Enoteca Sogno - Richmond

Enoteca Sogno is probably our favorite Italian restaurant in RVA. It is def our go-to for delicious pasta and a reasonable bottle of wine. We are kinda new world wine snobs and admittedly don 't know a lot about Italian wines other than a large chunk of reds are just Sangioveses. But it seems the owners carefully curate their wine list with a good bottle for every budget.One of the criteria we judge Italian places on is their house bread. Enoteca does it right with fresh baked bread that is rustic and perfect for dipping in oil. This is the way. The burrata is fantastic and the tomatoes are always fresh. We are pasta-philes so we haven 't really ventured to their non-pasta entrees. The gnocchi is amazing... soft and pillowy. You can do it or the tagliatelle with marinara, bolognese of pesto. I think we prefer the saucier marinara to the bolognese which can be a little light on sauce... we just prefer saucier. The vibe is Italian homey , like you 're at nonna 's house. The bar is small but a popular spot because I think sometimes the owners come and talk to you and you might get to try stuff especially if you 're there around closing time. One time we went on a weekend and wanted to sit at the bar but it was fully booked but plenty of regular tables were available. However, it can get fully booked on weekends so best to make a reservation. They are truly old school. If you want a res, you gotta use that old phone app on your mobile internet device and good chance you 'll be leaving a voicemail but someone will return your call. No open table or Resy here.

My first time to Enoteca Sogno and I think it's going to be one of my ten out of ten restaurants. Delicious food and excellent service. We started with apps which I don't have pictures of the apps because they were half gone by the time I took any pictures. I had the red pepper with mozzarella and my boyfriend had caprese salad, they were simple and tasty. For dinner I had the gnocchi special. It was so good I should have ordered more to go so I could have it again, it might not be the special next time and all I'll have are memories of the deliciousness. My boyfriend had the fish of the day which I think was haddock and it was good too, moist and flaky. My mom had the shrimp scampi which she liked. For dessert, we had the lemon cake and the pistachio cake, the pistachio cake was my favorite, light, airy, flavorful, so good. The lemon cake was good too but richer and I didn't have room for it. Only downside was the noise level, we had the quietest table so I can't imagine what it was like in the main area.

Always fantastic food and service.Five stars without hesitationVegetarian options: Pesto pastaSalads availableChef will make pasta dishes veg if asked

Reasonably priced, warm and thorough service, portion filling but not oversized and delicious. One of my favorite meals in Richmond.

Great food good service and a terrific selection of Italian wines. They have a knowledgable staff if not sure what to order.