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Elio Guaitolini has been making well-dressed Upper East Siders feel like family for years. The kind of place that makes you want to indulge in better red wine than you usually spring for, Elio’s has a full menu of pastas and northern Italian specialties (go for the vitello Milanese), plus a long list of nightly specials. Start with the lovely antipasto appetizer, which offers a little nibble of everything from roasted red peppers and anchovies to milky pure buffalo mozzarella. — Laura Brounstein