Drove 30 minutes with my wife and 3 little kids just to give a try to Bella Napoli. I am 100% Italian and for long time I tried to find a good and authentic Italian Restaurant and I always had no luck; but I am very happy to say that I found my favorite Italian Restaurant in Kansas and Missouri!!! This place is my home far from home: nice location, easy way to find parking, friendly staff and beautiful environment. Food tastes just like home: good choice on the menu for food and drinks!! And there is also a nice area to buy grocery with authentic Italian products. Had the pleasure to meet and talk with Jake, and speaking in Italian even if it was the first time meeting it looked like talking to a good and old friend!! I highly recommend this restaurant if you want to try the Italian tradition. 5 stars review is not enough for this restaurant, go and give it a try!!

Quaint, friendly bustling place with legit Italian environment and fantastic art throughout. Plus a variety of Italian market items. I'll review again when we go back for dinner!

We had our girls night dinner here on Tuesday and our server was awesome but the food was below average. Our pizza dough came out wet and the topping just slipped right off. Not sure why but maybe it wasn’t cooked at high enough temp. The cheesy aranchino balls with beef was delicious, as well as the pistachio cheesecake. The tiramisu didn’t taste very fresh and was watery so I wouldn’t recommend. There was also a weird damp and moldy smell that might’ve been coming from the dirty mats on the floor but it was offputting dining in.

Everything about the experience was amazing. The wonderful customer service, the adorably comfortable decor, and the delicious and authentic food. Everything was just perfect! Our server was the absolute sweetest girl you’ll ever meet, she even made a little heart in my cappuccino. The food came out quickly and the quality was top notch. I meant to take pictures right when we got the food, but I got so enticed by the smell alone that I couldn’t resist eating a bit before snapping my photos. If you’re looking for diverse and authentic Italian food, you should absolutely come here. I may not be a KC local, but you better believe I’ll be coming back soon. Especially for that decadent tiramisu 🤤

A humble, incredible Italian restaurant disguised as a quaint neighborhood market. The food is perfect - the best lasagna bolognese I've had outside of Bologna, homestyle arancini, perfectly spicy amatriciana with guanciale 🤌🏻 Great cocktails and warm, welcoming service from everyone we interacted with. I'm so delighted to have this lovely neighborhood restaurant in KC.

Monday pizza special $8. I got the capriciossa pizza (I’m more of a stuffed crust pizza gal ;)) Son got the scoglio, husband got the Branzino. Pizza crust was a bit on the burnt side for my taste, fish was delicious with a citrus flavor, pasta was very flavorful shrimp and clams were very fresh and not chewy. Pistachio cheesecake was superb!! (I’m obsessed with pistachios) Service was great!Very attentive, fast and accurate.

Luca and I stopped by bella napoli Italian Restaurant in Brookside Kansas City Missouri today. I have heard a lot of good things about this resturant so I thought we would give it a try. I was raised in a Sicilian family and I am pretty particular about Italian food. Napoli is in Naples Italy. If you look at a map of Italy it looks like a boot. Naples is the ankle. Each region of Italy has different flavors. The resturant has a deli, they sell Italian food products etc. When you walk in there are three rooms with tables. To the right is a dining area with regular wood small four tops. To the left there is a dining room with white table cloths and in the middle where we were seated a few tables in the middle of food racks. A young man by the name of Mike Carullo was our waiter. Mike is the nephew of the owner of Carullos at The City Market Kansas City Missouri. Mike was fantastic. I had an espresso and we had Bruschetta. The Bruschetta was really hard. Like had to cut with a steak knife struggling hard. The topping was great just a little to long in the toaster for the bread. I ordered lasagna with red sauce, "Sugo", a side of meatballs in sauce and a link of Italian sausage. Luca had a pasta dish and we ordered two margarita personal pizzas to go. One coke, one coffee. The reason I mentioned the different regions of Italy earlier is each region has its own flavor. Sicily has more of a sweet Sugo which I prefer. The sauce on the lasagna was ok. The spices in the sauce not so profound. It wasn't bland but felt like it was lacking something. But thats my taste. Overall it wasn't bad. Luca was happy with his pasta. My meatballs ok, not great, not bad. The italian sausage was burnt and then covered in sauce. The pizza crust was hard. I talked with the manager and asked if I could take pictures inside the restaurant. She agreed. Our bill $81.00. I left the waiter a $19.00 tip. Mike our waiter was worth it. They had an ample amount of wait staff on hand. The restaurant was moderately busy. I have eaten at hundreds of restaurants all over the USA. I have to give bella napoli a 2.5 star. $81.00 for two people with no cocktails and no desserts with ok food is not good. I have had much worse food, I just expected much better.

The food here is impressive. Bella is a perfect find here in KC. It’s simple, authentic Italian food without pretense. The staff here is excellent. Makaila is fast, responsive, attentive, and a perfect server. Suppose it’s the sandwiches (Il Saro) for lunch or the dinner pasta (Ragu di Manzo), or even dessert (Tiramisu). There is something here for everyone to enjoy. It was a warm vibe with a great date night atmosphere.

Lovely neighborhood Italian restaurant. I really enjoy the vibe of the area and this restaurant has a nice outdoor seating area as well. I would say it’s cozy with very friendly service. My wife and I are always excited when arancini is on the menu so we had to order it. I had the Quattro Formaggi pizza. I enjoyed both items but wasn’t blown away. However, I did enjoy our overall experience and I feel like if we lived nearby we would dine here more frequently.

Amazing authentic Italian food! I love that this is a family owned place, you can really tell they love what they do by the taste of the food! Also, the espresso martini was the best one I've ever had anywhere. I was seriously impressed. The arrenchini is of course delicious as were the other appetizers we ordered and the pizza! I really don't think you can do wrong, I think everything on the menu would be delicious!

We've been here several times and we will indeed be back. I love the atmosphere and their food is genuinely amazing. Staff is always on point and generous and helpful.

Service was good, and the atmosphere is nice. It's small so a reservation may be best. I ate the hamburger pizza and had a Old Fashioned. Both were good. I'd recommend it and will be back.

If it was based on food I would give this place a 3. The pizza tasted like it was cooked on low heat for too long. The cacio e pepe barely had black pepper where the pecorino romano was the predominant taste. The carbonara was pretty good and the tiramusu amazing. However, the wait staff was extremely kind.

Quaint place hidden in Brookside! I was craving a good Margherita pizza and decided to check out Bella Napoli. It did not disappoint! The pizza was divine and perfect with a glass of wine. I didn’t stick around to take a look at the little grocery market but will definitely come back to check it out.

GREAT place for lunch. Incredible sandwiches. Dinner is pretty good. Cannot beat the atmosphere, but they’re reaching a bit with the food. Better than your run-of-the-mill local Italian restaurant, but lacking a few things. For example they give you bread with no butter or oil & vinegar. Just raw dog a bunch of bread. The menu is a bit limited - it’s a small kitchen, but still the dishes and portions are a bit outdated. Still recommend, but it’s not top-tier. (Carmen’s down the street is probably a step higher for dinner.)

Came for lunch with my son. The sandwich was good, service was very average. As we sat at our table I noticed the food others ordered. It all looks good, so I will come here again. The service wasn’t exceptional but they may be short staffed due to the pandemic.

Ragu is so good. Love the spices. Sandwiches are always amazing. Drinks are SO good. I also think the pricing is great for the quality. I see a lot of comments about price but the dishes are cheaper than a pasta dish at something mass produced like an..Olive Garden or Cheesecake Factory? Anyway, great restaurant. Great ambience to have lunch or dinner.

The fresh and authentic Italian sandwiches are underappreciated and very affordable, whether you do counter service to go or get a table. It reminded me of homemade lunches with our Italian host family. Fresh vegetables. Delicious meats (optional) and cheeses. So many other wonderful menu options for a proper meal of course, but I will keep this at the top of my list for a fast lunch option too, especially on a nice day to enjoy the patio. 😊

Was quoted 1.5 hours wait time for Saturday dinner, but we were seated in 50 mins. Great service, because once I complained about the ragu not being al dente they re-made it for me (however the portion significantly shrunk…) Highly recommend the pistachio cheesecake and house-made tiramisu. The cannoli shell is too hard and the filling too lumpy for my taste.