Il Casale

50 Leonard St.
Belmont, MA 02478

Phone: 617-209-4942

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Price Range: : $$$ — Expensive

Cuisine(s): Italian

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With the opening of Il Casale, native son Dante de Magistris has brought rustic Italian to Belmont (while managing to snag the town’s first full liquor license in the process). Don't expect the haute Italian fare he dishes out at his eponymous Cambridge restaurant: Here, the focus is on la cucina della Nonna—specifically, food Dante learned from his own grandmother. Taste the love in family recipes like pork meatballs, decadent carbonara sauce, and minestra, a bowl of braised dandelion greens and escarole enriched with pork and served atop a skillet-grilled corn cake. The setting, a converted firehouse, couldn't be cozier, and if you bring a crowd, they'll serve everything family-style. With the planned addition of lunch and patio dining this summer, Il Casale has "neighborhood standby" written all over it.