La Bella Italia is a combined Italian restaurant, café, deli and food shop at 10 Nevis Street in Petone, Lower Hutt, in the wider Wellington region. Founded by director Antonio Cacace, it was built around a mission to bring authentically traditional Italian cuisine and products to New Zealand diners.
The venue occupies a spacious, open-plan warehouse where dining tables sit alongside a deli counter and shelves stacked with imported produce, immersing guests in Italian food and grocery culture. The menu spans traditional pastas, wood-fired pizzas, meats and fresh seafood, with cured meats and European cheeses from the deli, house-made bread, cakes and patisserie, gelato, and a wine list drawn from across Italy.
La Bella Italia has become one of the Wellington region's best-known Italian dining destinations and has attracted international attention, with local media reporting its inclusion among notable Italian restaurants worldwide. On Tripadvisor it holds a rating of 4.4 out of 5 and ranks highly among Wellington restaurants.
For meetings and events, the deli-restaurant format lends itself to group lunches and dinners, informal team gatherings and Italian-themed functions in Petone. Explore more Wellington venues for events across the region.
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