Globes of soft, fresh burrata cheese served with sharp arugula and homemade, grilled bread are the perfect way to start a meal at NOVO Pizzeria & Wine Bar, Burrard Street’s most authentic (and conveniently located) Italian restaurant.
From there things get a little complicated, mainly because everything at NOVO is so good, we’d bet our Italian nonna was making it by hand in the back. Neapolitan-style pizza comes with perfectly charred, thin crusts and fresh, high-quality toppings (we’ve got a soft spot for the Napoletana’s chili oil-flecked anchovies and imported San Marzano tomato sauce). With add-ons like sweet fennel sausage and smoked provolone, customization becomes a high art. And we dare you to resist ordering the ravioli with Gorgonzola pear cream sauce (a classic too often left off local menus, in our humble opinion). Frankly, the best idea is to get both pizza and pasta and share—after all, NOVO’s the perfect date spot.
Follow up with a summery Lemon Creme Brule (NOVO was winner of the 2014 Vancouver Foodster Creme Brulee Challenge—you can’t go wrong), a sweet strawberry granita and pistachio-and-lavender house-made cookies, and then take a hand-in-hand stroll down Kits Beach. Bellissima. —Adrienne Matei
NOVO Pizzeria & Wine Bar, 2118 Burrard St., Vancouver, 604-736-2220, www.novopizzeria.com
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