For nearly 20 years, Cafe Amore has been known for serving hearty Italian fare to the people of Richardson. Tables are topped with fresh flowers and white linens, but the atmosphere at Cafe Amore is neighborhood casual. The restaurant, situated along Coit Road, hosts parties, anniversaries, bar mitzvahs and reunions in addition to its daily lunch and dinner crowds.

Owner and chef Vangji Fejzulla said her guests are more than neighbors—they are family. “I remember when some of my customers were sitting in high chairs, and now, they have grown up and gotten married, and their own children are the ones in the high chairs,” Fejzulla said. “I am the grandmom of the community.”