Owners Chris and Nina Psarros of Nina's Ristorante warmly opened its doors to the ever-growing Raleigh area September of 1999 to an overwhelming and highly praised reception that hasn't stopped. They continue to receive high praise from not only local restaurant critics but from the people who are most important to them, the guests that happily line the bar to experience for the first or tenth time the magic of food and wine. The eighty-five-seat restaurant is elegant and expansive. Vibrant flowers, paintings, and handcrafted sculptures are arranged throughout the terra cotta walls of the restaurant.