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The pizza expert here offers a frequently rotating menu for some of the very best wood-fired pizza in town and inventive Italian starters. Look for a delicate pie with cremini mushooms, caramelized onions, and thyme, or one loaded with the likes of caviar and paddlefish. Local beer and nice wine list; always busy. – Gracie Salem

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