| Birmingham, Alabama has a wide selection of | | | | and basil. You also have your choice of traditional |
| Italian restaurants. Ranging from budget-minded to | | | | dinner entrees, build-your-own antipasti, oven |
| lavish, from southern Italian to northern Italian, | | | | roasted Italian dishes, and a take on bruschetta |
| whatever variety of Italian food you want, you | | | | with eggplant, capers, and basil. They serve beer |
| can almost certainly find it in Birmingham. Three of | | | | and wine too. If you like Neopolitan style pizza, |
| the many choices available are Giuseppe's | | | | then Bettola is your place. |
| Café, Bettola, and Lovoy's. | | | | Lovoy's, located at 420 Green Springs Hwy, is |
| Giuseppe's Cafe is located at 925 8th St. S (Gable | | | | open for dinner every night of the week except |
| Square). This is an old-school Italian restaurant, | | | | for Sunday. It is what you think of when you |
| with the green, white, and red sign and traditional | | | | think of the classic Italian restaurant in America. |
| brick building. Here you can find what some | | | | They serve amazing meat ravioli, veal parmigiana, |
| believe to be the best pizza in Birmingham. The 16 | | | | and baked lasagna. Seafood is also prominent on |
| inch Greek Delight pizza is a popular choice. It has | | | | the menu, with baked oysters being one of |
| tomatoes, onions, oregano, olives, garlic, and fresh | | | | Lovoy's signature dishes. The restaurant has been |
| feta cheese. You also have the option to build | | | | a family business for over 40 years, and the |
| your own pizza. There are homemade calzones | | | | dishes served are the ones that have stood the |
| and pasta dishes, and an espresso bar that is well | | | | test of time and become the classics of the |
| worth visiting. | | | | American Italian restaurant. |
| Bettola, at 2901 2nd Ave. S. is located in the | | | | Birmingham has developed a great culinary |
| Martin Biscuit building, as part of the Pepper Place | | | | tradition, as evidenced by its enormous range of |
| development. This is a small trattoria that also | | | | restaurants. Whatever your taste buds are |
| offers some really good pizza. Here, they're made | | | | craving can be found in Birmingham, whether it's a |
| like in Naples, with flat, wood-fired crusts, and | | | | cheeseburger, sushi, or great Italian food. |
| topped with tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella cheese, | | | | |