There’s lots of Italian restaurants in St. Petersburg, Florida. LOTS. The last two restaurant reviews we’ve published here have been Italian restaurants. (Make that three now.) People that know me have heard me painfully bemoan, “Do we really need another Italian restaurant in St. Pete?”

A Mano Italian Ristorante on the corner of 59th Ave & 4th Street North is offering something different, so in their case the answer is Yes, we do need another Italian restaurant in St. Pete. Chef Daniel Rabice used to serve up his special Utica NY Italian recipes at Lamantini Trattoria in Bradenton, FL, (amongst many other places in NY), but the owner retired, and closed the place in 2021.