Ottava Via

1400 Michigan Ave, Detroit, Michigan 48216 USA

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Opens Sat 11a

Independent
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“with a menu that's gloriously Italian”

The menu is gloriously Italian, as will be the bocce court in back when it’s finished. Familiar items like pasta, pizza and panini are carried to their heights and joined by inspired charcuterie, side dishes and the featured entrée, porchetta (por-KET-ta). Let’s start there. I don’t usually mix morality and food-calorie-health issues. You won’t catch me calling chocolate “decadent.” But when the porchetta was placed in front of me, the sentence “this is the most sinful thing I’ve ever eaten” involuntarily escaped my soon-to-be-smacking lips. That’s because it’s pork belly wrapped around a pork loin, with its wide bands of way-better-than-bacon fat artfully coiled, and topped with a tangle of dressed arugula for tartness and pink grapefruit to add an acid note. It’s heavenly. Entrées: $10-$16Pizzas: $10-$14Handicap accessibleOpen 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, 11 am.-9 p.m. Sunday

Reviewed by
April D.

February 24, 2024

Today was our first experience at Ottava Via. Everything was excellent! Walking in you immediately feel the ambiance and the liveliness of the restaurant. When we were sat at our table, Janae our... Read more

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Dave F.

March 20, 2024

So, I can't give them 5 stars. The food was very good. My bartender (I ate at the bar) was delightful and made some great suggestions (with one exception I will get to). She mixed a great Negroni.... Read more

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Spencer S.

February 03, 2024

Went to downtown Detroit tonight to see Tim Allen at the fox theater with my mom. We wanted to find somewhere new to try because the restaurant seen has been becoming great in Detroit. We ended up... Read more

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