Bella Italia, Briggate, Leeds (24th June 2010)

This is a list of notable Italian restaurants, which specialize in the preparation and purveyance of

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Amato's Amato's Sandwich Shops, Inc., is a chain of Italian restaurants that serves sandwiches, pizza and pasta throughout northern New England, United States. Founded in 1902 by Giovanni Amato, Amato's currently operates 44 stores. Recent expansion h ...

* Bella Italia *

Beppi's Restaurant Beppi's Italian Restaurant is an Australian restaurant that was established on 12 July 1956 in Sydney, specializing in Italian cuisine and founded by Italian-born chef Beppi Polese and his wife Norma, who owned and ran the establishment with th ...

* Buca di Beppo *

Carrabba's Italian Grill Carrabba's Italian Grill (or simply Carrabba's) is an American restaurant chain featuring Italian-American cuisine. It is owned and operated by Bloomin' Brands, and headquartered in Tampa, Florida. History The chain was founded on December ...

* Cibo Espresso * Drago restaurants * East Side Mario's * Fazoli's * Frankie & Benny's *

Italian Tomato is a Japanese restaurant and cafe chain headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. History Namco bought the Italian Tomato restaurant chain in 1986. Under Namco control, the store has been featured as a background in the Namco arcade and video console ...

Kissa Tanto Kissa Tanto is an Italian-Japanese Fusion cuisine, fusion restaurant in the Chinatown, Vancouver, Chinatown neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 80-seat restaurant, which opened in June 2016, is on the second floor of 263 ...

Locanda Locatelli Locanda Locatelli is a restaurant owned by Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli and his wife, Plaxy. Located in the 5-star Churchill Hotel on Seymour Street in the West End of London, the restaurant specialises in Italian cuisine. It holds one Michel ...

Manganaro's Manganaro's Grosseria Italiana, commonly referred to as Manganaro's, was an Italian market and deli on Ninth Avenue in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It opened in 1893 and operated for 119 years, helping to intr ...

* Marea * Modern Apizza * Mosconi * Murano *

Numero 28 Numero 28 is an Italian restaurant chain, headquartered in New York City, with outlets in Austin and Miami Beach. It opened in February 2012.Florence Fabricant (February 7, 2012)"Off the Menu" ''The New York Times'', Retrieved January 24, 2013. Ro ...

* The Old Spaghetti Factory * Olive Garden *

Osteria del Mondo An osteria (, plural ''osterie'') in Italy was originally a place serving wine and simple food. Lately, the emphasis has shifted to the food, but menus tend to be short, with the emphasis on local specialities such as pasta and grilled meat o ...

* Pasta Pomodoro * Pastamania *

Patsy's Patsy's is a family-owned and operated Neapolitan cuisine restaurant at 236 West 56th Street (between Broadway and Eighth Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. History It was founded by Pasquale "Patsy" Scognamillo in 1944. In over 70 y ...

Piada Italian Street Food Piada Italian Street Food is a fast casual Italian cuisine restaurant chain with 49 locations in 7 states (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania & Texas). There are 25 locations in Ohio, 2 in Indiana, 1 in Kentucky, 3 in ...

* La Porchetta * Prezzo *

Probka Restaurant Group Probka Restaurant Group (Russian Cyrillic: ресторанная группа Пробка) is a restaurant group that was founded by Aram Mnatsakanov in 2001 with the establishment of the wine bar, Probka (English translation: wine bottle cork) ...

* Rao's * The River Café (London) * Romano's Macaroni Grill * Saizeriya *

Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto Salumeria Rosi is an Italian restaurant located at 283 Amsterdam Avenue (near West 73nd Street), on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, in New York City. It offers imported meats and cheeses, handcrafted pastas, classic Italian wine and cocktails. ...

San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...

* Spaghetti Warehouse *

Spizzico Spizzico is a chain of franchised quick-service pizzerias owned by the Italian-based multinational catering company Autogrill. The chain currently has 169 restaurants in Italy, Greece, Switzerland, France, and the United States. Typical locations ...

* The Station * Tony Macaroni * Totti's *

Umberto's Clam House Umbertos Clam House is an Italian seafood restaurant located at 132 Mulberry Street in Little Italy in Manhattan, New York City. Umbertos became known for its "tasty dishes of calamari, scungilli, and mussels", but initially became prominent, week ...

Union Street Café Union Street Café was a restaurant, owned by chef Gordon Ramsay, in Southwark, London. It was the first of Ramsay's restaurants to be opened without the involvement of Chris Hutchinson, and at one point was backed by footballer David Beckham. T ...

, London * Vapiano *

Veeno Veeno, is an Italian wine bar A wine bar is a tavern-like business focusing on selling wine, rather than liquor or beer. A typical feature of many wine bars is a wide selection of wines available by the glass. Some wine bars are profiled on w ...

Veniero's Veniero's Pasticceria & Caffé is an Italian bakery that was established in 1894, and is located at 342 East 11th Street (between First Avenue and Second Avenue), in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Founded by Anton ...

* Zarra's * Zizzi – a chain of Italian restaurants found across the

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which is owned by Gondola Group

United States

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Notable Italian restaurants in the United States include: *

3 Doors Down Café and Lounge 3 Doors Down Café and Lounge, or simply 3 Doors Down, is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Description 3 Doors Down is an Italian restaurant on 37th Avenue in southeast Portland's Sunnyside neighborhood, just north of Hawthorne Boulev ...

, Portland, Oregon *

Acquerello Acquerello is a Michelin Guide-starred Italian restaurant in San Francisco, in the U.S. state of California. Acquerello, the Italian word for watercolor. Executive chef Suzette Gresham is also a co-owner. See also * List of Italian restaur ...

, San Francisco *

Amalfi's Italian Restaurant Amalfi's Italian Restaurant, also known as Amalfi's Restaurant and Mercato, is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Description Amalfi's is a Black-owned restaurant serving Italian cuisine on Fremont Street in northeast Portland's Cully ...

, Portland, Oregon *

Angelo's Civita Farnese Angelo's Civita Farnese is a popular Italian restaurant in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1924, it is known as much for its atmosphere as for its food. The seating is family-style. Ownership of the restau ...

, Providence, Rhode Island *

Ava Gene's Ava Gene's is an Italian restaurant in southeast Portland, Oregon's Richmond neighborhood, in the United States. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant was temporarily converted into the marketplace Shipshape Goods. History In 2020, during ...

, Portland, Oregon *

Bar del Corso Bar del Corso is an Italian restaurant in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington. Chef Jerry Corso opened the restaurant in 2011. Located on Beacon Avenue, the restaurant has served pizza, risotto balls and cod fri ...

, Seattle *

Barbetta Barbetta is an Italian restaurant focused on Piemonte cuisine located at 321 West 46th Street (between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue) on the Theater District's Restaurant Row in New York City. Founded in 1906, Barbetta is one of the city's oldest fa ...

, New York City * Bella's Italian Bakery, Portland, Oregon * Bertucci's *

BiCE Ristorante BiCE Ristorante (or known simply as BiCE) was an Italian restaurant located in New York City. Opening in 1987, the restaurant was popular with an upscale New York City clientele. It was described, soon after opening, by ''The New York Times'' as ...

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Caffe Mingo Caffe Mingo is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Description Caffe Mingo is an Italian restaurant on 21st Avenue in northwest Portland's Northwest District. Bar Mingo is an adjoining bar, and Mingo (also called Mingo West) is a sib ...

, Portland, Oregon *

Caffé Vittoria Caffè Vittoria is an Italian cafe located on Hanover Street in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The cafe features four levels, three liquor bars, and a cigar room. History Caffè Vittoria was established in 1 ...

, Boston *

Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi (Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (, , ; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of hi ...

, New York City *

Carino's Italian Carino's Italian is a United States-based chain of Italian food casual dining restaurants. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas, the concept is owned by Fired Up, Inc., which was founded in 1997 by partners and former Brinker Internatio ...

* Cibo, Portland, Oregon *

Defonte's Defonte's is a sandwich shop in the Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City. It is known for large Italian heroes with ham, provolone, salami, roast beef, mozzarella and fried eggplant. There is also a steak pizzaiola sandwich. History The business ...

, New York City * DeLaurenti Food & Wine, Seattle *

Ferrara Bakery and Cafe Ferrara Bakery and Cafe, established in 1892 by Antonio Ferrara, claims to be America's first espresso bar. It is located in Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City and offers Italian delicacies. Ferrara has remained a family owned business sin ...

, New York City * Filomena Ristorante, Washington, D.C. * Fiola, Washington, D.C. * Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant, New York City *

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of t ...

, Portland, Oregon *

Gilda's Italian Restaurant Gilda's Italian Restaurant is a family-owned Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Marco Roberti is an owner. Description Gilda's is housed on the ground floor of the Commodore Hotel in southwest Portland's Goose Hollow neighborhood. The men ...

, Portland, Oregon * Grassa (restaurant) * Il Fornaio *

Joe's Pizza Joe's Pizza, also called Famous Joe's Pizza, is a pizzeria located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City on Carmine Street near Bleecker Street. The restaurant is known for serving a classic New York street styled pizza and has been cal ...

, New York City * Komi, Washington, D.C. * Lombardi's Pizza, New York City *

Lucy's Cafe Lucy's Cafe was an Italian restaurant located in Hershey, Pennsylvania that was family-owned and operated for more than 75 years. The restaurant's meatballs were from a homemade recipe and were popular throughout the state; they were at one time s ...

Lusardi's Lusardi's is a Northern Italian restaurant located at 1494 Second Avenue (between East 77th and East 78th Streets) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in New York City. The restaurant opened in 1982. It is owned and run by two brothers, Luigi a ...

, New York City *

Maggiano's Little Italy Maggiano's Little Italy is an American casual dining Restaurants fall into several industry classifications, based upon menu style, preparation methods and pricing, as well as the means by which the food is served to the customer. This article ...

* Mama Mia Trattoria, Portland, Oregon *

Mucca Osteria Mucca Osteria is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Description Mucca Osteria is an Italian restaurant in downtown Portland. Fodor's describes the restaurant as a "narrow, bi-level space with exposed-brick walls, rustic chandeliers, ...

, Portland, Oregon * Nostrana, Portland, Oregon * Osteria la Spiga, Seattle * Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles *

Oven and Shaker Oven and Shaker is a restaurant serving Neapolitan pizza, located in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, in the United States. The base of the pizza is Neapolitan and the company specializes in exotic toppings such as pork belly, roasted corn, ma ...

, Portland, Oregon * Pastini Pastaria, Oregon *

Pazzo Ristorante Pazzo Ristorante, or simply Pazzo, was an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Description Pazzo was an Italian restaurant housed in the Kimpton Hotel Vintage Portland in downtown Portland. Elizabeth Dye of ''Willame ...

, Portland, Oregon *

Piattino Piattino is an Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Pearl District, in the United States. Description Piattino is an Italian restaurant in the northwest Portland's Pearl District. According to Thrillist, the restaurant serves "Italian ta ...

, Portland, Oregon * Piazza Italia, Portland, Oregon * The Pink Door, Seattle * Portobello Vegan Trattoria, Portland, Oregon *

Rione XIII Rione XIII is an Italian restaurant in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. Description Rione XIIII is an Ethan Stowell restaurant in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The menu has included pizza, fried artichokes, and pastas such ...

, Seattle * Ristorante Machiavelli, Seattle * Roman Candle, Portland, Oregon * Rose Pistola, San Francisco *

Salumi Salumi (singular salume) are Italian meat products typical of an antipasto, predominantly made from pork and cured. Salumi also include bresaola, which is made from beef, and some cooked products, such as mortadella and prosciutto cotto. ...

, Seattle * Sebastiano's, Portland, Oregon *

Spiaggia Spiaggia was an Italian restaurant in Chicago on Michigan Avenue at Oak Street. After 37 years on the "Magnificent Mile," Spiaggia closed permanently, having never reopened following its COVID-19 closure in March 2020.Spinasse Spinasse (sometimes Cascina Spinasse) is an Italian restaurant in Seattle, Washington, established in 2008. Description Spinasse is an Italian restaurant in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. It neighbors "sibling" Italian restaurant and bar ...

, Seattle *

Tavolàta Tavolàta is an Italian cuisine, Italian restaurant by Ethan Stowell with multiple locations in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. The business has operated in Belltown, Seattle, Belltown, Capitol H ...

, Washington * Touché Restaurant & Bar, Portland, Oregon *

Vito's Vito's was an Italian restaurant in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington. History Vito's opened in 1953. The restaurant has hosted an annual costume competition for Halloween, along with "sibling" establishment T ...

, Seattle * Zefiro, Portland, Oregon

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