Located in the middle of Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, this quaint little cafe dishes out gourmet food at reasonable prices. Order up at the counter/window and grab a seat outside for the best in L.A. people-watching, hands down. I ordered the Euro Burger ($7.50), a 1/2 lb. Milano-Style burger with robiola cheese, tomato, romaine lettuce, red onion on a sesame brioche. The patty was very fresh and well seasoned,and the robiola cheese was great accompaniment to the burger. Robiola is a white cheese with the consistency of fresh mozzarella with a slight sweet tang to it. The fresh baked sesame brioche was a nice change and it held the contents of the burger together perfectly. Also try the Pollo Panini ($7.95), a marinated & grilled chicken breast with roma tomato, baby frisee, and jalapeņo aioli on a ciabatta roll. For dolci or dessert they have a wide assortment of gelato and sorbetto along with various other fine desserts. I indulged in a single scoop ($2.95) of an amaretto gelato and a scoop of lemon sorbetto. With numerous flavors you should definitely sample them before ordering; I wasn't going to and the very nice girl working there insisted and boy I was glad she did. The flavor I was going to originally pick was a Italian specialty that tasted like fruitcake, not bad just not my cup of tea. I can't wait to go back and try their latte Nutella ($3.50) with a croissant al gelato ($4.95) that's right a croissant stuffed with your choice of gelato/sorbetto; dangerous stuff. Cafe Bellagio is a great little cafe that you can relax, take in the sights and enjoy some really great food and desserts.

 

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