premium, hand-crushed plum tomatoes, basil and extra virgin olive oil
Abruzze
$19.00
ground veal blended with angus beef in a Southern Italian soffritto with hand-crushed plum tomatoes
Pesto Omar
$19.00
basil, parmesan, garlic and cream...an errorless dish
Fettuccine Fellini
$19.00
gorgonzola & tomato cream sauce, director's cut fresh pasta
Add Pancetta
$3.00
Cacio e Pepe
$17.00
a Roman recipe transported to Cleveland...bowtie pasta tossed with pecorino romano cheese and fresh-cracked black pepper
Rasta Pasta
$18.00
inspired from the cliffs of Negril...pasta with a medley of fresh, seasonal vegetables / yes, all vegan!
vegan
Seafood di Mare
$32.00
calamari, shrimp and mussels (when available) sauteed in a light tomato white wine sauce served over fresh linguini
Gnocchi Dolce Vita
$19.00
potato gnocchi, choice of sauce
Ravioli di Summer
$19.00
four-cheese filling, choice of sauce
Entrees
Chicken Parmesan
Lightly breaded and oven-baked, topped with fresh mozzarella and served with marinara pasta. Our chicken and veal are natural raised with no antibiotics or steroids
$26.00
Eggplant Parmesan$24.00
Veal Parmesan$34.00
Chicken Marsala
$27.00
chicken breast, portobello mushrooms sauteed in marsala wine, served over risotto
Butternut Squash Risotto
roasted butternut squash and zucchini
Portobello Mushroom$30.00
Chicken$30.00
Shrimp$32.00
Fish of the Day
Served with risotto. Seafood selections always sustainably sourced and wild caught
Market Price
The Sweet Stuff
Banana Dolce Vita
$10.00
tirimisu, banana cake and flambeed bananas topped with sweet ricotta / limited quantity
Tiramisu
$7.00
layered with sweet mascarpone
Limoncello Tiramisu
$8.00
a twist on the classic with limoncello liquor
New York Style Cheesecake
$7.00
creamy and indulgent
Cannoli
lightly sweet ricotta
One Small$3.00
One Large$4.00
Two Small$5.00
Two Large$7.00
Bindi Sorbetto
$6.00
lemon or coconut (dairy-free)
Bindi Gelato
$8.00
chocolate or vanilla
Chocolate Bomba
$7.00
vanilla & chocolate gelato with a cherry center in a chocolate ganache shell
Spumoni Bomba
$7.00
pistachio, cherry and chocolate gelato in a chocolate ganache shell
Welcome to La Dolce Vita Bistro - “The Sweet Life,” a restaurant and bistro created to recapture the bell-epoque charm of “The Italian Drug,” opened here by Dr. Anthony Caruso in 1914. In the tradition of the great Europian bistros, La Dolce Vita is devoted to providing a relaxed and friendly atmosphere for everything from eight course dinners to coffee and Calvino. We strive to prepare the perfect meal, or the perfect cappuccino, and let you enjoy it at your leisure. Our pasta is cooked fresh to order, our sauces and dressing are painstakingly prepared using only the finest ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, the freshest vegetables, imported whole tomatoes, fresh basil and Italian parsley... and your table is reserved for the evening.