Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Baltimore

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Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Italian cuisine in Baltimore? 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!

Arturo's Trattoria

4.8

4.8 (1782)

$31 to $50

Italian

Glen Burnie

About the restaurant

Fine dining Italian restaurant specializing in fresh-daily seafood, homemade pasta, prime cuts of meat, and local produce. Voted OpenTable Diners' Choice Best Italian restaurant in Baltimore February 2025.

ARTURO'S TRATTORIA OFFERS BOTH IN-HOUSE DINING AND TAKEOUT DINNER SERVICE FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY EVENING. TAKEOUT DINNER SERVICE IS AVAILABLE BY CALLING 410-761-1500.

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JoyceVIP

Dined 7 days ago

There 4 of us and we each ordered something different . All of the meals were absolutely delicious . Grilled calamari appetizer a must !

Birroteca - Baltimore

4.7

4.7 (2442)

$30 and under

Italian

Hampden

About the restaurant

Located in the Hampden/Woodberry area of Baltimore, we're the destination for modern, rustic Italian cuisine, crafted using ingredients sourced from local ranchers, farmers and local fisherman. Guests enjoy communal dining service in a refined, casual setting. We offer 20 craft beers on tap in addition to an Italian focused wine list, and unique craft cocktails prepared with artisan distilled spirits and house-made mixes.

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Patrick

Dined on Jun 20, 2025

The food was really delicious and exquisite in quality. Idk if it was the owner or the manager but he helped fix the wobbly table that we got. The drinks are really good, the appetizers are delicious, and the pasta was to die for personally.

Tagliata Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (2937)

$31 to $50

Italian

Harbor East

About the restaurant

Tagliata, an Italian chophouse, boasts an impressive menu featuring hand cut steaks, fresh rolled pastas, house made charcuterie & bounty of fresh seafood. Tagliata offers the largest wine list in Baltimore with bottles from around the world & a focus on Italian wines. We host live music in the piano lounge. Open windows overlook our majestic courtyard, which is illuminated with strung lights & features an seasonal outdoor bar.

The suggested dress is business casual. We kindly ask our guests to abide by these suggestions to create an enjoyable environment for all guests.
The following items are prohibited however:
• Gentlemen’s tank tops or sleeveless shirts
• Hats are not permitted indoors for gentlemen
• No exposed undergarments
• Clothing with language or graphics that are vulgar or sexually explicit
• Footwear is required, however there is no restriction on the style
*Children accompanied by an adult are not subject to the Dress Policy*

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W . KyleVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Yet another excellent experience - great food, great service, and great venue!

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Limoncello - Locust Point

4.8

4.8 (1845)

$30 and under

Italian

Locust Point

About the restaurant

Limoncello’s from-scratch kitchen provides a premium dining experience with a focus on dishes from the sun-splashed Almafi coast, home of their name-sake Limoncello. The menu is a bonafide wishlist of Italian coastal specialties featuring an array of mouth-watering pasta, fresh seafood, prime cuts and more.

The restaurant seats about 120 guests between the dining room and bar, with seasonal outdoor dining offering another 30 seats. With a large bar and banquette dining, Limoncello offers an ideal place to socialize, talk business, celebrate and indulge.

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richardVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Fantastic and favorite place to dine for lunch and dinner!

Cafe Gia Ristorante

4.8

4.8 (773)

$30 and under

Italian

Little Italy

About the restaurant

It was the desire to share our Sicilian heritage and Sicilian cuisine that prompted the family to buy an older neighborhood diner and create a new, warm, comfortable family ristoranté in Little Italy, “Café Gia Ristoranté.” We have strived very hard to recreate a Sicilian bistro, a place where one feels like they are in Sicily while dining. Buon appetito!

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Laurie

Dined 6 days ago

We LOVE Gia's!!! We found Gia's 7 or 8 years ago while walking around Little Italy. The food is amazing and the service has always been excellent. The mussels are listed as an appetizer, but the portion size is so large you can practically make a meal of the mussels and bread. The pasta dishes and sauces are always spot on. We've tried just about all of them and love the casoncelli and gamberi con panna! The salmon alla griglia, chicken cotoletta, and Italian port roast are fantastic and the portion sizes are large. The desserts are amazing! We love the cannolis, chocolate creme brulee, and gelato. We're eating our way through the menu and haven't had anything that we didn't love! The wait staff have always been friendly and attentive. Cafe Gia is a must-do if you're in Little Italy.

Sotto Sopra

4.7

4.7 (3692)

$31 to $50

Italian

Mt. Vernon

About the restaurant

Sotto Sopra is an Italian restaurant housed in a beautiful 19th century building just blocks north of Baltimore’s Harborplace on Charles Street. Sotto Sopra specializes in true contemporary Italian cuisine adapting farm to table. We buy local whenever it is possible. The perfect risotto, handmade pastas, roasted meats, local seafood, and regional produce are here for your total enjoyment.

Sotto Sopra invites you to dine for dinner every evening. Eat.Drink.Sleep.Dream--Italian

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Geoffrey

Dined on Jun 23, 2025

We came to Sotto Sopra for a birthday celebration. So very glad we did. Everything was perfect. The service was attentive and caring. Everyone made us feel special and welcomed. The food was simply delicious. The meal started with a wonderful Burrata Capreses. For our main course, I had a fantastic diabolo pasta while the birthday girl had veal. Dessert was special with dark chocolate mousse. I recommend it all. So glad we came for dinner and we look forward to our return soon.

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Sammy’s Trattoria - Mt. Vernon

4.6

4.6 (2058)

$30 and under

Italian

Mt. Vernon

About the restaurant

Sammy's Trattoria serves real, authentic Italian cuisine in a comfortable yet elegant setting. Try our "Family Style" dining where we prepare some of our specialties combined with some requests from you and serve you 4+ courses of fun, traditional Italian dining. (great for parties of 4+). Our homemade pastas, soups, stocks, and meatballs are old family recipes made daily. We pride ourselves in using only the freshest, best quality ingredients combined with traditional and thorough preparation.

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norma

Dined 4 days ago

I cannot find a single thing to complain about. Food and service are CONSISTENTLY outstanding. We always have great fun we go there and cannot wait to go. Large menu, excellent selection from the bar menu. It is by far my family's favorite restaurant. It never gets old.

Ristorante Daniela

4.6

4.6 (449)

$31 to $50

Italian

Hampden

About the restaurant

Established in 2011, Ristorante Daniela serves hand made Sardinian and Italian cuisine.
Every detail and part of each recipe served at the restaurant is made from complete scratch, from the pasta and sauces, to the puff pastry and creams in our delicious desserts!
We also serve special dinners off menu which can be reserved in advance, ranging from $37 to $45 per person. These special dinners consist of a family style 3 course meal with an abundant amount of tastings for each course with different tastes of cuisines based on meat, seafood/fish, and vegetarian recipes.
Besides dining in and carrying out, Daniela is also available to cater your special events such as weddings, graduations, birthdays, etc.

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elizabeth

Dined 5 days ago

Delicious food, great service and you're in Hampden Hon !!

Sabatino's

4.6

4.6 (2496)

$31 to $50

Italian

Little Italy

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Baltimore"s famous Little Italy, Sabatino's has been serving Baltimore locals and tourists delicious Central and Southern Italian fare for over 50 years! Whether you're out for an intimate dinner for two, a family gathering, or hosting a larger group in a Private Dining Room, Sabatino's gives you the ambiance you're after. Sabatino's has been consistently voted the People's Choice for Best Italian Restaurant and recently received the Editor's Choice for Best Italian Restaurant by the Baltimore City Paper. "Consistency and integrity are what drove us to give Sabatino's the Best Italian nod... This is Italian without apology: Tongue-tingling Penne and Vodka Sauce; Veal Florentino avalanched in dreamy cheeses; piquant scalloppines, and crisp-baked parmigianas - This is the real deal, served in an environment (a row house int he heart of Little Italy) that's as honest as the food. Join us for lunch, dinner, or late-night dining! Buon Appetito!!!

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Wendy

Dined on Jun 18, 2025

We had a wonderful dinner. The Italian sausage and peppers appetizer was excellent. Also the garlic bread with olive oil and cheese was very good. Highly recommend.

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Popular dish

Veal Parmigiana

Rec Pier Chop House

4.4

4.4 (1133)

$31 to $50

Italian

Fells Point

About the restaurant

At Rec Pier Chop House, Chef Andrew Carmellini brings his soulful, urban Italian cooking to an American landmark by specializing in prime steaks and chops. The menu features locally-sourced ingredients, sustainable seafood, farm-raised organic poultry, and some of the country’s best beef from James River, Virginia and Donnely Ranch, Nebraska along with the irresistible pastas that Carmellini is best known for. This Italian chophouse combines the flavor and feeling of a countryside rosticceria with a modern-day steakhouse experience in Baltimore’s Fell’s Point.

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vanessa

Dined on Jun 1, 2025

I celebrated my birthday dinner here, and I was extremely happy thats i chose this restaurant. We were seated at a window table which provided such a pretty view, our waiter was extremely attentive and gracious in creating a great dining experience. He provided us with a wide range of recommendations from the menu and was attentive and patient. The food was phenomenal! I had the linguine fini and the 8 oz steak, both dishes were seasoned to perfection. To end the night oir waitor brought out a birthday dessert to share which really commemorated the occasion. My only critique is the food portion were a bit small but otherwise I will definitely be back to try other dishes on their menu!!

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