Olive oil, grilled meats, rustic breads, legumes, herbs, simple vegetables, and the cooking Francesco grew up around.
Food & Origins
Built Around The Neighborhood Table.
Amanti starts from Francesco's Umbrian roots and the broader Central Italian table: Tuscany, Lazio, and Abruzzo. The restaurant moves toward something Scottsdale needs now: brighter, easier, more approachable Italian built around pizza, pasta, antipasti, wine, and a neighborhood rhythm.
The Concept
Italian food with memory. Scottsdale warmth without the formality.
Amanti was built around a simple idea: Italian restaurants should be easy to love and easy to repeat. The food pulls from Umbria first, then neighboring Central Italy: Tuscany, Lazio, Abruzzo, and the Adriatic table. Bread, olive oil, vegetables, pizza, pasta, roasted meats, seafood, simple salads, wine, and desserts should feel familiar before they feel fancy.
The Food Logic
A restaurant can be approachable and still feel generous.
That is why pizza, focaccia, salads, and approachable pasta matter. They make Amanti usable more often, while seafood, wine, and larger plates keep the ceiling high.
Italian Signals
Every dish should feel rooted, useful, and easy to order.
San Marzano tomato, bufala, basil, sausage, broccolini, mushrooms, and pizzas priced to be part of the regular order.
Pasta, ragu, pecorino, roasted meats, sheep's milk cheeses, mountain herbs, and the generous Central Italian language that makes the table feel full.
Shrimp, branzino, lemon, herbs, tomatoes, greens, olives, and lighter plates that keep the menu from feeling heavy.
The Ritual
Focaccia. Antipasti. Pizza. Pasta. Wine.
The Amanti rhythm is intentionally simple: order something for the middle, add pizza or pasta, drink something Italian, and leave feeling like the restaurant can become part of your normal week.
How The Menu Works
Built for sharing, pacing, and a table that orders in waves.
Bright First
Focaccia, burrata, olives, panzanella, tomato, greens, citrus, herbs, and plates that keep the first order easy.
Craveable Center
Pizza, pasta, cheese, tomato, sausage, ragu, porcini, lasagna, and plates that build value into the center of the meal.
Fire & Finish
Branzino, chicken cacciatora, lamb skewers, shrimp, roasted vegetables, potatoes, and enough larger plates for a celebration.
Why Amanti
Because the best neighborhood Italian restaurants become habits.
The name means lovers, but the promise is broader: people who love pasta, pizza, wine, family dinners, regular bar seats, birthdays, and food that feels personal without becoming precious.
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