Il Cortile is an Italian restaurant on the downtown square that has built a following on the strength of its housemade pasta and straightforward wine list. The room is warm and close, the kind of place where tables are near enough together that conversations spill across them. Portions are generous.
The cacio e pepe and the ragù are the dishes most people come for. The Italian wine list is more interesting than you'd expect in a California wine town — the owners clearly have convictions about Barolo and Brunello. Book ahead for Friday and Saturday dinner.