The votes are in, and the winners have been selected for OnMilwaukee's Best: Eat & Drink, 2007. The results of this readers' poll, including an editors' pick, are available in this series of articles that run throughout October during Dining Month on OnMilwaukee.com.

OnMilwaukee.com readers have spoken. Ristorante Bartolotta in Downtown Tosa is Milwaukee's best Italian restaurant, and we agree.

For a decade or so, Joe Bartolotta has run one of the most consistently great Italian restaurants in town. And thanks to head Chef Juan Urbieta, the menu has never gone stale.

In recent months Urbieta and his crew have been creating special regional Italian menus spotlighting the diversity of Italian cooking, as well as winemaker dinners that pair great wines with special menus. So, if you're looking for red-checkered tablecloths and 10 versions of spaghetti and meatballs, you'll have to go elsewhere.

If, on the other hand, you like seafood, polenta, risotto, a wine list worthy of exploration, warm and crusty bread, a comfortable atmosphere and an attentive, knowledgeable staff, Ristorante Bartolotta is still the place to go.

OnMilwaukee.com editor's choice: Ristorante Bartolotta

Runners-up:

2. The Pasta Tree
3. Louise's
4. Mimma's
5. Osteria del Mondo
6. Tenuta's
7. Calderone Club
8. Cafe Zarletti
9. Albanese's
10. Il Mito
11. Sala da Pranzo
12. Third Ward Caffe
13. Venice Club
14. Caterina's
15. Libiamo
16. Coco Bella
tie. Cafe La Scala
tie. Palermo Villa
tie. Buca di Beppo