Mia Bella Restaurant

Easily the best Italian restaurant I’ve ever been to. I’ve had numerous throughout little Italy, but none compare to the creativity, freshness, and explosive flavors found at Mia Bella. The atmosphere is beautiful and cozy. I bring all my friends and family visiting Cleveland to Mia Bella! I love everything I’ve had there, but what stands out is: Shrimp Saganaki pasta, spicy cheese tortellini (award winner!), the Mia Bella Pasta, and lobster risotto.

Great location, amazing food, excellent service! Visiting Cleveland, came here for dinner. Obvious that this is the place to go as there was a constant stream of customers. As we came around 6, was ably to get a table outside without reservations. Suspect if it were later, reservations would be a must. Our table was on a the side street, so a bit off the main traffic and pedestrian flow, perfect for the evening. Our server was outstanding, casual conversation as she took our orders and brought the dishes and cleared the table. Right amount of interaction without being obtrusive. We ordered a bottle of wine, and worked our way through a salad, appetizer, main course, coffee and desert, all shared by two of us so we could try more without getting too much food. The entire meal, like the service, was outstanding. A roasted beet salad was a wonderful start, tangy with goat cheese and a drizzle of balsamic reduction. Our appetizer was the special, smoked salmon on Italian bread, topped with a sautéed mix of sun dried tomatoes, capers, onions and olives, again with a light drizzle of balsamic reduction. Was again wonderful, our only observation was there were 3 large servings, almost too much for us (even though we ate it all!). Would have been a perfect size for 3 to share, way too much for one, or even two people. Our main course again was the special, a creamy ragout consisting of lamb, Italian sausage and beef, in a rich sauce over bucatini pasta. Was outstanding! For desert we finished up with coffee and salted caramel and pistachio gelato. They were out of one of the flavors which was a little disappointing (especially for so early in the evening), and they didn’t have any fruit flavors which would have been a refreshing finish to a great meal. Only minor issue was like the appetizer, the serving size of the gelato was huge, even with sharing everything, was way too much…could have been half the size and perfect for one or two to share. Extremely pleased by the whole experience, glad we chose this establishment. With a bottle of wine and a generous tip, we spent around $175 for 2 of us, and were overjoyed at the service, food and drink we received for that amount. Would I go there again…absolutely! Would I recommend…most definitely!

Truly authentic Italian. Dina, our server was incredible. Treated us like family as if we had been there every week for the last 20 years. Atmosphere was amazing, everyone was enjoying their time. The bistro table outside were amazing on a 60-degree night. Food quality was out of this world. Wine list, to match the food. The place to eat! Best meal we've had in Cleveland in the 3 times we have visited. We will definitely eat here again.

This was our first stop in Little Italy Cleveland. Food was amazing and everything was perfect. Eggplant appetizer was very good. This place is recommended highly. We are trying more in Little Italy but we will be back.

Great Little Italy restaurant, tasty food, great service. Starts to get busy around 5:30. Live band on some weeknights beginning at 6p