Bellanico Restaurant and Wine Bar

I love this place. Like LOVE.

The food I’ve gotten here has always been very flavorful, well cooked, and presented beautifully. They also have a good selection of wine as well if you want to drink wine. Their desserts are also delicious, I always order the doughnuts which come with a dark chocolate sauce and this white sauce.

They used to have these fish cannolis that were heavenly but unfortunately, those aren’t on the menu anymore.

Outdoor seating: yes
Heat lamps: yes
Nice owners and staff: yes
Price: it’s on the pricier side
Wine price: ~ $11-16 per glass

Great food with some traditional Italian dishes and some non traditional dishes. The malfatti is one of my favorites. The wine and desserts are also very good, like the panna cotta. I also recommend coming for brunch.

Visited at lunch time and was served right away. While sitting at the bar, you can see in the kitchen where your food is prepared. It's a clean space, employees seem genuinely happy to be working there and they're quite knowledgeable. Ordered the smoked trout pannini. Seasoned to perfection and oh so delicious. The negroni went along with it just fine.

Absolutely amazing. Starters were delicious. We shared between three people. Pasta was crazy good. Sorry for the photo. I had already eaten most of it before I thought about a photo. The lamb sugo was fabulous. Dessert. Goat cheese cheesecake was off the hook! Molto delizioso

Aperto was my favorite restaurant for so many years. I regret that it took me so long to get over here to Bellanico.

The tagliolini pepati is still absolutely amazing. The risotto was creative and spectacular with roasted corn, hazelnuts, and an herbed ricotta salata.

The owners were friendly and provided great service.

The space reminded me a lot of Aperto, too. Comfortable, cozy, relaxed, inviting.

A perfect neighborhood restaurant and worth going out of your way to get to.

I do believe this is the one of the best restaurants I've ever been to. The first time I went I had the swordfish. It was the most perfectly cooked fish I have ever had. It was served with mussels, cauliflower, capers and some other deliciousness. This time I got the duck. It was cooked as such that it almost had the consistency of ham. Delicious. The service here is excellent. The wait staff are knowledgeable, extremely nice, and accommodating. The price point is great for the quality. For a restaurant experience where you can be sure all the staff, chefs, to waiters, and management care to deliver a quality experience. Dining at its finest.

Cute, classy, and cozy restaurant with good variety on their menu. Also a bunch of Italian wines I've never heard of, but taste great. Service and food were great; would recommend. We didn't need a reservation on a Wednesday night, but that could be due to ppl staying in.

This is a friendly neighborhood establishment featuring great blends of flavors primarily in the Italian palate.

We went for a family brunch recently and enjoyed sitting in their outdoor patio. The service was prompt, helpful and fun.

The brunch menu offered a wide variety of salads, pastas, meats and fish all beautifully prepared. The French toast with cream and strawberries was out of this world.

The atmosphere on the patio would have been perfect except for the that it was a little loud.

We have been here several times now and will certainly return.

We love to come here, the food is fresh and wonderful every time. Great wines too.

Came here for the Oakland Restaurant Week special menu. Great food and fairly generous portions. Prices are reasonable too!

This is my favorite local haunt. With handmade pasta, wine imported from Italy, and burrata that's to die for, we dine in at least once a month. Staff is attentive and eager to please. Make a reservation, just don't take mine!

Everytime I eat here the food is good and I walk away thinking that I had a great meal for a great price. Just a great little neighborhood spot. Bellinico was my choice for my first meal out since COVID started. Might even be my second next week.

Delicious from start to finish. Every appetizer, entre, & dessert I've had here has been great. I've gone a few times & tried several dishes (fritters, burrata, rabbit, lamb, swordfish, gnocchi, chocolate cake, goat cheesecake, affogato) and everything is fantastic. You have to try the cauliflower fritters. I order some for myself because I don't want to share. Even the cocktails are great. The staff are always friendly & provide great service. I'd recommend making reservations. There's indoor & outdoor seating, as well as a bar, but it fills up fast (unsurprisingly). I'm definitely going to continue dining here & bringing my friends.

Excellent friendly service and awesome food. Loved my juicy pork chop along with the mussels and sausage appetizer. My wife’s risotto was also tasty along with the swordfish. Will come back for sure.

staff very friendly and patient, food was very tasty, variety was lovely and the drinks were wonderful. two seating options, indoors, outdoors and by the street, all very accommodating. can get very crowded, not a lot of vegetarian/vegan options, understandable however. not sure if you can modify dishes, didn't ask

Food is distinctly flavorful, staff is cordial and the atmosphere is relaxed. We did a take out before but dining in the food certainly tastes better. It's going to be one of our regular restaurants.

Food was great. Make sure to save room for dessert! I had the pork chop and it was cooked perfectly. All other food at the table looked great too.

Simply sensational! My partner and I moved into the neighborhood and were thrilled to discover this absolute gem of a restaurant. We’ve been for multiple visits and have loved literally everything we’ve eaten and drank, it’s impossible to go wrong! Great atmosphere in their little parklet, and their menu rotates regularly so there are always new and exciting things to try. Jen is the best server ever and has never steered us wrong. An absolutely delightful experience that I could not recommend enough!

Excellent restaurant, with delicious Italian starters, entree and dessert. The dishes are all reasonably priced. Also, the servers are amazing and knowledgeable. They were able to help us decide our dinner menu items based on our allergies etc.

Items ordered include, burrata salad, butter squash frittata, beet ravioli, swiss chard pasta, cheesecake, souffle cake. All delicious, our favorite was the beet ravioli.

We have not been able to stop in for a meal here for over 2 years and we are happy to say that BellaNico is still holding it down with fantastic service and beyond delicious food crafted with love and attention to quality. The owners and staff all take pride in their work.

From the wine pairings to the appetizers and main courses this local Italian/Californian eatery is still one of our favorites! We have been coming here for over a decade but since moving out of Oakland and weathering the "Plandemic" our chances to eat here have been slim.

It was a lovely Easter late afternoon 2022 and we decided to veer off the freeway on from visiting family, to check in on this old favorite and we were so glad we did!

If you live in the East Bay/Oakland, we encourage you to support this wonderful neighborhood gem and keep it going by any means, dine-in, order to go or join their very reasonable wine club. Hoping to come back in a few months to support again! You can't go wrong with anything on the menu - plenty of options for all palates - the Beet Ravioli and the Pork Chop are excellent choices for main courses after a few of their starters.

Thank you Chris and team! We are glad you are making it through these difficult times

Looking forward to another meal at this restaurant soon!