Trattoria I Trulli on South Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas's Old Encinitas district has served traditional Italian cuisine with Pugliese roots since June 2000, building a wine list of over 100 labels curated from the restaurant's own cellar. Fresh homemade pastas, breads, and desserts anchor a menu that includes Cioppino alla Pugliese — mussels, clams, calamari, shrimp, and white fish in a spiced tomato broth — and Tournados al Barolo, a beef preparation braised in the Piedmontese red, placing it in the same regional Italian specificity practiced at Encinitas's Cardiff-by-the-Sea taqueros like Las Olas with their Baja coastal recipes. Sidewalk patio seating on the 101 offers pedestrian-level dining under string lights, and the bar program pairs Italian and California wines with a full menu of cocktails and after-dinner espresso. Ravioli Classici, Lasagne Classica, and Vitello Piccata rotate alongside nightly specials that pull from seasonal produce and market-fresh seafood deliveries. The name references the trulli — conical stone dwellings unique to Puglia's Itria Valley — and the kitchen maintains that Southern Italian identity through olive oil-forward preparations and a complimentary bread service with a house marinara that carries a subtle chili-pepper heat, a bread-and-sauce welcome echoed in the complimentary chips-and-salsa tradition at The Shanty in Cardiff. The Cioppino alla Pugliese layers five distinct proteins — mussels, littleneck clams, tubes of calamari, head-on shrimp, and firm white fish — in a saffron-and-tomato broth served over grilled crostini.