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Stephen and Elisabetta Virion opened La Bottega on Meadow Drive in November 1997. Stephen cooked his way through New York, Chicago, Zurich, Vienna and Paris; Elisabetta comes from Asiago and worked in the Italian wine trade. Their northern Italian restaurant has grown through several expansions into a Tuscan-style space of rustic stone columns, imported wood floors and Italian tile.

The draw is choice. The sunny patio suits après, the intimate wine bar suits two people who want a bottle and a few plates, and the dining room works for a family dinner, a date or a business meal.

The menu

The dinner menu runs from salads and antipasti such as beef carpaccio with truffle cream to stone-oven pizzas in 6- or 12-inch sizes, pastas including spaghetti carbonara, white truffle gnocchi and lobster ravioli, and mains like veal scallopine Marsala, braised wagyu short ribs and orange and grappa glazed duck. Gluten-free pasta is available. The full dinner menu is also served at lunch, alongside subs, panini and bruschetta, and there is a separate truffle menu.

The wine list

The list runs to several hundred bottles and is strongest in Italian reds, with whole sections for Barbera, the Veneto, Sangiovese and Super Tuscans, plus Champagne, magnums, and Spanish, French and California bottles. A shorter by-the-glass list covers Lambrusco, Gavi, Chianti Classico and a Super Tuscan.

Before you go

Smaller parties can book online months ahead, while groups of seven or more go through the restaurant directly. Plan for a 20% discretionary service charge plus a smaller culinary team charge on every check, and note that separate checks are not offered. Online ordering is available for takeout. The FAQ has the details.

Groups and private events

La Bottega takes private events in three sizes: the semi-private wine bar for up to 45, a private room for up to 26, and the whole restaurant for up to 130. That range makes it an option for rehearsal dinners and company evenings as well as family birthdays.

Sister businesses

Delizioso, the family's European-style market and deli, is next door to the east, and is the place for coffee, breakfast sandwiches, gelato and groceries. The same team also opened Barrio Social on Meadow Drive for Spanish and Portuguese tapas and paella.

Sources: home, our story, dinner menu, wine list, contact, private events. Checked September 23, 2026.

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100 E Meadow Dr Ste 37
Vail, 81657

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About La Bottega

Quick answer: La Bottega is a restaurant at 100 E Meadow Dr Ste 37, Vail, CO 81657. La Bottega in Vail Village has served northern Italian food since 1997: pasta, stone-oven pizza, a long wine list, a patio and a wine bar. As of October 2026 it is closed for the off-season and reopens November 24, 2026, per its website.

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Stephen and Elisabetta Virion opened La Bottega on Meadow Drive in November 1997. Stephen cooked his way through New York, Chicago, Zurich, Vienna and Paris; Elisabetta comes from Asiago and worked in the Italian wine trade. Their northern Italian restaurant has grown through several expansions into a Tuscan-style space of rustic stone columns, imported wood floors and Italian tile.

The draw is choice. The sunny patio suits après, the intimate wine bar suits two people who want a bottle and a few plates, and the dining room works for a family dinner, a date or a business meal.

The menu

The dinner menu runs from salads and antipasti such as beef carpaccio with truffle cream to stone-oven pizzas in 6- or 12-inch sizes, pastas including spaghetti carbonara, white truffle gnocchi and lobster ravioli, and mains like veal scallopine Marsala, braised wagyu short ribs and orange and grappa glazed duck. Gluten-free pasta is available. The full dinner menu is also served at lunch, alongside subs, panini and bruschetta, and there is a separate truffle menu.

The wine list

The list runs to several hundred bottles and is strongest in Italian reds, with whole sections for Barbera, the Veneto, Sangiovese and Super Tuscans, plus Champagne, magnums, and Spanish, French and California bottles. A shorter by-the-glass list covers Lambrusco, Gavi, Chianti Classico and a Super Tuscan.

Before you go

Smaller parties can book online months ahead, while groups of seven or more go through the restaurant directly. Plan for a 20% discretionary service charge plus a smaller culinary team charge on every check, and note that separate checks are not offered. Online ordering is available for takeout. The FAQ has the details.

Groups and private events

La Bottega takes private events in three sizes: the semi-private wine bar for up to 45, a private room for up to 26, and the whole restaurant for up to 130. That range makes it an option for rehearsal dinners and company evenings as well as family birthdays.

Sister businesses

Delizioso, the family's European-style market and deli, is next door to the east, and is the place for coffee, breakfast sandwiches, gelato and groceries. The same team also opened Barrio Social on Meadow Drive for Spanish and Portuguese tapas and paella.

Sources: home, our story, dinner menu, wine list, contact, private events. Checked September 23, 2026.

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Neighborhood: Vail Village
Cuisine: Northern Italian
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Business Hours

Closed for the season · Reopens Nov 24

Amenities at La Bottega

  • Full bar
  • Wine bar
  • Patio/outdoor seating
  • Private room
  • Takeout
  • Gluten-free options
  • Vegetarian dishes
  • Counter seating
  • Wheelchair access
  • Non-smoking

Frequently Asked Questions

Is La Bottega open, and what are its hours?
La Bottega is seasonal. At the time of writing it is closed for the off-season and reopens on Tuesday, November 24, 2026; check labottegavail.com before planning around it in the shoulder seasons, because the restaurant publishes no regular hours on its own site. In season it serves lunch and dinner daily: OpenTable, which runs its bookings, lists lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and dinner from 3:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Other listings show a flat 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., so call (970) 476-0280 to confirm the day's hours, especially for a late dinner.
How do I make a reservation at La Bottega, and what are the rules?
Parties of up to six book on OpenTable, up to six months ahead. For seven or more, call (970) 476-0280 or email the restaurant; email requests for smaller parties are not answered. Two rules are worth knowing before you book: cancelling or changing late can cost $40 per person (call at least 12 hours ahead for changes), and reservations are for indoor seating only. The patio is first-come, first-served, and no booking secures it. Dress is smart casual.
What is on the La Bottega menu, and what should I order?
Northern Italian: salads and antipasti, stone-oven pizzas in 6- or 12-inch sizes, fresh pastas, and mains, with the full dinner menu also served at lunch alongside subs, panini and bruschetta. The dishes the menu and reviewers keep naming are the beef carpaccio with truffle cream, the white truffle gnocchi, lobster ravioli, spaghetti carbonara, veal scallopine Marsala, braised wagyu short ribs, and the orange and grappa glazed duck. A separate truffle menu runs only in the holiday season, with truffle prices varying by availability. Menus are at labottegavail.com/menus.
What do reviews say about La Bottega?
Diners who book rate it higher than the walk-in crowd does. As of October 2026, OpenTable rates La Bottega 4.6 out of 5 from 1,618 reviews (food 4.6, service 4.6, ambience 4.5, value 4.3); Google rates it 3.8 from 739 reviews; TripAdvisor 3.5 from 606. Reviewers praise the wine list, the patio, the veal dishes and the pastas, and families report returning for over 20 years. The recurring criticisms are inconsistency in some dishes and thinning availability of wine and menu items late in the season.
How much does a meal cost at La Bottega, including the service charges?
Google and OpenTable both place it in the $30 to $50 per-person range. On top of menu prices, every check carries a 20% discretionary service charge plus a 3% culinary team charge, so the charges are largely the tip. Splitting a plate costs $6 for a small plate and $10 for a pasta or entree, gluten-free pasta adds $5, and the restaurant does not offer separate checks.
What is the wine list at La Bottega?
A cellar list of several hundred bottles, built by co-owner Elisabetta Virion from her time in the Italian wine trade, and described by OpenTable as award-winning. It is strongest in Italian reds, with whole sections for Barbera, the Veneto, Sangiovese and Super Tuscans, plus Champagne, magnums, and Spanish, French and California bottles. The by-the-glass list is shorter and covers Lambrusco, Gavi, Chianti Classico and a Super Tuscan. You can drink from the list in the intimate wine bar without a full dinner, which is the restaurant's apres-ski room. Vintages, prices and availability change, per the official list.
Does La Bottega have gluten-free or vegetarian options?
Yes, both, and the menu marks them itself (GF and VEG on the official dinner menu). Several mains are marked gluten-free, including the stone-oven roasted Scottish salmon, the prosciutto-wrapped stuffed trout, the orange and grappa glazed duck, and the grilled wagyu skirt steak, and gluten-free pasta is available for a $5 supplement. Vegetarian dishes are marked too; the named examples are the baked spinach and ricotta cannelloni and the white truffle gnocchi. No dish is labeled vegan.
Does La Bottega have a patio, and is it good for families?
Yes to both. The sunny patio is one of three settings, alongside the wine bar and the main dining room, and it is first-come, first-served: reservations are for indoor seating only, so arrive early for a patio table in season. Families have dined here since 1997, and reviewers report returning with their families for over 20 years; the pizzas and the lunch subs and panini are the easy family order. No dedicated children's menu is published, so plan on the regular menu for children.
Can La Bottega host a private event or a large group?
Yes, in three sizes, booked through the private events form on the restaurant's website: the semi-private wine bar for up to 45, a private room for up to 26, and a full restaurant buyout for up to 130. That range covers rehearsal dinners, company evenings and family celebrations. The restaurant also caters, from small functions to buffets, and Chef Stephen Virion can build a personalized menu, including white truffle menus in season. Note OpenTable lists the private room at 28; the restaurant's own form says 26, and 26 governs.
Who runs La Bottega, and what are Delizioso and Barrio Social?
La Bottega was opened in November 1997 by Stephen and Elisabetta Virion and they still run it: Stephen is the chef (New York, Chicago, Zurich, Vienna, Paris, plus Tuscany and the Veneto), and Elisabetta, from Asiago, Italy, built the wine list from her time in the Italian wine trade. The same team runs two neighbors on the same block: Delizioso, the European-style market and deli immediately next door at 100 East Meadow Drive #34 (coffee, breakfast sandwiches, gelato and groceries, not a second dining room), and Barrio Social, at Suite 15, their Spanish and Portuguese tapas restaurant. La Bottega itself is at 100 East Meadow Drive, Suite 37, in Vail Village. The village is pedestrian: park at the Vail Transportation Center or the Lionshead structure (free after 3:00 p.m. per OpenTable, about a 5-minute walk from either) or take the free in-town bus on Meadow Drive to the Vail Plaza stop, steps away.

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