Restaurant
La Terrazza
October 9, 2009
This Yaletown room lives up to its name: in warm weather, French doors open onto a terrace, pulling the alfresco light indoors. Chef Gennaro Iorio’s menu is inventive, modern Northern Italian. Simple yet inspired pastas include the house-made ravioli ($19.88) and chewy little strozzapreti (“priest stranglers”) Bolognese ($18.88). However, the kitchen’s creativity shines even brighter with the mains: try a roasted rack of lamb with grainy mustard and toasted Israeli couscous ($38.88) or pan-seared duck breast in Calvados ($28.88). The service is discreet yet attentive, and the enormous wine list leans toward traditional names but upstart regions and innovative winemakers abound.
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