Scampi Pasta House & Bar, Reno

Scampi’s menu takes palates on a culinary tour of Italy, starring dishes from the country’s various regions. That said, it also prefers to keep its cooking in-house—specialties such as veal ravioli and potato gnocchi are prepped onsite with sustainable ingredients.

Behind the bar, expert mixologists conjure up specialty cocktails and glasses of imported and regional wine. They concoct the Ramos gin fizz—a blend of seltzer, gin, sugar, cream, egg white, and orange flower water—according to a traditional recipe from 1888, a time when alcohol had to be extracted from trees by hand. The mahogany dining room exudes the refined elegance of grand supper clubs from a bygone era, complemented by the airy sounds of classical music and the stirring chatter of happy patrons.