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366 E. Palmetto Park Road Boca Raton, FL 33432

561-750-2333

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New Times Broward-Palm Beach
Recommended
Best Romantic Restaurant
Award Winner 2008

Cuisine(s): Italian

Hours: Daily 5:30pm-10:30pm

Price: $$$, $$$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash
Attire: casual

Features: Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Recommended, Call-Ahead Seating Available

Parking: Lot Available

Description

When Tuscan couple Anna Maria and Giancarlo Monegatti say Saporissimo ("extremely delicious"), they mean it. This charming, shabby-chic restaurant two blocks from swank Mizner Park is a luscious secret, serving authentic Tuscan farmhouse dishes like ribollita soup, homemade pappardelle with wild rabbit sauce, pheasant with mascarpone sauce, and venison with porcini (or truffles) mushrooms -- a lineup of game meats and succulent, homemade ravioli, gnocchi, and tagliatelline whose equal you'd be hard-pressed to find in this vicinity. Veal lovers will swoon over the veal picata with foie gras, truffles, sage, and marsala. Desserts are stellar. Coupled with the charm of the hosts, who tend to the tables along with a couple of black-eyed Roman men, dinner here is an unforgettable experience.

2008 | Best Romantic Restaurant

Saporissimo has been around for several years now, but somehow, even with an ever-lengthening list of passionate devotees, it hasn't lost its sense of being secret. No matter how many times you dine with the Monegattis, a husband and wife from Tuscany (she cooks, he charms your pants off), you always feel like you've discovered something. Maybe it's the well-worn look of the place, with its single, small room hung with an assortment of homey art, press clippings, and lace curtains, so unlike... More »
2006 | Best Restaurant in Palm Beach

If you are not happy, they are not happy. Signor and Signora Monegatti, originally from the island of Elba, serve a mind-boggling menu of Tuscan classics -- rabbit soaked in wine and chocolate, venison osso buco, cuttlefish with pasta in black ink, parpardelle with wild-boar sauce, quails cooked in a casserole, wild duck, fish so fresh it's practically still flopping -- and just about anything else your romantic heart desires. Got a special request Just call ahead. They want you to eat!... More »

True to Their Word

By Gail Shepherd | Thu, July 28, 2005

The guy looming over our table would be scary if you met him in some pitch-black alley at 4 a.m. For one thing, he's big. Pitted face, great bushy brows. For another, he's holding something heavy in his hands. "Excuse me," he says. "My English. Is... More »

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bpbnewtimesbestof | Palm Beach, FL | 139 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

Saporissimo has been around for several years now, but somehow, even with an ever-lengthening list of passionate devotees, it hasn't lost its sense of being secret. No matter how many times you dine with the Monegattis, a husband and wife from Tuscany (she cooks, he charms your pants off), you always feel like you've discovered something. Maybe it's the well-worn look of the place, with its single, small room hung with an assortment of homey art, press clippings, and lace curtains, so unlike the chrome, glass, and relentlessly spotlit aesthetic of the chic eateries surrounding it. Maybe it's the stubbornly individual menu with wild boar, truffles, rabbit, and elk chops, or the preparations incorporating bitter chocolate or mascarpone, squid ink, or foie gras. Or the way Signore Monegatti presents glistening trays of fish and shellfish, and stuffed ravioli so fresh it still bears the imprint of his wife's fingers. It could be the heavenly burrata, still wrapped in damp leaves, or the cart of complimentary after-dinner drinks the staff wheels out with a flourish. The fact is, you can't dine here without feeling you've experienced something rare and magical, and you're the only two people in the world who know it.
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Michael1308 | Boca Raton, FL | 2 Reviews

| Sat, March 6, 2010

Pork Ribs and chicken dishes with "house" sauses.
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Lindsey220 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 375 Reviews

| Tue, June 8, 2010

Incredible family-run Italian restaurant where the wife cooks while the husband socializes and displays the fresh imported goods using his endearing Italian charm. Great date night spot!