Cafe 2825

Says critic Craig LaBan: “No one does tableside theatrics better than Cafe 2825, the clubby 39-year-old Atlantic City stalwart where virtually every party requests a visit from the rolling cart for hand-stretched mozzarella, still warm with sweet butterfat; toothy house-extruded spaghetti with truffled cream twirled inside a wheel of Pecorino Romano; or simply a classic, anchovy-laced Caesar. What defines Cafe 2825 is the quality, overseen by chef-owner Joe Lautato, whose repertoire of dishes like baked clams oreganata, tender braciole, and dreamy, deluxe veal parm make the case for this iconic restaurant as one of the finest practitioners of classic Italian American cooking anywhere.”