Porto Bello Ristorante,

156 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, 753-9865.

The North End feel is intimate, welcoming, and warm with plentiful platters of Italian fare and a broad variety of sauces, from tomato with basil to roasted red pepper marscarpone cheese sauce. These sauces work in fine harmony with a variety of familiar Italian specialties like chicken parmigiana, veal Marsala, baked stuffed manicotti, baked lasagna, and ravioli. Be sure to check out the blackboard specials, which tend to be the real stand-outs.

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Price Range: $7 - $15.