Trattoria Abruzzo

Trattoria Abruzzo is a family-run Italian restaurant on Vanderbilt Beach Road in North Naples, led by owner Paola Laccetti, who moved to Naples from Italy. She cooks as her grandmother and mother taught her. The small kitchen makes everything from scratch: pasta is made by hand daily, sauces are slow cooked each morning, and dishes are made to order and often adjusted to a guest's preference.

The menu sticks to Italian classics. Starters include mussels and clams in a light marechiara sauce, bresaola carpaccio and eggplant parmigiana. Mains run to homemade lasagna with beef bolognese, handmade spaghetti with clams or meatballs, veal piccata, and grilled snapper with shrimp. Focaccia sandwiches such as mortadella with burrata round out lunch. It suits diners who want homemade Italian cooking in a place that aims to feel like home.