Osteria Napori Ristorante
This is a fantastic Italian restaurant -
menu is extensive and staff are very friendly.
You will not regret your meal here!
Nice atmosphere, and service was great at first.
Joe Briffa the owner and chef of Osteria Napoli was born and raised in Malta,
a small island in the Mediterranean,
to Italian parents who originally came from Agrigento Sicily.
At about 9 years of age Joe worked in a restaurant washing dishes
and it was there that he was introduced to the joy of cooking.
As a young man he went to England where he learned the basics
of cooking from the Master Chefs at the Savoy Hotel and the
London Bridge Restaurants.
Bringing his skills to Canada, Joe lived in Montreal
for 31 years where he plied his culinary expertise
operating Italian restaurants.
Coming to Vancouver with his wife Ginette,
Joe worked at, and then purchased, the Osteria Napoli Restaurant.
Ginette re-decorated the restaurant turning it into a cosy romantic,
family run establishment with personal and warm service.
Live entertainment, nightly (Wednesday to Sunday),
often accompanied by restaurants patrons joining in with a song.
Authentic Italian cooking, or Casa Linga,
is the criteria of the restaurant with the the "special of the month,
" the "porchetta" served with the traditional fanfare of ringing
bells announcing the arrival of the roast pig on
a serving platter and presented to the dining patrons.
Another specialty of Joe's served occasionally,
is "fish night" which is a repast of specially
selected and prepared fish and sea food.
Their pretty menu~
free bread~
house red wine$18
Linguine Pescatore* 24$
With seafood~
The veal was extremly tender and the sauce was very tasty,
the pasta was one of my favorite arribiata
I have eaten so i was very content.
Love their home made spicy chill sauce. free ~
Chef Special 28$
Scaloppine veal, Prawns, Vegs,
The owner's lovely wife ~ Ginette~
lemon sorbet~$9
I never try this before.
I like to just bite it ..ha...
There was absolutly no complaints at all about any of the food.
Always in weekends~
The outside didnt look too inviting but as we entered our feelings
changed very fast, the waiters were very friendly and the
ambience was very romantic!
Osteria Napori Ristorante
Price range: $18 - $35
Cuisines: Italian
Good for: Romance
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations
Osteria Napoli Ristorante
1660 Renfrew Street
( at 1st Avenue )
Vancouver B.C.
Phone: 604.255.6441
info from
2012 05 02