A new Italian restaurant has made its debut in the Elliot Park Hotel. Located at 823 Fifth Ave. in downtown Minneapolis, the newcomer is called Tavola Italian Kitchen + Bar.

The restaurant offers Tuscan-inspired cuisine and farm-to-table specialties for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Morning offerings include the Maialino Breakfast pizza with cochinita, arugula, caramelized onion, bacon jam and an egg, and the Italian toast brûlée with cinnamon swirl toast, cream cheese, fresh berries, orange spice and graham cracker crust.

At lunch, there are wood-fired tortas, including one with roasted seasonal vegetables, and pizzas. In the evening, dine on risotto with wild boar, oxtail and mussels; house-made ravioli filled with goat cheese, tomato, eggplant and olives; a chargrilled New York strip steak; and pan-seared salmon with grilled artichokes. View the menu here. 

It's still early days for Tavola Italian Kitchen + Bar, which has received nine Yelp reviews thus far. 

Elyse F., who reviewed the new spot on Sept. 26, wrote, "Although it was only their sixth day open, we had an excellent dining experience at Tavola. Service was prompt, attentive and thorough, with knowledge of the very new food and drink menu."

And John N. wrote, "Easily among the best cocktail menus in Minneapolis. We tried the Currying Favor on Park Avenue and it's like green curry in a glass. Incredibly unique and delicious."

Interested? Stop by to welcome the new business to the neighborhood. Tavola Italian Kitchen + Bar is open from 6:30–1 a.m. on Monday-Thursday, 6:30–2 a.m. on Friday, 7–2 a.m. on Saturday and 7 a.m.–midnight on Sunday.