Cesco Osteria
7401 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda
301-654-8333
www.cesco-osteria.com
Hours:
Open for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday through Friday. Open for dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday; 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Co2 Lounge: Happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, last call 12:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday and Sunday; 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
Prices:
Lunch: antipasti, $6 to $9.50; pasta dishes, $7 to $8.50, plus $1.50 to $4.50 for each 3-ounce serving of sauce; design-your-own salads are $8 for small, $12 for large; pizzas, $10.50 to $12.50.
Dinner: antipasti and salads, $8 to $13; pasta, $12 to $18; entrées, $18 to $29.
Reservations:
Reservations suggested; available on Open Table
Wine list:
Healthy selection, with a focus on Italian
Favorite dishes:
Lunch: ricotta and crispy salami bruschetta, cavatelli with duck ragu, designer salad
Dinner: grilled, marinated lamb tenderloin with warm vegetable lentil salad
Good place to go for:
Lunch and dessert
Parking:
Bethesda Metro, parking in building
Carole Sugarman is the magazine’s food editor.