Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana on San Elijo Avenue in Encinitas's Cardiff-by-the-Sea serves Neapolitan-rooted Italian cuisine and seafood with Pacific Ocean views from its converted-house dining room and patio in the 92007 ZIP code. Chef and owner Gaetano Cicciotti, a published author and native of Naples, fires thin-crust pizzas in a wood-burning brick oven at the bar while a separate kitchen produces composed entrees like linguine alle vongole, scallop-and-shrimp spiedini, and a filet-mignon pizza that ranks among the signature builds, a seafood-Italian intersection distinct from the taco-and-cerveza format at Las Olas on nearby South Coast Highway 101. Live music on weekend evenings and a full cocktail-and-wine program make the patio a sunset-dining destination near Cardiff State Beach and San Elijo State Beach. A second location in Carlsbad and a catering operation expand the same Neapolitan recipe base beyond the Cardiff dining room, broadening Cicciotti's presence along the coast alongside the craft-beer scene at The Shanty in Cardiff. The signature bread service delivers house-baked rolls with a roasted-tomato-and-garlic spread to every table before the first course.