Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Baltimore

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Updated October 05, 2024

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

4.9

4.9 (1693)

$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 Best Italian Cuisine in Baltimore Magazine Reader's Poll February 2021.

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 OR SENDING AN EMAIL TO INFO@ARTUROSTRATTORIA.COM

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Jeff

Dined 2 days ago

The best Italian restaurant in Anne Arundel county. Excellent menu, presentation and preparation. I dined here many times and have never had a disappointing meal.

Hersh's

4.8

4.8 (1227)

$31 to $50

Italian

Federal Hill

About the restaurant

Hersh's celebrates the foods of Italy and the craft of the American bartender. Our menu of fresh, ingredient-driven dishes includes rustic Italian small plates and award-winning housemade pasta, as well as Neapolitan pizza featuring housemade mozzarella and sausage. Our booze program focuses on vintage cocktails, craft brews and spirits and a tightly-edited wine list offering varietals you won't see every day. Come hungry, come thirsty and come often!

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Rebekah

Dined 1 day ago

Another fantastic dinner! Been coming here since they opened and every time I return, it’s delicious food, tasty cocktails, and such friendly service. Thank you, Hersh’s!

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Popular dish

Pepperoni-oni

Tagliata Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (2714)

$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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Lynnvip

Dined 3 days ago

Really enjoyable. Good food and drinks. Lovely space. Great energy.

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Experience

Once Upon a Wine - Ancient, Obscure, Forgotten

Experience

Pop, Bubble, Fizz!

Birroteca - Baltimore

4.8

4.8 (2396)

$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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Jasmine

Dined 1 day ago

Sam was our server and she ensured our experience was top notch from start to finish. She was incredibly knowledgeable and accommodating. I have a renewed love and enjoyment for this establishment and I'm excited to return again soon!!

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Popular dish

Duck Duck Goose

Sammy’s Trattoria - Mt. Vernon

4.6

4.6 (1966)

$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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David

Dined 5 days ago

As always a tremendous dining experience. The food is consistently outstanding and the service is first-rate.

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Popular dish

Pastas

Sotto Sopra

4.7

4.7 (3531)

$30 and under

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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Ellenvip

Dined on Sep 30, 2024

Beautiful food, lovely space with original murals. Great location on Charles Street.

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Chiapparelli's - Baltimore

4.7

4.7 (1099)

$30 and under

Italian

Inner Harbor

About the restaurant

Voted Restaurateur of the Year by the Restaurant Association of Maryland, Chiapparelli’s is one of Little Italy’s best-known and most loved restaurants. As the restaurant has passed from one generation to the next, the dedication to serving high-quality Italian food remains firm. The brick walls provide a pleasant atmosphere, and the wait-staff is always friendly and professional. The menu includes local seafood specials, delicious veal, and homemade specialties; and one of Baltimore’s best-known salads. Banquet facilities and valet parking are available."

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Rick

Dined 1 day ago

Service was slow but our server made up for it in personality.

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Popular dish

"Chip's Salad"

Limoncello - Locust Point

4.6

4.6 (1714)

$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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Dave

Dined 1 day ago

Always impresses, food quality is second to none. All pasta is house made and the proteins are excellent

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Popular dish

Orecchiette

Popular dish

Pappardelle Zafferano

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Finocchietta

Cafe Gia Ristorante

4.7

4.7 (747)

$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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Donna

Dined on Sep 27, 2024

We love Cafe Gia’s. My 10 year-old said this was the best pasta and meatballs he ever tasted :-) Our food was delicious! We always feel welcomed and at home.

La Tavola - Baltimore

4.5

4.5 (2322)

$30 and under

Italian

Little Italy

About the restaurant

PASTA MADE BY HAND - HOMEMADE GLUTEN FREE PASTA - FARM FRESH VEGETABLES - LOCALLY RAISED MEATS - FRESH CAUGHT FISH - SCRATCH MADE DESSERTS
For almost 30 years, La Tavola has been a cornerstone of Baltimore's Little Italy. We make fresh pasta from scratch every day and homemade sauces to blend them into traditional Italian cuisine family recipes. We use local, antibiotic free meats and fresh seafood as well as fresh from farm greens and vegetables and offer a vast selection of delicious daily specials.
Our dessert list will end your dinner with a smile on your face, from our home three cheese cheesecake to our classics Tiramisu' and Cannoli.

Please inform us of any allergies or specialized diets as we will do our best to accommodate.
**VEGETARIAN, VEGAN & GLUTEN FREE OPTIONS AVAILABLE**

Private and Semi-Private Rooms available

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sharonGvip

Dined on Sep 28, 2024

Perfect lunch with our College Son. From the calamari to the beet salad to the chicken Parm to the tiramisu absolutely amazing.

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