• Many Italian restaurants in Rockville cater to vegetarians.Spaghetti image by Svetlana Kashkina from Fotolia.com
  
  Rockville, Maryland, welcomes visitors to come and enjoy its downtown area and annual celebrations. Stroll pedestrian streets and walk through their plaza to shop at stores and eat at local restaurants. Money Magazine recently ranked Rockville number 66 in its list of "Best Places to Live in the United States."
  
  

Lemoncello Italian Restaurant

• Homemade pastas, fresh salads and specialty dishes are on the menu at Lemoncello Italian Restaurant. Open for lunch and dinner, expect a varied menu that features traditional recipes. Start your dinner with the porsciutto melone or the duo broschetta, followed by an arugola salad and agnolotti, chicken picatta or a pesto pizza. There is plenty to eat for vegetarians. Walk here from Twinbrook Library, Park and shopping center.
  
  Lemoncello Italian Restaurant
  2005 Veirs Mill Road
  Rockville, MD 20851
  301-309-8280
  lemoncellorestaurant.com
  
  

Baronessa Italian Restaurant

• A small, family owned business, Baronessa Italian restaurant offers its customers the experience of dining in Italy. Expect a casual dining area with hand-painted murals of the landmarks of Italy including the canals of Venice and Portofino harbor. Authentic southern Italian-style dishes line the menu. Begin with an antipasto course of insalate de mare, la caprese or garlic bread topped with provolone cheese. Follow your first course with a pasta entrée from the oven such as linguini puttanesca, gnocchi de patate or manicotti. Veal, chicken and fish are also represented in dishes like ossobuco, pollo ala Italiana and salmon alla baronessa. Baronessa Italian Restaurant is walking distance from David Scul and Northeast Parks along with Joe's Record Paradise.
  
  Baronessa Italian Restaurant
  1302 E. Gude Drive
  Rockville, MD 20850
  301-838-9050
  baronessarest.com
  
  

Baci Italian Bistro

• For an upscale, semi-casual dining experience, walk into Baci Italian Bistro. Steak, ribs, seafood, pasta and salads are the highlights of this Italian eatery. Their short, but sweet menu offers traditional Italian cuisines with a light creative touch. Expect a contemporary dining area with crisp white tablecloths and linen napkins. Start your meal with a crab cake served alongside field greens and salsa Verdi or the soup of the day. For your second course, order a pasta dish like the four-cheeses tortellini served Romano style or a 10 oz. rib eye steak with a wild mushroom demy glace. You can walk here from Welsh Park and Montgomery College.
  
  Baci Italian Bistro
  4 North Washington St.
  Rockville, MD 20850
  301-838-7441
  baciofrockville.com