Eddie Kerkhofs who owned Le Dôme (Now BLT Steak) for many years and Silvio Di Mori who was involved in restaurants Cafe des Artistes & Mimosa among others, joined together and turned a little-known Mexican café on Robertson into a chic meeting place for the Hollywood crowd called Il Piccolino, serving—you guessed it—Italian cuisine.

It is the simple, casual feeling of the place in combination with the long-time restaurant history in L.A. of the two genial owners that attracts an up-scale crowd to Il Piccolino, who would rather spend time here than in the more elaborate and stuffy restaurants in the area that seem to be rapidly disappearing.
At night you can easily find the restaurant, which is hidden by dense foliage that blocks the view of the patio from busy Robertson Blvd, by looking for the hundreds of white, sparkling lights intertwined in the shrubbery.

The food is mainly Italian mixed with a few California-style salads and a few French touches to some of the dishes. Overall, everything comes off well and having dined there once you certainly will return.
They have a good wine list with proper representation of Italian, French and California selections.