Trattoria Positano

Three sisters who grew up in their family's restaurant near Positano on the Amalfi Coast opened this trattoria in Cardiff-by-the-Sea in 1997, and one of them married the chef, Jorge Ramirez. The kitchen makes its pasta by hand, including ravioli stuffed with Maine lobster and angel hair with roasted tomatoes and mozzarella, alongside braised branzino and osso buco. Private parties fill a dining room set aside for groups, and a patio holds outdoor tables.