Bello Italian Restaurant on North Franklin Street

North Franklin Street Street in downtown Tampa is home to our latest Tampa Bay Food Tour partner Bello https://bellotampa.com/ . Bello opened in late November in the former Osteria location and we are happy to see signs of this stretch of Franklin Street being reborn once again.

Bello offers up a bevy of delicious Italian specialty pastas, appetizers, sandwiches, salads and thin crisp pizza pies.

Let's begin with some of their tasty starters. I will let the photo's speak for themselves.

FRIED BRIE - BREADED BRIE CHEESE, HONEY HABANERO SAUCE

ROASTED TOMATO HUMMUS - FRESH CHICKPEA SPREAD MADE WITH ROASTED TOMATO, TAHINI AND TOPPED WITH EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, HOUSE MADE PITA

BELLO BRUSCHETTA - CRISPY BREAD, CHOPPED TOMATOES, GARLIC, EVOO, BASIL

The traditional pasta dishes are hardy portions with flavorful sauces.

RIGATONI BOLOGNESE -HOUSE MADE MEAT SAUCE, BELLO POMODORO SAUCE

CARBONARA - PANCETTA, EGG YOLK , PARMIGGIANO REGGIANO, TOUCH OF CREAM, BLACK PEPPER, BUCATINI

On to the pizza which achieves greatness thanks to a imported oven from https://marraforni.com/ which creates mouthwatering crispy thin crusts with some creative topping options.

MARGHERITA - FRESH MOZZARELLA, BELLO POMODORO SAUCE, FRESH BASIL, EVOO

Pizza was accompanied by delicious sangria.

BELLO CUBAN - ROASTED PORK, HAM, SALAMI, SWISS CHEESE, PICKLES, MUSTARD AIOLI

The restaurant features friendly bar areas and plenty of indoor distanced seating.

Bello's has a great dog friendly patio for outdoor dining and features a lively brunch on weekends plus great happy hour specials. When you do visit Bello please tell them www.TampaBayFoodTours.com sent you.

Cheers!