Azzurra Cucina Italiana

"Located on Water Street in Downtown Henderson, this Italian restaurant with outdoor seating serves penne alla vodka and tender chicken marsala with mashed potatoes, tempura cauliflower with buffalo sauce, and wagyu carpaccio." - Janna Karel

"This Italian restaurant will host a Feast of Seven Fishes during three seatings: at 4 p.m., 6:15 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The feast will include your choice of seafood salad or baked clams, lobster ravioli or rigatoni al salmone & piselle, and halibut, stuffed salmon, or branzino. Dinner is abut $100, depending on selections." - Emmy Kasten

"Some of the restaurants on this list have massive dining rooms where dinner can become a party after a couple glasses of wine. Azzurra is the opposite, with its tiny dining room and intimate atmosphere, and that’s a big reason why we love it. Another reason? Dishes like meatballs bathed in bright marinara, thick-cut pork chops with sweet and tangy peppers, and whatever risotto they’re serving that day. If the weather isn’t too hot, try and grab a spot on the olive tree-lined patio. And for a fun date night activity, stop by their sister wine bar next door to pick up a bottle for dinner—you’ll get a waived corkage fee at the main restaurant.  " - emmy kasten

"Some of the restaurants on this list have massive dining rooms where dinner can become a party after a couple glasses of wine. Azzurra is the opposite, with its tiny dining room and intimate atmosphere, and that’s a big reason why we love it. Another reason? Dishes like meatballs bathed in bright marinara, thick-cut pork chops with sweet and tangy peppers, and whatever risotto they’re serving that day. If the weather isn’t too hot, try and grab a spot on the olive tree-lined patio. And for a fun date night activity, stop by their sister wine bar next door to pick up a bottle for dinner—you’ll get a waived corkage fee at the main restaurant." - Emmy Kasten

"A new Italian restaurant is opening on South Water Street in downtown Henderson. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Azzurra Cucina Italiana is set to open in February as a new restaurant that shares DNA with the now-shuttered Henderson restaurant Bratalian Neapolitan Cantina. Azzurra owner Windom Kimsey had been a regular at Bratalian, where Alessandra Madeira was chef de cuisine and husband, Walter Ciccone, was general manager. The three became friends and Kimsey recruited the husband-wife duo to join Azzurra." - Janna Karel