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- 4.7Food
- 4.7Service
- 4.6Ambience
- 4.4Value
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Monello lives up to its sibling's reputation as Best Italian restaurant in San Diego.
From the 800 LB of fresh pasta handcrafted every week, Monello displays up to 27 different recipes of pasta.
Mediterranean style seafood is served along with gourmet pizza.
Monello delivers Pasta & Risotto tossed in the Parmigiano cheese wheel tableside.
Unique Italian-style brunch is served on weekends.
Voted Best Happy Hour 2016, Monello's Milanese Aperitivo offers small plates on the house with drinks every night.
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Maeve
Los Angeles1 review
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San Diego2 reviews
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Lauren VIP
Washington DC4 reviews
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Scott
Chicago7 reviews
Dined on May 11, 2025
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Tony
Palm Springs1 review
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Phoenix5 reviews
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Aalok
San Diego1 review
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Rosario
San Diego2 reviews
Dined on April 27, 2025
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Stephanie
Chicago1 review
Dined on April 27, 2025
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Unspecified1 review
Dined on April 26, 2025
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Monello offers delivery in partnership with Postmates. Monello also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (619) 501-0030.
Monello is rated 4.7 stars by 2689 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.
750 W. Fir St., Suite 103B, San Diego, CA 92101