Two servers carrying shallow bowls of pasta, one topped with red sauce and basil

We’re not your average Italian restaurant

Homemade Italian cooking, craft beer and cocktails, and our specialty, Bubble Bread. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday in Midtown.

Our specialty

Baked until bubbly

Soft Italian bread under garlic spread, gorgonzola and mozzarella, in the oven until the cheese blisters and browns. It is the dish guests keep writing about.

Made fresh, from scratch

The house marinara is a family recipe, made with Italian San Marzano tomatoes, fresh basil and garlic, and made fresh every day. Entrees come with fresh bread and your choice of salad or soup.

What the menu is made of

32 dishes on the dinner menu, plus the freshest fish from the market, prepared nightly.

Grilled chicken over a bed of greens with orange segments and red onion
A round dessert topped with blackberries, walnuts and caramel

What guests say

The bubble bread was my absolute favorite and I can’t stop thinking about it.
Skylar Y
Everytime I come I get the lasagna and fettuccine. Best fettuccine I’ve had.
Leah Alexis
The red sauce was perfect. Not at all canned tasting, that’s always where Italian places mess up!
Ashley Fuegel
A table set in front of painted blue doors, beside a chalkboard welcome sign and a round orange lamp

A fun and inviting room

Blue painted doors, a chandelier made out of bottles and a fire running along one wall. The craft beer list lives in the Midtown Vino Room, and there is a private dining room you can book for a party.

Bella’s Bar

The extensive craft beer list is in the Midtown Vino Room, and the sangria is made in house, red and white.

  • Craft, draft and domestic beer
  • Sparkling, white and red wine
  • House-made red and white sangria
  • Full bar with spirits and craft cocktails

From behind the bar

  • A pale green cocktail in a stemmed glass with a lime wheel
  • A white cup holding a drink garnished with a dried orange slice and mint
  • A tall green drink with mint, on the bar in front of the bottles
  • A layered cream cocktail in a martini glass in front of candlelight

Bella Catering

Full service catering, from an office luncheon for ten to a wedding for two hundred. Select your favorites and we will customize the menu around them.

Two servers holding plated pasta dishes ready to carry out

Come and see us

We are on East 5th Avenue in Midtown Tallahassee, open for dinner Tuesday to Saturday.

Where we are

123 East 5th Avenue
Tallahassee, Florida 32303

(850) 412-1114

Hours

MondayToday
Closed
TuesdayToday
4:00 PM to 9:30 PM
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4:00 PM to 9:30 PM
ThursdayToday
4:00 PM to 9:30 PM
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4:00 PM to 9:30 PM
SaturdayToday
4:00 PM to 9:30 PM
SundayToday
Closed