La Famiglia Italian Restaurant, Newton

Before opening the rose- and blush-colored dining room of La Famiglia in 2018, the owners worked in different restaurants sharpening their skills at cooking Italian cuisine. And their credentials come through in the menu of La Famiglia, which includes:

• Plenty of pastas, such as penne vodka, linguine with clam sauce, pasta bolognese, gnocchi napolitano, and fettuccine alfredo
• Sandwiches and wraps, including the chicken and bruschetta panini, eggplant wrap, veal parm, and cheesesteak
• Seafood dishes like shrimp scampi, grilled mahi-mahi, lobster ravioli, herb-crusted salmon, and mussels marinara