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Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in North San Diego

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Updated April 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Italian cuisine in North San Diego? 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!

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Rosina's Italian Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (1277)

$30 and under

Italian

Poway / Rancho Bernardo

About the restaurant

Rosina's Italian Restaurants is traditional, casual and family friendly. We prepare our pastas and sauces fresh daily. Rosina's is a great place for a business meeting in our larger additional dining room, special gathering date night, or family dinner.
Hand Made for 30 Years
We serve healthy, Mediterranean recipes the Italian way: homemade soups, fresh vegetables, classic Italian cuisine from the heart of Italy. Our family has prepared meals for San Diegans for almost 30 years.
Find out why your neighbors are calling both of Rosina's locations hidden gems, and make sure to try the nightly dinner specials!

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RALAVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Food is always great and the we love the staff.

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Fettuccine Mare e Monte

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Gregorio's Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (378)

$30 and under

Italian

Carlsbad

About the restaurant

Gregorio’s Restaurant serves the Carlsbad community with heart, flavor, and a sense of home. Located in the heart of downtown, we bring people together over fresh, high-quality ingredients and timeless Italian recipes.

Our approach is simple: create delicious, comforting food in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Whether you're here with family, meeting friends, or enjoying a quiet dinner with a glass of wine, we want Gregorio’s to feel like your kitchen away from home.

Every dish is carefully crafted, using only the freshest ingredients to deliver bold, authentic Italian flavors.

We invite you to join us, relax, and become part of Gregorio’s family—where good food and good company are always on the menu.

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John

Dined 3 days ago

Very nice place. No problem making a reservation on a Saturday night.

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Sicilian Chicken

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Firenze Trattoria

4.8

4.8 (1790)

$31 to $50

Italian

Encinitas

About the restaurant

OPEN FOR DINE IN~ We are accepting online and phone reservations. Please be patient with wait times **IF YOU HAVE A SEATING PREFERENCE FOR EITHER THE INSIDE DINING ROOM OR OUTSIDE HEATED PATIO, PLEASE SPECIFY WHEN MAKING YOUR RESERVATION. **SEATING PREFERENCES CANNOT BE GUARANTEED**

Sun-splashed by day and romantically lantern-lit at night, Firenze's flower-bedecked patio, with it's gentle fountain, is like a private courtyard in some romantic Italian villa. Come see what all the buzz is about we are certain that you will enjoy this one of a kind experience in this beautiful San Diego Italian restaurant.

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JonellVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Always a family favorite. We love the atmosphere and the food is always wonderful

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Lasagna Firenze

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Vigilucci's Cucina Italiana

4.7

4.7 (2806)

$30 and under

Italian

Carlsbad

About the restaurant

Nestled in the heart of downtown Carlsbad, Vigilucci's Cucina Italiana offers fabulous Northern Italian cuisine and award-winning service. Enjoy lunch on the outdoor patio or start the evening off at their full-service bar before dinner. A great place for a romantic dinner, a family gathering, a company party or special event. Each of Vigilucci's three locations offer a notable wine menu, made from scratch pastas and sauces, fresh seafood specials, salads, prime steaks, chicken and veal dishes.
For off-site events and parties contact Cater. Vigiluccis.com
Catering to the most discerning palates for over 25 years,
Vigilucci’s catering team can custom create a unique and memorable menu for celebrating life’s special occasions.

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Cynthia

Dined 6 days ago

Amazing food and service. It's always a favorite when we are in Carlsbad.

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Fettuccine al Salmone

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Fettuccine Alfredo

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Buona Forchetta Encinitas

4.6

4.6 (648)

$30 and under

Italian

Encinitas

About the restaurant

Buona Forchetta Encinitas, our third location, blends award winning Neapolitan-style pizzas and Northern Italian upscale entrees in a family-friendly, approachable space. Located in Encinitas, this location boasts a indoor seating as well as an outside patio and a small room for private events. Inside, a gilded oven churns out classic creations, while the main kitchen serves up chef-driven pastas and entree dishes. Owner Matteo Cattaneo brought the Italian warehouse-style eatery to life.

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Terri

Dined 5 days ago

The Arribiatta sauce was delicious and the service was excellent.

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Vittorio's Italian Restaurant- San Diego

4.7

4.7 (668)

$30 and under

Italian

Carmel Valley

About the restaurant

Italian trattoria and wine bar.
Favorite neighborhood Italian restaurant

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BeverlyVIP

Dined on Apr 12, 2025

Food is very very good--they are very helpful in making sure your order is just the way you want it.

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Tuesday Date Night

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Vigilucci's Seafood & Steakhouse

4.8

4.8 (4690)

$31 to $50

Italian

Carlsbad

About the restaurant

Vigilucci's Seafood and Steakhouse offers authentic Northern Italian cuisine. The location sits across from the Pacific on the historic 101 and has one of the best views in San Diego.
Open seven days a week. Signature dishes include Caprese salad with bufallo mozzarella and Heirloom tomatoes, made from scratch stuffed pastas, Cioppino, prime steaks, fresh seafood including a warm or cold fresh seafood tower with oysters, clams, mussels, crab, lobster and jumbo prawn. (items may vary )
Private Wine Cellar room available for private parties.

For off-site events and parties contact Cater@Vigiluccis.com
Catering to the most discerning palates for over 25 years.
Vigilucci’s catering team can custom create a unique and memorable menu for celebrating life’s special occasions.

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Patrick

Dined 2 days ago

Ciopinno was fantastic. Good serving, enough for 2. Staff was friendly and service was great!

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Cappellacci di Manzo

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4.6

4.6 (504)

$30 and under

Italian

Bonsall

About the restaurant

Leone D'Arcangelo, Chef/Owner, welcomes you to Fresco Wine Bar and Grill. We are proud to present the community with an authentic and creative menu, made with the freshest and best ingredients. At Fresco Wine Bar and Grill we feature an award winning wine list, and a casual, yet sophisticated atmosphere. Located in the River Village shopping center, Leone invites you and your family to enjoy a wonderful dining experience. We are excited to introduce wine pairing dinners, cooking classes, Sunday brunch, and live weekly authentic Italian Music Night, in the near future. We are open daily for lunch and dinner.

Stop in for one of our signature cocktails!

Buon Appetito!

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Francine

Dined 4 days ago

I was having a very difficult time finding a reservation for 12 people on short notice, and was able to get a reservation right away with a nice comfortable table in a quiet section of the restaurant. Our server was so sweet and kind and the food was excellent

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Vigilucci's Trattoria Italiana

4.5

4.5 (1369)

$31 to $50

Italian

Encinitas

About the restaurant

Vigilucci’s Trattoria Italiana features an exceptional menu of Italian favorites, steaks and the freshest seafood. Menu highlights include many of the company’s signature dishes, made from scratch pastas, salads, steaks, seafood, pizzas and calzones. Group dining space is available for large or small groups. Our casual yet sophisticated piano bar enhances the dining experience in the main dining room and front patio.

For off-site events and parties contact Cater@Vigiluccis.com
Catering to the most discerning palates for over 30 years,
Vigilucci’s catering team can custom create a unique and memorable menu for celebrating life’s special occasions.

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Regina

Dined 3 days ago

The service the food is outstanding. And if you order a cocktail, you get it in the glasses that they’re supposed to be in not these little tiny things like at a lot of places that rip you off. We sat outside, so it was a bit noisy because of the Highway but love everything about this restaurant. Always have and always well and the food is outstanding. Everything is almost made there. They’ve got a pastry shaft. That really knows what she’s doing. They’re amazing. The best piccata I’ve had in a long long time. I recommend you go. They even have happy hour if you want that. Enjoy

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Spaghetti Polpette

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Amalfi Cucina Italiana - San Marcos

4.6

4.6 (1234)

$30 and under

Italian

San Marcos

About the restaurant

A DESTINATION FOR A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE
Enjoy a beautiful view of Lake San Marcos as you take in the intoxicating smell of artisan baked pizzas, fresh pastas, and a bottle of your favorite wine. You’ll think you’ve arrived at a far off coastal Italian restaurant.

Eating at Amalfi Cucina Italiana is not just eating, it’s life, art and history served on a dish. Ingredients are the tools used to create the artistry of our dishes which is why we have a commitment to using nothing but the best quality and freshest ingredients. Dishes will feature fresh-caught seafood, locally grown herbs, vegetables & nothing but the freshest homemade Italian staples, such as mozzarella and pasta.

Our chefs are native to Italy, familiar with the uncompromised flavors of their country, and how important food is as part of everyday life. Bringing heritage, professional culinary experience and passion so that any dish you order, provides a delicious authentic Italian experie

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Petra

Dined 5 days ago

Great food and great service. I can always count on a good experience and I love bringing clients to Amalfi for business meetings

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