Simple, fresh neighbourhood Italian

Word to the wise: If you can't get a table at The Red Wagon cafe across the road for weekend brunch, try a mushroom and pecorino frittata or pancetta and egg brekkie pizza here.

If you prefer your pizza dripping with mozzarella and drizzled with ranch sauce, don't come here. Sticking to the age-old Mediterranean manta of freshness and simplicity and freshness, Campagnola Roma is possibly the most authentic Italian you'll find in Vancouver.

A small, wood-panelled affair opposite the Red Wagon Cafe on East Hastings, the walk-in restaurant offers a small menu of pizzas, pastas and antipasti. The pastas could be cheaper, but they're always packed with flavour. Wash down your meal with a chilled glass of prosecco, pint of Campagnolo ale or a glass of Sicilian red.