Campagnola Trattoria, Westwood

Chef Carlo Podda, a native of Sardinia, expertly prepares fresh pastas with New Zealand mussels and calamari and layers lasagna with Bolognese sauce and parmesan cheese. His regional Italian cooking and handmade pastas helped earn Campagnola Trattoria recognition as the Best New Neighborhood Restaurant in Los Angeles Magazine, as detailed on their website. In the dining room or the outdoor patio, servers deliver braised veal shank with saffron risotto, as well as fresh-from-the-oven pizzas crowned with arugula, prosciutto, and paper hats. Behind the restaurant's full bar, mixologists sling cocktails and uncork bottles of Italian and Californian wines from the extensive list