Basta Ristorante was an Italian restaurant located in the Marshall College town of Bedford, Connecticut.
Behind the scenes[]
Basta Ristorante was a location established for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,[1] based on the since closed Basta Trattoria on Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut,[2] which was dressed to look period-appropriate for 1957.[1]
Although it was ultimately unseen in the background of the film itself as cameras favored the Yale University buildings (on-screen Marshall College) for the the motorcycle chase,[1][3] the restaurant is visible in the behind-the-scenes feature Production Diary: Making of "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", situated between Claire's Bakery and Bedford Coffee Shop (the real-world Claire's Corner Copia and since closed down Copper Kitchen, respectively[2]).[1]