Café Italia Ristorante

New Bedford's beloved Cafe Italia Ristorante is permanently closed after owner and chef Nick Ricciardi was diagnosed with cancer, he announced Wednesday.

One of the reasons for our Save SouthCoast Restaurants campaign is to help not only restaurant owners, but also their employees as well. "We're definitely not doing (the numbers) that we were doing pre-COVID," said Cindy Martins, manager of Cafe Italia Ristorante in New Bedford and wife of owner Nick Martins...

Big changes to the popular Italian restaurant.