Major Food Group's Northern Italian concept in the Design District. Think elevated antipasti, handmade pastas, and whole branzino in a sleek, European-influenced dining room. Prix-fixe lunch $54 on weekdays.
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Contessa opened in the Miami Design District in 2022, brought by Major Food Group (founded by Jeff Zalaznick, chef Mario Carbone, and chef Rich Torrisi) after the original Contessa debuted on the rooftop of Boston's Newbury Hotel in 2021. It's the third Major Food Group restaurant on the same Design District block, alongside ZZ's Club and Sadelle's-style sibling concepts nearby.
The Northern Italian trattoria menu centers on Piemontese carpaccio, an antipasti spread, wood-fired pizzas, tortellini en brodo, and bistecca Fiorentina, backed by a wine list heavy on Nebbiolo. The two-story space, done up like Lake Como with a pink-hued bar and ornate framed mirrors, runs from breakfast through late dinner.
Contessa enforces a dress code, no open-toed shoes, tank tops, athletic wear, baseball caps, or shorts outside tailored lunch shorts, and can turn away guests who don't comply. It's open for lunch and weekend brunch as well as dinner, with a bring-your-own-wine option ($95 corkage per 750ml bottle), and the alfresco terrace is the best seat for people-watching in the Design District.
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Major Food Group's take on Northern Italian luxury — a polished room with vintage-European styling in the Design District's luxury retail corridor. The midday prix-fixe lunch at $54 is one of the best value plays in the neighborhood; dinner skews see-and-be-seen. The spicy lobster capellini is what people talk about most.
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