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320 Main St. Houston, TX 77002

713-237-0505

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Best Brunch Restaurant
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): Italian, Pizza

Hours: Fri-Sat 11am-12am, Sun-Thu 11am-11pm

Price: $$, $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Attire: Casual

Features: Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering, Order Online
Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Description

High old-world ceilings, simple, accommodating art and an expansive bar with impressive choices all make for a relaxed uptown lunch or romantic late-night escape from a pumping downtown scene. The food is solid Italianate stuff: breathtakingly good grilled calamari, a terrific mushroom-and-goat-cheese strudel and tender crepes stuffed with spinach.

2011 | Best Brunch Restaurant

Among the Mia Bella locations around town, it's this captivating space on the corner of Main and Preston that's our favorite: It's easily accessed by light rail, although you'll find ample space to park downtown on a quiet Sunday morning. And although the streets may be calm, Mia Bella always draws a healthy crowd to its festive weekend brunches for a multitude of reasons: "bottomless" mimosas and bellinis; exceptional service that puts you in a good mood even mid-hangover; tall windows that... More »

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 95, Eggs Mia Bella at Mia Bella

By Katharine Shilcutt | Sat, June 18, 2011

This year leading up to our annual Best of Houston issue, we're counting down our 100 favorite dishes in Houston. This list comprises our favorite dishes from the last year, dishes that are essential ... More »
Brunch at Mia Bella: Houston's Best-Kept Secret

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, February 10, 2011

I've never been good at keeping secrets. I have a mouth like a sieve. I laugh when I try to lie. And this is no lie: Mia Bella's weekend brunch at its Main Street location is one of Houston's best-kep... More »
Border Crossings

By George Alexander | Thu, October 05, 2000

Speaking off the toque: Youssef Nafaa is the chef and owner of two Houston restaurants, the Italian-style Mia Bella [320 Main, (713)237-0505] and the tapas-heavy Mi Luna [2441 University, (713)520-5025]. Nafaa, who arrived in the United States in ... More »

Dinner

Antipasti

$8.95

Calamari Fritte
fried calamari with charmula sauce

$9.95

Capesante Conporri
sauteed sea scallops with a roasted jalapetio pesto cream sauce and topped with fried leeks

$8.95

Scampi Al Pomodoro
sauteed shrimp in a fresh tomato basil sauce with grilic and olive oil

$8.95

Carpaccio Con Arugula
thin sliced row beef tenderloin served with capers mushrooms kalamata olive arugula parmesan cheese and a lemon olive oil

$8.95

Portobello Con Porto
sauleed portobello mushroom in a port wine demi sauce

$8.95

Portobello Con Porto
sauteed portobello mushroom in a port wine demi saue

Insalata

$7.95
Add Grilled Chicken $3.95

Insalata Di Mela
fresh baby greens, granny smith apples, cherry tomatoes, candied pecans and gorgonzola cheese tossed in a grapefruit vinaigrette.

$7.95

Insalata Di Spinaci
spinach salad with bleu cheese crumbles, cherry tomatoes, red onion and extra virgin olive oil with lemon.

$7.95

Insalata Caprese
fresh tomato and mozzarella with basil, olive and balsamic.

$7.95

Insalata Di Asparagi
asparagus with bleu cheese crumbles, cherry tomatoes, red onions and extra virgin olive oil with lemon.

$7.95
Add Grilled Chicken $3.95

Insalata Mia Bella
fresh baby greens, sliced pears, tomatoes, red onion, walnuts and goat cheese in a balsamic vinaigrette.

Entree

$13.95

Pollo Alla Mia Bella
sauteed chicken breasts layered with a medley of sauteed vegetables spinach roasted red peppers and portobello mushrooms in a jalapero ciantzo pesto broth topped with goat cheese and toasted leeks

$15.95

Crespelle Di Pollo
fresh made herb crepes filled with sauteed chicken breast spinach roasted red peppers leeks mushrooms and mozzarella cheese in sage butter sauce

$16.95

Lasagne Alla Pescatore
lasagne layered with shrimp scallops salmon and a blend of ricotta mozzarella and parmesan cheese topped with a tomato maderia lobster

$16.95

Pollo In Padella
sauteed chicken breast topped with scallops salmon and a belend of ricotta mozzarella and parmesan cheese topped with a tomato maderia lobster cream sauce sauteed spinach jumob shrimp and clams

$19.95

Filetto Di Mango
grilled 6 oz beef tenderloin filet stacked atop a crustini and grilled prosciutto over garlic leek mashed potatoes and topped with a green peppercorn demi sauce and gorgonzola cheese.

Pasta

$14.95

Penne Al Salmone
atlantic salmon pieces sauteed with fresh spinach and parmesan cheese in a tomato basil cream sauce

$9.95

Ganocchi Di Ricotta
potato dumplings tossed with fresh spinach cherry tomato leeks and oil in a basil pesto cream sauce and topped with fried leeks

$8.95

Capellini Di Mare
angel hair pasta with sauteed shrimp sea scallop mussels and clams tosed with fresh tomatoes gralic basil olive oil and hint of crushed red pepper

$10.95

Linguine Alla Verdure
sauteed mushrooms zucchini eggplant toasted red peppers cherry tomatoes and arugula with garlic and olive oil

$12.95

Rigatoni Con Salsiccia
fresh rigatoni pasta italian sausage peas toasted red peppers and sun dried tomatoes tossed in a tomano cream sauce with atouch of mushroom pesto

Pizza
Thin Crust, Individual Serving. All Pizzas Available As A Calzone For An Additional $2

$8.95

Pizza Margherita
fresh tomato, basil, fresh mozzarella cheese and extra virgin olive oil.

$10.95

Quattro Formaggi
mozzarella, mascarpone, romano and bleu cheese with tomato basil sauce.

$9.95

Quattro Stagioni
prosciutto, artichoke, mushrooms, and olives with tomato basil sauce.

$8.95

Alfredo Di Pollo
grilled chicken breast and spinach with alfredo sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese.

$12.95

Del Pescatore
shrimp, calamari, bay scallops with a creamy basil pesto sauce.

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Mia Bella Trattoria

320 Main St. Houston, TX 77002

713-237-0505

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2011 | Best Brunch Restaurant

By Katharine Shilcutt | Sat, June 18, 2011

By Katharine Shilcutt | Thu, February 10, 2011

By George Alexander | Thu, October 05, 2000