• The Tarrytown area restaurants represent cuisine from the various regions of Italy.with parmesan image by hazel proudlove from Fotolia.com
  
  Tarrytown is located on the Hudson River at the entrance to the Tappen Zee Bridge, about 25 miles north of Manhattan. Whether working up an appetite after catching a show at Tarrytown's Music Hall or touring nearby Sleepy Hollow's Philipsburg Manor, a number of Italian restaurants await the hungry diner. Tarrytown area Italian eateries offer traditional meals inspired by the regional cuisine of Northern and Southern Italy, featuring homemade dishes from pizza and insalatas to seafood-infused pastas.
  
  

Isabella Bistro

• Isabella Bistro is a family-owned restaurant run by the Roscigna family, offering a fine-dining menu in a family-friendly, informal setting where casual dress is acceptable. Isabella Bistro supplies bar and dining room seating and provides to-go, function and catering services. Isabella Bistro serves Southern Italian-influenced food inspired by the Campania region of Italy -- the birthplace of pizza. Isabella Bistro provides gourmet brick-oven pizzas and an array of meat, pasta and seafood dishes. The hours of operation are Monday through Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., with closing time extending until 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. The restaurant is open from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Sundays. Reservations are not required.
  
  Isabella Bistro
  
  61 North Main St.
  
  Tarrytown, NY 10591
  
  914-332-1992
  
  isabellabistro.com‎
  
  

Lago di Como

• Lago di Como is a casual bistro-style restaurant that offers a bar and serves Northern Italian cuisine, specializing in pasta, meat and fish dishes that infuse the fruits, vegetables and herbs of Italy's Lake Como region. Lago di Como entrees incorporate fare such as figs, zucchini, tomatoes, olive oil and garlic. Entrees are prepared with white wine, Marsala wine, lamb ragout, garlic aioli or tomato basil sauces. Lago di Como offers indoor and seasonal outdoor dining and entree prices in the range of $16 to $25. Informal dress is appropriate for dining at this establishment. Lago di Como serves lunch Tuesday through Saturday from 12 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The restaurant is open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays. Reservations are not required.
  
  Lago di Como
  
  27 North Main St.
  
  Tarrytown, NY 10591
  
  914-631-7227
  
  

Il Sorriso

• Il Sorriso Ristorante Italiano, located in Irvington about 2 miles from Tarrytown, offers a relaxed trattoria atmosphere accepting of an informal dress code. This restaurant provides bar, lounge, dining room, outdoor patio, private party or wine cellar seating, with views of the Hudson River available from the outdoor patio. Il Sorriso prepares Tuscan-influenced Italian fare, focusing on "cucina povera" -- peasant food such as salads, bread, vegetables and grilled meat or fish dishes. Il Sorriso Ristorante Italiano also serves wood-fired brick oven pizzas. Entrees cost between $15 and $25, as of September 2010. The hours of operation are Tuesday through Thursday and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., with weekend closing times extending until 11 p.m. Reservations are recommended.
  
  Il Sorriso Ristorante Italiano
  
  5 North Buckhout St.
  
  Irvington, NY 10533
  
  914-591-2525
  
  ilsorriso.com‎