Welcome to
La Bottega Marino
As second generation restaurateurs, brothers Mario and Salvatore Marino have always cultivated an incredible appetite for Italian dishes.
Ever since opening its first location in 1993, La Bottega Marino has almost always been referred to as the little neighborhood casual gem. These intimate spaces, with vast selection of hard to find italian goodies, home made pastas pastries pizza and panini even landed a cover of Bon Appetit Magazine in Aug 2007. Bustling business at its few tables have packed and welcomed foodies and neighborhood families alike.
Now Open: The 3rd La Bottega Marino, in Beverly Hills
by Amy Scattergoodblogs.laweekly.com
The third La Bottega Marino officially opened its doors Saturday morning, on a busy section of Santa Monica in Beverly Hills. The previous two Bottegas, from brothers Salvatore and Mario Marino, are in Santa Monica, next to Sal Marino’s white-tablecloth restaurant Il Grano, and in Larchmont. This incarnation is decidedly shiny and new, with arching ceilings which make the small space seem far larger than it is. Unlike the other two Bottegas, there are no shelves of Italian pastas and olive oils, no deli cases with salume and salads, although Sal Marino says they might add those eventually. The Beverly Hills restaurant has a full bar, a counter perched above the compact open kitchen, and seats about … read full review