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Bencotto Italian Kitchen is a Little Italy spot ranked #3 of 8 in our Best Italian Restaurants in San Diego list, scoring 89/100. Order the build-your-own pasta with bolognese. The most reliable sit-down pasta in Little Italy, with a pick-your-pasta-and-sauce format.
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Score 89/100 · Order: Build-your-own pasta with bolognese · $$
Bencotto's format lets you match a shape to a sauce, which sounds gimmicky and works well in practice. The pasta is made in-house daily, the bolognese is properly slow-cooked, and the prices stay reasonable for the neighborhood.
Local tip: The upstairs mezzanine is quieter than the ground floor on busy nights.
Scored with our ranking methodology — italian.
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