This is one of the all-around best restaurants we have been to in quite a while (and we have been to some very good ones). The atmospehere is charming, service was super, even on a busy night, and the food was excellent. We can heartily recommend the seafood pastas. It is not cheap by any means, but considering the quality,... more

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I am a "homegrown" San Diegan, who now lives the majority of the year in Como/Milano, Italy and married to an Italian. Upon each trip back home to San Diego, we always make it a point to dine here at B.A. The food is excellent and very similar in style and taste to the outstanding food in the North of... more

Had an excellent sidewalk dinner at this Little Italy restaurant. Pleasant and prompt service. The waiter provided good recommendations from the menu and the wine list Appetizer, entree and two glasses of select wine ran nearly sixty dollars with tax and tip, but it was worth it. I would like to go back again, but time did not allow. As... more

THE BEST Italian food in Little Italy by far-- might even stretch it and say best Italian food in San Diego. Great bread too. Great gnocchi -get it with chicken though. more

My wife and I spent an evening downtown and stayed at the W Hotel a few blocks away. It was an easy walk to Little Italy and we walked up without a reservation and waited about 15 mintues. The space is very small, maybe 30 seats, 40 max. The server was excellent as was the food. The chaf even toured... more

My wife and I recently went to Rome and had really bad luck with food! All of the places we went to were very disappointing. We were really hyped up to taste the great Italian food, but were let down. At most places, we were like, “We could make this at home.” Buon Appetito was way better than any restaurant... more

Asked a local where to eat and they said BA. We went there and had an amazing time. Service was outstanding. The food (always get the days specials) was so good I cant find anything else to compare it to. Waiting to get in is unpleasant considering you have to stand on the sidewalk right up against people eating but... more

We took a family member from out of town here last night. We had not eaten here before, but had heard great things about it on TA. Being a Wed night, I didn't think we'd need a reservation. We got there around 630pm and the inside was full, so we had to settle for a table outside. It was a... more