"Villa Di Roma is a classic that takes you back to a time before dating apps. Walk into this spot in the Italian Market, and you’ll see pictures of families hung up on the walls, couples sipping red wine, and tables of regulars who’ve been eating veal parm here since it opened in the ’60s. The menu is long and has everything you’d expect from a red-sauce joint, including their famous (and genuinely good) meatballs in gravy. Share the Villa salad and the baked rigatoni, or get something spaghetti-based for your Lady and the Tramp moment." - candis mclean, alison kessler