Canton Street in Roswell is one of metro Atlanta's most charming dining corridors, and Osteria Mattone has been one of its anchors for years.
Housed in a restored historic home — "mattone" means brick in Italian — the restaurant brings the warmth of a neighborhood Italian osteria to the suburbs with a menu built on fresh house-made pasta, Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza, and an award-winning wine list that has earned consistent recognition.
The interior is intimate and unhurried, the service personal in the way only an owner-operated restaurant can manage, and the food is executed with care that belies its casual setting.
For North Atlanta residents, it remains the answer to the question: where do you go for a proper Italian dinner without driving into the city?