Caffe Bella Italia

1525 Garnet Ave
San Diego, CA 92109

(858) 273-1224

Appetizers

  • Antipasto Misto
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    • $15.00
  • a taste of our favorite appetizers: fried calamari, crispy bruschetta and assorted Italian cold cuts
  • Antipasto Rustico
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    • $14.00
  • a variety of imported cold cuts, marinated grilled vegetables & buffalo mozzarella
  • Bresaola E Rucola
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    • $12.00
  • excellent Italian cold cut of filet mignon sliced over arugola salad, dressed with lemon, extra virgin olive oil and pepper
  • Bruschetta
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    • $6.00
  • crispy tuscany bread with garlic, topped with fresh chopped tomatoes & basil
  • Bruschetta Bella Italia
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    • $9.00
  • four varieties of bruschetta: with garlic & fresh chopped tomatoes, with roasted bell pepper, with smoked salmon & butter, with parma prosciutto
  • Calamari Fritti
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    • $10.00
  • tender, sliced squid, fried until crispy and served with a fresh tomato sauce
  • Caprese
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    • $9.00
  • fresh buffalo mozzarella with roma tomatoes, fresh basil & olive oil
  • Carpaccio Rucola E Grana
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    • $13.00
  • thinly sliced beef topped with shaved parmesan cheese, arugola salad, capers, extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon
  • Frittura Mista Di Pesce
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    • $11.00
  • shrimp, salmon, sea bass, tender sliced squid and zucchini, all fried until crispy
  • Impepata Di Cozze
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    • $12.00
  • fresh black mussels sauteed in white wine and garlic, black pepper & chopped tomatoes
  • Prosciutto E Melone
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    • $11.00
  • parma prosciutto served over sliced cantaloupe
  • Salsiccia Alla Griglia
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    • $7.00
  • two grilled Italian sausages over mixed greens
  • Verdure Alla Griglia
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    • $11.00
  • delicious platter of marinated grilled vegetables
Soups

  • Vellutata Di Pomodoro
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    • $6.00
  • delicate vellute of tomato touched w/cream
  • Fresh Soup of the Day
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  • please ask your server
Salads

dressing: olive oil & fresh lemon juice

  • Braccio Di Ferro
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    • $10.00
  • fresh spinach leaves, goat cheese, raisins, pine nuts
  • Della Casa
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    • $6.00
  • mixed greens with tomatoes, carrots, onions
  • Gamberetti Tricolore
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    • $11.00
  • arugola salad, avocado, tomatoes & shrimp
  • Mediterranea
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    • $13.00
  • smoked salmon, arugola salad in a lemon vinaigrette
  • Mista Verde
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    • $9.00
  • mixed greens, onions, tomatoes, corn, avocado
  • Pollo
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    • $12.00
  • grilled chicken breast, nuts, apple, mixed greens
  • Primavera
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    • $10.00
  • arugola salad, blue cheese, fresh orange, sliced almonds
  • Salmone
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    • $14.00
  • grilled wild salmon, spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes
Side Dishes

  • Patate Arrosto
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    • $4.00
  • herbed roasted potatoes
  • Spinaci Aglio E Olio
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    • $5.00
  • fresh spinach sauteed with olive oil & garlic
  • Polenta
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    • $4.00
  • soft com meal polenta
  • Polenta E Salsiccia
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    • $6.00
  • polenta, grilled Italian sausage, tomato sauce
  • Patatine Fritte
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    • $4.00
  • French fries
  • Vitello Alla Parmigiana
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    • $18.00
  • medallions of veal layered with eggplant, fresh tomato sauce and provolone cheese, sauteed with white wine
  • Pollo Balsamico
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    • $16.00
  • chicken breast sauteed with garlic, bell peppers in a balsamic vinegar reduction
  • Pollo Al Marsala E Funghi
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    • $16.00
  • chicken breast sauteed in sweet marsala wine with champignon mushrooms
  • Filetto Al Barolo
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    • $26.00
  • 8 oz. filet mignon in a reduction of barolo red wine. Our filet mignons are from New Zealand & free of hormones
  • Filetto Alla Griglia
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    • $25.00
  • 8 oz. filet mignon herbed & grilled, served with marinated grilled vegetables
  • Tagliata Rucola E Grana
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    • $26.00
  • 8 oz. filet mignon, seasoned and grilled rare, thinly sliced and then topped with arugola and parmesan cheese
  • Filetto Al Pepe Nero
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    • $26.00
  • 8 oz. filet mignon in a light cream black pepper sauce
Seafood Entrees

  • Zuppa Di Cozze E Vongole
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    • $15.00
  • exquisite soup of fresh clams & mussels in a spicy chopped tomato broth
  • Calamari Alla Luciana
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    • $15.00
  • fresh sliced calamari sauteed with garlic & white wine in a fresh chopped tomato broth
  • Grigliata Mista Di Pesce
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    • $23.00
  • herbed grilled fresh salmon, a prawn and fried sliced calamari, served over mixed green salad
  • Salmone Alla Griglia
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    • $21.00
  • grilled, fresh wild salmon filet seasoned with rosemary, touched with olive oil, fresh lemon
  • Salmone Alla Livornese
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    • $22.00
  • fresh wild salmon filet sauteed with black olives, capers, chopped tomatoes, garlic and white wine
  • Seafood Daily Specials
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  • please ask your server
Wood Fired Pizza

  • Bella Italia
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    • $15.00
  • mozzarella, parma prosciutto, arugola, fresh tomato sauce
  • Bianca al Crudo
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    • $14.00
  • mozzarella and parma prosciutto
  • Bismark
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    • $15.00
  • fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, asparagus, topped with a baked egg
  • Buongustaio
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    • $15.00
  • tomato sauce, mascarpone cheese, parma prosciutto, arugola
  • Caprese
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    • $14.00
  • fresh tomato sauce mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, oregano, basil, olive oil
  • Calzone Al Prosciutto Cotto
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    • $15.00
  • stuffed with tomato sauce, mozzarella, prosciutto cotto
  • Calzone Di Ricotta E Spinaci
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    • $15.00
  • stuffed with fresh ricotta cheese, tomato sauce, spinach
  • Capricciosa
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    • $15.00
  • tomato sauce, mozzarella, prosciutto cotto artichokes, olives, anchovies, capers, champignon mushrooms, oregano, basil
  • Carpaccio
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    • $16.00
  • mozzarella, beef carpaccio, olive oil, arugola salad, capers & shaved parmesan
  • Cinque Formaggi
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    • $15.00
  • mozzarella, brie, gorgonzola, parmesan, pecorino romano
  • Favolosa
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    • $14.00
  • fresh tomato sauce, cotto ham, gorgonzola
  • Frutti Di Mare
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    • $16.00
  • tomato sauce, mozzarella and fresh seafood: clams, mussels and shrimp
  • Genovese
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    • $13.00
  • fresh tomato sauce, a touch of pesto sauce, pecorino romano cheese and parmesan
  • Golosone
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    • $14.00
  • tomato sauce, mozzarella, artichokes, sausage
  • Imbottita Affumicata
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    • $14.00
  • stuffed with grilled zucchini, asparagus and Roma tomatoes, smoked scamorza cheese
  • Imbottita Allo Speck
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    • $15.00
  • stuffed with brie cheese, natural smoked ham "speck", arugola salad
  • Margherita
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    • $12.00
  • tomato sauce, mozzarella, oregano, basil
  • Marinara
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    • $12.00
  • fresh tomato sauce, garlic, oregano, herb, fresh basil & extra virgin olive oil
  • Napoletana
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    • $13.00
  • tomato sauce, mozzarella, oregano and anchovies
  • Pere E Gorgonzola
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    • $14.00
  • mozzarella, gorgonzola cheese and pear
  • Piccante
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    • $13.00
  • fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, hot salami
  • Prosciutto E Funghi
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    • $14.00
  • tomato sauce, mozzarella, cotto ham, mushrooms
  • Pugliese
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    • $12.00
  • fresh tomato sauce, extra virgin olive oil, pecorino romano, oregano, basil, onion
  • Quattro Stagioni
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    • $15.00
  • tomato sauce, mozzarella, cotto ham, asparagus, champignon, basil, artichokes
  • Ricotta
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    • $13.00
  • mozzarella, tomato sauce, ricotta, fresh tomatoes, basil
  • Romano
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    • $13.00
  • fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, anchovies, olives, capers, oregano, basil
  • Salmone Affumicato
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    • $16.00
  • mozzarella, smoked salmon, brie & basil
  • Salsiccia
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    • $14.00
  • tomato s., mozzarella, sausage, bell peppers
  • Schiacciata Rustica
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    • $15.00
  • mozzarella, "bresaola", a fillet mignon cold cut, arugola salad, parmesan cheese
  • Tricolore
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    • $14.00
  • tomato sauce, ricotta, sauteed spinach
  • Vegetariana
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    • $14.00
  • tomato sauce, mozzarella, tomatoes, onions artichokes, zucchini, eggplant, bell pepper
  • Zucchini
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    • $13.00
  • fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, zucchini
Paste E Risotti

  • Fettuccine Alla Bolognese
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    • $14.00
  • homemade fettuccine in a fresh meat ragu' sauce slowly cooked w/Vegetables & red wine
  • Fettuccine Fradia Volo
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    • $15.00
  • homemade fettuccine with shrimp sauteed with white wine, cherry tomatoes, garlic, hot pepper and fresh tomato sauce
  • Fettuccine All Luigi
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    • $15.00
  • homemade fettuccine with fresh mussels sauteed with white wine, cherry tomatoes, garlic and parslie
  • Capellini Al Pomodoro
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    • $12.00
  • angel hair in a fresh chopped tomato sauce, basil, garlic
  • Farfalle Al Pesto Genovese
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    • $14.00
  • bow-tie pasta in a fresh pesto sauce from the traditional recipe: fresh bail. Garlic, pecorino cheese, pine nuts, parmesan, potatoes, green beans and a touch of cream
  • Linguine Alle Vongole
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    • $15.00
  • linguine with fresh clams sauteed with garlic, extra virgin olive oil, fresh parsley, white wine
  • Maccheroni Napoletana
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    • $14.00
  • macaroni in a spicy tomato sauce with Italian sausage, artichokes, sauteed with garlic and white wine
  • Pappardelle Gorgonzola
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    • $14.00
  • homemade large fettuccine in a light cream sauce of gorgonzola cheese and walnuts
  • Penne all' Arrabbiata
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    • $12.00
  • tube pasta in a fresh tomato sauce with garlic and hot pepper
  • Penne Salmone E Vodka
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    • $16.00
  • tube pasta in a light cream tomato sauce with fresh wild salmon, sauteed with vodka
  • Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
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    • $14.00
  • with pancetta bacon, eggs, parmesan cheese and a touch of cream
  • Spaghetti Alla Barese
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    • $14.00
  • spaghetti with sun dried tomatoes, chicken breast, broccoli, in a spicy cream tomato sauce
  • Lasagne Di Mamma Bice
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    • $14.00
  • homemade meat lasagne in a fresh meat bolognese ragu' sauce with fresh besciamelle
  • Parmigiana
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    • $14.00
  • homemade traditional dish of layered eggplants with fresh tomato sauce, provolone cheese, parmesan and basil, in a fresh tomato sauce
  • Gnocchi Affumicati
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    • $14.00
  • homemade potato dumpling with smoked scamorza cheese, in a fresh tomato sauce
  • Gnocchi Allo Zafferano
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    • $15.00
  • homemade potato dumpling in a saffron sauce and asparagus
  • Ravioli di Magro
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    • $14.00
  • homemade ravioli stuffed with spinach, fresh ricotta cheese in a delicate sauce of butter, sage and parmesan
  • Ravioli del Giorno
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  • homemade ravioli of the day: ask your server
  • Risotta Ai Porcini
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    • $16.00
  • Italian arborio rice cooked with porcini mushrooms and melted parmesan cheese
  • Risotto Alla Genovese
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    • $17.00
  • Italian arborio rice with shrimp, artichokes & fresh pesto, topped with a fresh water prawn
  • Risotto Alla Milanese
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    • $16.00
  • Italian arborio rice cooked with mild Italian sausage and saffron
  • Risotto Allo Scoglio
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    • $18.00
  • Italian arborio rice cooked with black mussels, clams and shrimp and a fresh water prawn
Meat Entrees

served with seasonal vegetables

  • Cotoletta Alla Milanese
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    • $19.00
  • breaded veal topped with marinated chopped tomatoes
  • Piccata Vitello Al Limone
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    • $18.00
  • veal sauteed with lemon, white wine & capers
  • Saltimbocca Alla Romana
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    • $18.00
  • medallions of veal sauteed with white wine and sage, topped with fontina cheese

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