No matter which neighborhood center in Irvine you live near, there are intriguing restaurants that are more than worth checking out. Here are dozens of possibilities to please every palate – many that elevate the city’s dining status.
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Angelina’s Pizzeria Napoletana
Los Olivos Marketplace
Chic cosmopolitan design meets authentic pizza Napoletana in more than a dozen styles, including the red-sauce capricciosa – with artichokes, Taggiasca olives and prosciutto cotto – and white-sauce speck and mascarpone. No need to limit the experience to pizza. Other memorable Southern Italian fare includes wood-fired eggplant, lobster ravioli and filet mignon with blackberry-Calabrian chile reduction. Early and late happy hours bring generous pizzettas, Brussels sprouts and bruschetta.
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Bopomofo Cafe…