Of Petalo's and Victor's
(Kim Hairston/Sun Photographer)
In another month, no one will be asking me about eating outdoors. It will be too hot and too humid to even consider it. But right now I'm still getting e-mails like this one from Roberta Van Meter: ...
I enjoy your column & have tried many of your recommendations.
I am having out of town guests the end of June. They want to go Little Italy for lunch and love eating outdoors. Any recommendations? If no recommendations in Little Italy, how about someplace close to Little Italy?? I love the Piedegrotta Bakery and we could go there for dessert and still get some sense of Little Italy.
Also, do you know who took over Victor's Café??? That was such a nice outdoor place. If there is a new owner, would you recommend them for lunch???
Thanks for your reply
Dear Roberta,
I was waiting to answer until I tried the new Petalo's, where Luigi Petti was, because that's a nice outdoor space in Little Italy. However, I haven't gotten there yet, and I want to make sure you get some answer from me.
As far as I know, the Victor's space is completely closed now to make room for the proposed Four Seasons Hotel. The owner moved up north of the city and opened a much smaller, more casual place in Timonium, also called Victor's, which got a generally positive review from our other restaurant critic, Karen Nitkin.
Thanks for reading,
Elizabeth
ps: If anyone has any other suggestions in the Little Italy area, please post below.
Comments
Velleggia's has outside tables in their little courtyard now. I think they just started this in the spring. It's nice because it's separated from the sidewalk by a fence, so you don't have pedestrians bumping into you. It's a good people watching spot. There are umbrellas to shade you also.
Posted by: Umberto Swarm | June 7, 2007 4:32 PM