Pizza and Italian food in Bellaire

Inside the city

Auntie Pasto's, at 5419 Bellaire Blvd., is the Italian restaurant on Bellaire Boulevard. Its website lists cilantro fettuccini with jalapenos and crawfish, black pepper fettuccini with shrimp, and a dessert called To Die For, described as a pastry with ladyfingers, mascarpone cheese, almond torte and seasonal berries. A weekday lunch at Auntie Pasto's becomes a weekend dinner only, so the day of the week decides the meal. The listing shows it open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 4 to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Enoteca Rossa, at 4566 Bissonnet St., says it serves authentic Italian cuisine, including fresh handmade pasta, wood-fired pizzas, risottos, seafood and meat dishes, with gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options. Its website posts hours that close the restaurant on Mondays, open it from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday, and keep it open until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Luigi's Pizzeria, at 4505 Bissonnet St., is listed as a pizza restaurant. We could not read its website, so the listing is all we have. It shows 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

MOD Pizza, at 5103 Bellaire Blvd., Suite 130, is listed as a pizza restaurant, and its listing shows it open from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on most days and until 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

The national chains are here too. Domino's Pizza, at 5204 Bissonnet St., lists hours from 10 a.m. to midnight most days and until 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, which makes it the latest pizza in the city. CiCi's Pizza, at 5317 Bissonnet St., is listed with no hours in our data. Counting them, Bissonnet Street alone holds four pizza and Italian addresses inside Bellaire, from 4505 to 5317, and a slow walk along it would pass all of them.

Just outside the line

M3 Pizza, at 4009 Bellaire Blvd., carries a Southside Place address. Its website lists pizza standards such as cheese and pepperoni, plus a Thai pizza with peanut sauce and spicy chicken and a Mexican pizza with chipotle, along with salads, calzones, sandwiches and pasta. Its listing shows 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday.

Enoteca Rossa is the restaurant in Bellaire where a pizza and a plate of pasta can share a table.

Beechnut Street has the next cluster. Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen, at 4870 Beechnut St., describes its food as homemade Italian and New York style brick oven hand-tossed pizza, with pasta and sauces, and offers gluten-free and vegan options. Gugliani's, at 4990 Beechnut St., describes itself as an Italian restaurant serving handcrafted pastas, hand-tossed pizzas and homemade sauces, and its website posts 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and until 8 p.m. on Sunday.

Russo's, Gugliani's and Original Napoli all sit in the 4800 to 5200 blocks of Beechnut Street, so a pizza argument can be settled by driving past all three. Original Napoli, at 5266 Beechnut St., calls its food authentic Italian. The listing shows it open from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. most days, closing at 9 p.m. on Sunday. Its website did not give a menu, so we will not name a dish.

Pizzeria Solario, at 3333 Weslayan St. #100, is the choice in this list for a Weslayan Street errand. It is listed as an Italian restaurant, its name says pizza, and its listing shows 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. most days, later on Friday and Saturday. We could not read its website either.

Choosing between them

There are really three kinds of meal on this page. The first is the pasta dinner, which means Auntie Pasto's, Enoteca Rossa or Gugliani's. The second is a pizza at the table, which means Luigi's, Russo's or M3. The third is the quick order, which is where MOD Pizza comes in. Late Friday and Saturday nights belong to Domino's Pizza and MOD Pizza, which list a 1 a.m. and an 11 p.m. close, with Luigi's Pizzeria, Enoteca Rossa, Russo's and Pizzeria Solario closing at 10. Early closers are M3 Pizza and Gugliani's, both at 8:30 p.m. on weeknights. The cutoff to remember is Sunday, when M3 Pizza is closed and Gugliani's closes earliest of the group.

Enoteca Rossa is the restaurant in Bellaire where a pizza and a plate of pasta can share a table. If you are hosting, the useful question is dietary, because Enoteca Rossa and Russo's both mention gluten-free and vegan options on their websites, which is worth asking about directly when the table has someone with a specific need.

Before you go

- Auntie Pasto's does not open until 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, so weekend lunch has to go somewhere else. - Enoteca Rossa is closed on Mondays according to its website. - M3 Pizza is closed on Sundays and closes at 8:30 p.m. on the other days, according to its listing. - Russo's, Gugliani's and Original Napoli are on Beechnut Street and carry Houston addresses, not Bellaire ones.

Sources

- Auntie Pasto's: https://auntiesbellaire.com - Enoteca Rossa: https://enotecarossa.com - M3 Pizza: https://m3pizzamenu.com - Russo's New York Pizzeria: https://nypizzeria.com - Gugliani's: https://guglianis.com - Original Napoli: https://originalnapolipizza.com - HERE Bellaire places file, open restaurant listings and hours (Luigi's Pizzeria, MOD Pizza, Pizzeria Solario and hours for restaurants above)

En español

Dentro de Bellaire hay varias opciones italianas y de pizza. Auntie Pasto's, en 5419 Bellaire Blvd., sirve fettuccini de cilantro con jalapeños y langostinos, y solo abre a las 4 p.m. los sábados y domingos. Enoteca Rossa, en 4566 Bissonnet St., ofrece pasta hecha a mano y pizzas de horno de leña, y cierra los lunes. Luigi's Pizzeria y MOD Pizza completan la lista en la ciudad. A menos de tres millas está M3 Pizza, en 4009 Bellaire Blvd., con pizza tailandesa y mexicana, y sobre Beechnut Street están Russo's New York Pizzeria, Gugliani's y Original Napoli. Pizzeria Solario queda en Weslayan Street. Las direcciones sobre Beechnut son de Houston. Confirme los horarios antes de ir.