with an authentic menu of artfully crafted Sicilian cuisine. Diners can prep their mouths for future forkfuls with a half-pound of fried calamari, served with imported banana peppers and a choice of homemade sauces ($10.95). Sample Mother Earth's luscious flora offerings with the eggplant parmesan ($14.95), or her aquatic collection of farm-raised seafood and Billy Ocean cassettes in the shrimp-and-lobster ravioli ($21.95). Entrees arrive accompanied with Giuseppe's Authentic Sicilian Gravy, which is handcrafted in house and widely coveted by grocers across four states. Enhance an evening by bringing a bottle of wine to uncork while filling your ear canals with live acoustic jazz (Friday and Saturday nights starting at 5 p.m.).

RosaLuca’s owners Jill and Carmine Castaldo have shared a love of great food—and each other—since they first met at the Culinary Institute of America in the late '80s. Since then, their relationship and culinary careers have flourished, resulting in a full-service catering operation that led to the opening of RosaLuca’s Italian bistro. The eatery, named in honor of Carmine’s parents, Rosa and Luca, features a menu that changes with the seasons, like what’s on the TV—in the spring it’s a DVD player, but in the fall it’s a DVD player inside a pumpkin. This dynamic culinary slate highlights the freshest available ingredients culled from the market or handpicked from the restaurant’s own 10 acres of gardens and greenhouses. In addition to romantic bistro dining—RosaLuca's was voted one of The Star-Ledger's top ten romantic dining spots in 2007—the couple extends the reach of their core operation with extensive catering options.