Renato's

Renato’s makes Via Mizner in Palm Beach the setting for an Italian courtyard meal. The restaurant presents fine Italian cuisine, with separate lunch, dinner and wine menus. The patio provides a concrete reason to make the setting part of the occasion, while the different menus allow diners to choose what kind of restaurant visit they want. It is a full sit-down Italian meal whose courtyard gives it a particular place within the island’s dining scene.

The courtyard is the most concrete reason to think of Renato’s as an occasion as well as a meal. A couple can make the patio the setting for a dinner, while the separate lunch and dinner menus allow a different kind of visit at each service. The wine menu gives the table another part of the Italian restaurant experience to consider. These are choices about the shape of the outing, with the food and the place planned together.

Renato’s makes sense for diners who want a full Italian restaurant meal in Palm Beach itself and value the courtyard setting. It supplies a different occasion from Sant Ambroeus’ combination of café and restaurant, or Café Sapori’s off-island table. The point is to choose the setting that fits the visit: a meal treated as the central event, with the Italian kitchen and wine giving the evening its direction.

Sources: Renato’s — official menus, courtyard, reservations and contact · Renato’s — official contact and reservations · Google Maps listing — Renato's