A Taste of Italy at Bella Napoli Pizzeria & Restaurant
Original family recipes from the finest sourced ingredients.
Meet Vitangelo Recchia
In an unassuming shopping center in Port Charlotte, Florida, a cheerful chef statue welcomes you to what looks like a storefront diner, but which is actually an authentic New York-style Italian restaurant, the heart and soul of Chef Vito Recchia.
Vito is an international pizza award winner and judge, and a renowned Pizzaiolo (culinary educator) around the world.
His tools include a passion for excellence and service, along with family recipes and traditional food prep and cooking methods that have been passed down across generations of Sicilian cooks and chefs.
"We try to give you the best experience you can have, without being in Italy, through food, through music, through cocktails, and through pizza.”
- Vito Recchi
Bella Napoli’s Commitment
What happens when a “fine, artistic sourdough” from Midwest America meets a “focaccia from the South of Italy”?
Bella Napoli boasts the perfect combination: the award-winning Chef Vito and his wife, a certified Level 1 Sommelier who curates all the wine and cocktail offerings. Together, they have created a space they refer to as their family home, where guests are welcomed in as family.
A blend of three different flours sets the pasta and pizza apart from others in the area and the California olive oil is bottled on demand at the peak 45 days of maturation.
A Taste of Italy
While it may be easy to drive right by this shopping center, Bella Napoli is the very definition of a hidden gem that more than earns its accolades.
From the imported ingredients to the curated wine list and craft cocktails, this is an experience everyone will enjoy.
