Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Delaware

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Updated April 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Italian cuisine in Delaware? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Valle Cucina Italiana

4.8

4.8 (880)

$30 and under

Italian

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Welcome to Valle Cucina, Delaware's best kept secret for over forty years! Our name suggests Italian, and it is the best around, but we are also known for our seven time "Best of Delaware" award winning 100% jumbo lump crab cakes, seafood dishes and the area's most amazing dry aged steaks. Valle also showcases a 100+ bottle wine list.

Come as your are or formal, everyone feels at home. We take pride in our friendly service.

Located in the Pike Creek Shopping Center, off Limestone Rd. Valle, opened in 1981 as a pizzeria and has become a must try. We are inviting you to experience what many have called their best dining experience.

For special requests we suggest you call us 302-998-9999 so we can best serve you

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Jack

Dined 4 days ago

Great meal, enjoyable evening . Highly recommend this place

Vincente's Restaurant - Delaware

4.8

4.8 (1336)

$30 and under

Italian

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Welcome to Vincentes
At Vincente's we offer a very unique dining experience called the walking menu. If you don't see anything you want to try on the written menu,then have Our Executive Chef come over and create a dish just for your own personal dining pleasure.
After dinner, enjoy one of Vincente's many fine homemade desserts.

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LARRY

Dined 4 days ago

The food & service were great as always. Martinis hit on point.

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Popular dish

Caesar Salad

Lore

4.6

4.6 (121)

$31 to $50

Italian

Middletown

About the restaurant

Newly renovated restaurant is NOW OPEN! Stunning, (soon to be) award-winning, artisan Woodfire restaurant nestled within the St. Anne’s Club in Middletown, Delaware.
Italian and Modern American fusion wood fire-kitchen with craft cocktail bar that combines locally-inspired, fresh, and creative food with refined artisan cocktails derived from only the highest quality ingredients.
Expect high-quality food in a comfortable atmosphere, ambiance, and polished staff, striving to create a sense of ‘place’ and provide a great experience to all of our guests.

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lois c

Dined 4 days ago

The staff was friendly. Our server was excellent - very knowledgeable about the menu and personable. Everything we ordered - from the crab bisque to the crab dip to the shrimp and crab pasta, the pizza, the grouper special and our cocktails - was delicious.

Bardea Steak

4.6

4.6 (880)

$31 to $50

Italian

Wilmington

About the restaurant

A restaurant and bar by James Beard-nominated chef Antimo DiMeo. We're serious about snacks and steak. Our collaboration with artisanal farmers brings you exceptional cuts from both familiar and rare breeds. Though, Chef Antimo DiMeo extends his creativity beyond meat. Indulge in snacks from both land and sea and embark on a captivating journey with our chef's tasting menu-an exploration of Chef DiMeo's globetrotting inspirations and childhood memories. Join us at the crossroads of tradition and innovation for a distinctive dining experience.

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BonitaVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Nice steakhouse in downtown Wilmington Excellent service.

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4.7

4.7 (2450)

$30 and under

Italian

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Bardea, pronounced: bar-DAY-ah, is the Italian term for "the goddess of food and drink." The stunning, 120-seat restaurant utilizes ingredients from local Delaware Valley farms and purveyors, and features modern interpretations of traditional Italian and Mediterranean dishes. In 2019, Bardea Food & Drink received a semifinalist nomination in the James Beard Foundation's "Best New Restaurant" category.

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BarbaraVIP

Dined 1 day ago

This restaurant is outstanding. The staff are welcoming and helpful. The menu offers a wide variety of food which is flavorful and creatively prepared There’s a wonderful array of wines by the glass as well as bottles. They serve seasonal mixed drinks as well as old time standards. Save room for dessert. Those are great as well. Prices are reasonable. This place is a well-known favorite restaurant so be sure to try it out

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4.6

4.6 (71)

$30 and under

Italian

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Casa Nonna is an ode to James Beard-nominated Chef Antimo DiMeo's Italian Nonnas-Maria and Italia-and their recipes, plus all the Nonnas of our region and their contributions to what we know as Italian-American cooking.

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JohnVIP

Dined 4 days ago

First time at Casa Nonna. Food and service was outstanding. Noise level was loud. Will definitely be back!

Taverna Rustic Italian - Newark

4.8

4.8 (879)

$30 and under

Italian

Newark

About the restaurant

With the opening of Taverna, Platinum Dining Group brings to life its highly anticipated version of the “neighborhood gathering place.” Rustic and simple in conception but well crafted and high minded in execution, Taverna brings to Newark a casual sophistication that sees reclaimed wood and exposed brick on the wall. Polished marble rest atop the overstretched bar which boasts eighteen draft beers and the state’s first ever “tapped wine” system. A seemingly humble menu is carefully considered with homemade pastas, coal-fired pizzas, and daily “features” that will bring a smile to the most discerning grandmother’s face.

**A NOTE FROM THE RESTAURANT**
Reservations are not required. We welcome walk-ins.
Please contact us directly at 302-444-4334 , if desired reservation time is unavailable or the party size is larger than 6.

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Seth

Dined on Apr 20, 2025

We had a good time and prices were very reasonable.

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Popular dish

Grilled Chicken

Taverna - Wilmington

4.6

4.6 (705)

$30 and under

Italian

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Taverna - Wilmington is a “neighborhood gathering place.” Inspired by both the casual watering holes and belly warming kitchens found within homes all throughout Italy, Taverna suggests a rural approach to refined Italian cooking.

**A NOTE FROM THE RESTAURANT**
Reservations are not required. We welcome walk-ins.
Please contact us directly at 302-384-8552, if desired reservation time is unavailable or a party size is larger than 6.

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Jennifer

Dined 5 days ago

Taverna never fails. Good and ambience is always amazing!!

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Popular dish

Chicken

Capers & Lemons

4.8

4.8 (2134)

$30 and under

Italian

Greenville

About the restaurant

Capers & Lemons, is a restaurant serving modern versions of classic Italian fare. The dining room at Capers & Lemons seamlessly blends old and new into something all its own. The lighting and colors of the dining room evoke the sense of a classic Italian restaurant, while the decor is distinctly contemporary making diners realize this restaurant has its own vision. Many traditional Italian dishes can be found, with a small modern twist. Bright and flavorful antipasti, Wood-fire cooked pizzas, and hearty pastas are all here. Finally, stop in at happy hour to enjoy beer, wine or some signature cocktails.

**A NOTE FROM THE RESTAURANT**
Reservations are not required. We welcome walk-ins.
Please contact us directly at 302-256-0524, if the desired reservation time is unavailable or the party size is larger than 6.
Patio requests are acknowledged but not guaranteed. Even when requesting outdoor seating, we may have to accommodate you in our main dining room.

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Connie

Dined 2 days ago

I took my friend here for his birthday dinner - it was lovely. Service was efficient and friendly without being overbearing, and the food was excellent. I really enjoy this restaurant.

La Casa Pasta

4.8

4.8 (1366)

$31 to $50

Italian

Newark

About the restaurant

For parties of 10 or more please contact the restaurant directly. We only allow a max of two separate checks per table
As you open the doors to La Casa Pasta, your senses will be stimulated with the aromas of freshly-pressed pasta, delicately made sauces and warm, baked breads fill the air. Critics will agree that the tastes are even more satisfying. Newly renovated elegant decor, along with our stunning bar & lounge will surely impress you and your guests.
Chef and Owner Giuseppe Martuscelli's roots and knowledge of fine foods and wines originated in the town of Santa Maria Di Castellabate near Salerno, Italy. Giuseppe came to America with the Italian Navy in 1967 and returned to stay in 1973, settling in Newark, Delaware to open La Casa Pasta in 1978.
Since then, he has made it his goal to serve only the most authentic Northern and Southern Italian foods. Each year, he travels back to his homeland and beyond to learn new recipes and import ingredients not to be found in the states.

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paul

Dined 3 days ago

Our first time here. Our granddaughter is in college at UD near Newark. It was a winner. We will be returning again soon. Food and service were very good.

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