Anyone who's spent an appreciable amount of time in Jerusalem can tell you that when it comes to restaurants, Jerusalemites, much like Americans, love a family-friendly Italian joint. The city may not have many Italian immigrants, but it does have a Little Italy.

One of the stalwart veterans of the Jerusalem Italian scene and for many years, a dairy restaurant, Little Italy recently underwent a change of ownership and reopened as a meat restaurant under the management of Yossi Baruch of the Adom Group, the group behind Jerusalem restaurants Adom, Lavan and Colony. The restaurant now boasts a full meat menu designed by head chef Daniel Oman (previously head chef at Adom), with a new kitchen that churns out Italian-Mediterranean style meat fare including foccacias, pastas, and quality beaf, using only the finest, freshest ingredients, in addition to a rich menu of fine wines from both Israel and abroad.