Dinners work best when jump-started by appetizers like grilled octopus, beef carpaccio, crab cakes, simmering soups, hearty salads or other fantastic appetizers. Enjoy the finest pasta options, including homemade ravioli enhanced by winter squash and leeks, a Maine lobster- and spinach pesto-decked risotto plate or the linguine with Little Neck clams, garlic and your choice of red or white sauce.

Entrees include perfectly prepared salmon, trout and catches of the day, lovely poulry selections and tender veal, like the ossobucco with risotto. Fall in love with the hanger steak and basil potatoes or the lamb shoulder on soft polenta. Splurge on a handcrafted dessert, like gelato, sorbet, doughnuts or rich cheesecake, alongside freshly brewed coffee, tea or espresso. Cafe Alba is BYO and hosts private parties.