Va Bene Italian Restaurant
Va Bene Caffè
An Italian restaurant overlooking Lake Superior, where housemade pastas and Italian sausage soup are local favorites.
Located on East Superior Street, east of downtown, with a glass sunroom and outdoor Grotto seating overlooking Lake Superior. Sauces, bread, gnocchi and pasta are all made in-house. Signature dishes include Italian sausage soup, housemade gnocchi and a range of handmade pastas. Dinner features seafood and steak specials, and desserts include Italian gelato. Cocktails use Minnesota spirits, and on Wednesdays full bottles of wine are half price. Open daily 11:00 AM–9:00 PM; reservations are accepted only through the official website. For dinner or weekends, book a window table ahead. Entrées cost about $15–30.
Opening hours
Daily 11:00 AM–9:00 PM
Nearby sights
- Fitger's Brewery Complex
- Duluth Lakewalk
- Leif Erikson Park & Rose Garden
- SS William A. Irvin
- Canal Park
- Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
- Aerial Lift Bridge
- Great Lakes Aquarium