Definition of "trattoria" [trattoria]

• An informal restaurant or tavern serving simple Italian dishes. (noun)

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• "The trattoria was a former farmhouse, extensively renovated only a couple of years earlier."
• "A trattoria is a casual, often family-owned restaurant - it's like a neighborhood café."
• "Few corners are cut and few accommodations made to timid eaters; this is not what the Italians would call a trattoria unlike the other places here, more or less, but a real ristorante, an establishment that focuses on traditional dishes done in the highest possible style."