Although Cafe Toscano's cuisine remains firmly rooted in Old World tradition, its ambience embraces the aesthetic of a contemporary café. Imported cookies and pastries bring authentic Italian flavors to the brightly lit display cases, but the cooks also recreate homestyle staples by making pastas in-house and accompanying them with meatballs, sweet italian sausage, and eggplant parmigiana. Sleek, black chairs and low-slung white booths evoke a modern air, but the walls also include several murals of traditional Italian scenes, including a cobblestone street, a barrel-filled wine cellar, and an uncannily realistic host asking how many people are in your party.