Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Connecticut

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Updated November 05, 2024

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

Stella D'oro

4.9

4.9 (58)

$31 to $50

Italian

Middletown

About the restaurant

Stella D’oro, a family owned restaurant, was established in 1993 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Reopened in Middletown, Connecticut serving fine, northern Italian food.
At Stella D’oro you’ll enjoy the best Italian cuisine with a full bar and various wines.
View our full, up to date menu. We offer salads, pasta, steak, seafood, and more!

Top review

JohnEvip

Dined 7 days ago

Always wonderful experience. Great food and service. Love the bar!

Grano Arso

4.8

4.8 (1575)

$31 to $50

Italian

Chester

About the restaurant

Owned and operated by husband and wife, Chef Joel and Lani Gargano, coupled with warm and knowledgeable hospitality and a creative and experience kitchen team with Grano Arso is the neighborhood go-to eatery for wholesome cooking, Italian wine, local beers, and specialty cocktails. We invite you to come and experience what community means to us!

***Please note for large parties of 6 and more there is a service charge of 22%. There is a prix fixe menu requirement for parties of 7 to 12 with a service charge of 22% and 50% deposit. Guests will need to have the restaurant book large parties and will not be able to do so on Opentable.***

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Lisa

Dined 3 days ago

Everything was fresh and delicious. Our sever made great recommendations.

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Sally's Apizza - Fairfield

4.8

4.8 (105)

$30 and under

Italian

Fairfield

About the restaurant

Sally's Apizza is a popular pizzeria located in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is the third location of the famous Sally's Apizza restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut. Sally's Apizza is known for its thin-crust pizza, which is cooked in a coal-fired oven and topped with fresh, high-quality ingredients. Sally's Apizza Fairfield also offers a variety of Italian classics, including fried mozzarella, chicken parmesan, salads, crispy calamari, and Calabrian chicken wings. The restaurant has a casual, family-friendly and lively atmosphere that is a favorite among locals and visitors alike.

Top review

Johnvip

Dined 5 days ago

Great being able to make a reservation. Overall, pretty close to Worcester St. Fabulous NH crust

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Windsor Steak & Seafood

4.8

4.8 (81)

$30 and under

Italian

Windsor

About the restaurant

Specializing in the finest steaks and freshest seafood in the area

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paul

Dined on Nov 7, 2024

Quick service, good food and the perfect place for a great meal.

La Marea

4.8

4.8 (1763)

$31 to $50

Italian

Old Saybrook

About the restaurant

Savor the authentic tastes of Italy when you dine at La Marea. Located on the shoreline of CT in Old Saybrook, our family owned Italian restaurant prepares northern and southern Italian cuisine using a mix of the finest imports from Italy as well as fresh, locally sourced ingredients. Gluten Free and Vegetarian options are available. Enjoy your dining experience in either our dining room or be sure to reserve a seat at our conversational hi-top tables or at the bar in our lounge.

Important: when making a reservation through OpenTable there is an option to make a reservation at a high top table in the bar area or standard table which is in the dining room. If the high top option does not pop up as an option for you then that means that there are NO High Top tables available at those times. If you would like to reserve bar seats please leave us a note or call us. See you soon!

Take-out available

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Karenvip

Dined 5 days ago

The menu has a good variety. The food was excellent! Tasty with a nice presentation. The Chef Antonio is wonderful, accommodating & friendly. He offered us a shot of their homemade Bailey’s… delicious! We ordered a few bottles for Christmas.

Valbella Connecticut

4.8

4.8 (1185)

$50 and over

Italian

Riverside

About the restaurant

Valbella, which since 1992 has been a celebratory place and a regular haunt for the locals who pack it most nights of the week both for its sumptuous food and its astonishing wine cellar, containing 1,450 selections and 16,000 bottles.
Downstairs in the wine cellar is where many people hold private parties of various sizes,and what a splendidly beautiful room it is, done in polished wood, with a lovely fireplace, the tables impeccably set, the stemware thin, the temperature geared to the maintenance of the wine.
Also an outstanding feature of the wine cellar is a heated granite table that can accommodate up to sixteen guests.

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Tamaravip

Dined 7 days ago

This place always delivers! Consistently serving delicious food with impeccable service.

Consiglio's - New Haven

4.7

4.7 (542)

$30 and under

Italian

New Haven

About the restaurant

Consiglio's Restaurant: A True Taste of Italy in the Heart of New Haven's Little Italy District Consiglio's Restaurant has been a staple of the Little Italy district in New Haven for over 80 years. Founded in 1938, this third-generation, family-owned establishment offers a romantic and comfortable atmosphere and uses old-world, family-inspired recipes to create delicious dishes.
Consiglio's menu is focused on delivering affordable, delectable food for guests to enjoy any day of the week. Start your meal with an appetizer like the cauliflower with truffle oil, eggplant rollatini, or the fried calamari. For the main course, indulge in popular dishes like the Lobster Ravioli, Homemade Cavatelli and Braciole, or their award-winning Lasagna, which recently took home the title of "Best Pasta in the State."

Top review

Johnvip

Dined 6 days ago

We live in Florida and travel to Connecticut each Thanksgiving. Dinner at Consiglio’s is an annual event and each time we dine there, it’s exceptional in every way. It’s our favorite Italian restaurant of all time.

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4.8

4.8 (320)

$30 and under

Italian

New Haven

About the restaurant

In New Haven, Connecticut, Caffe Bravo is an Italian restaurant that serves up quality authentic Italian dishes and other European specialties. Each of our pastas are house-made. The Caffe Bravo menu has extensive options for any taste, including starters, salads, pasta dishes, and entrees.

Caffe Bravo provides only the freshest ingredients and emphasizes classic Italian meals using recipes that have been handed down for generations. Its elegant, cozy dining room & outdoor heated patio provides customers with a relaxed atmosphere that makes the meal even more enjoyable.

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Susanvip

Dined on Nov 21, 2024

Wonderful food, charming staff, and beautiful decor - in a pleasant residential neighborhood. I've been eating here for 25 years and never had a bad meal.

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Popular dish

Fusilli Siciliana

La Fortuna

4.7

4.7 (233)

$30 and under

Italian

Stratford

About the restaurant

La Fortuna Bar and Restaurant is a family-owned restaurant, serving Italian cuisine and Brick oven Pizza.

Philly's, "the cuisine master", is the founder of La Fortuna Bar and Restaurant

Connecticut State and Italian food go hand-in-hand, like spaghetti and meatballs. In the late 18th thru the early 20th centuries, A lot of Albanian’s immigrated to Italy for many year’s where they have gotten tremendous experience in Italian Cuisine. Later they flocked Italy to the USA looking for opportunities in the New World, and brought their culinary traditions along with them to neighborhoods that later became Little Italy and Hell's Kitchen. Philly's the owner of La Fortuna Bar and Restaurant she is one of them.

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Marilyn

Dined on Nov 23, 2024

We took friends who have been wanting to try it. ( we go often). They liked it a lot!

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Popular dish

Chicken

Popular dish

Wild Mushroom Risotto

Popular dish

Chicken Marsala

4 Seasons Mediterranean Cuisine - Danbury

4.7

4.7 (208)

$31 to $50

Italian

Danbury

About the restaurant

Head Chef Segundo C. and front of house Jose M. have 30 years plus of experience cooking in the finest NYC restaurants. We are a casual and fun place to dine. We love to share our love for food and we hope you feel welcomed like part of our Family.!

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joan

Dined on Nov 26, 2024

My husband and I love the restaurant, the food and service are amazing. My husband left his wallet on the table. Pepe the owner drove back to the restaurant to open it so we could collect his wallet. This was a kindness that was beyond expectations. I think it is the best restaurant in the area.

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