Best Italian
Il Vecchio
110 Central Ave., Pacific Grove
(831) 324-4282, ilvecchiorestaurant.com
Some may say Italian food is like a circus. You take a few simple ingredients, like eggs and flour, and then turn it into an endless array of wonderful dishes. There really is no limit. Fortunately for Il Vecchio, eggs and flour are on full display right when you walk in, being transformed into delicious pasta. It’s not unlike their own hall of wonders, where shapeshifters – or perhaps called “pasta-shifters” – get the strings, macaroni and more ready for the best Italian dishes in Monterey County.