Occhi Belli pairs a substantial wine list with a menu of Italian small plates and shareable dishes. The list leans heavily Italian, running through Barbera, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Valpolicella Ripasso, and bottles of Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello, and Chianti Classico, alongside Washington and French selections by the glass and bottle.
The kitchen turns out bruschetta, baked olives, and caponata alongside house-made potato gnocchi with gorgonzola, carbonara, and vongole. A seafood section covers sauteed clams and mussels, prawns, and a white wine saffron risotto loaded with clams, mussels, prawns, sausage, and chicken. A rotating pasta of the day and a daily fish keep part of the menu moving, and a mixed platter of burrata, mushroom and tomato bruschetta, prosciutto, and house meatballs covers a spread of the kitchen's range in one order.
Regulars have made it a low-key neighborhood stop, citing personal, owner-driven service and a warm room that feels like a find in Wallingford.
The kitchen turns out bruschetta, baked olives, and caponata alongside house-made potato gnocchi with gorgonzola, carbonara, and vongole. A seafood section covers sauteed clams and mussels, prawns, and a white wine saffron risotto loaded with clams, mussels, prawns, sausage, and chicken. A rotating pasta of the day and a daily fish keep part of the menu moving, and a mixed platter of burrata, mushroom and tomato bruschetta, prosciutto, and house meatballs covers a spread of the kitchen's range in one order.
Regulars have made it a low-key neighborhood stop, citing personal, owner-driven service and a warm room that feels like a find in Wallingford.