Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Denver

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Updated April 05, 2025

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

Benzina

4.9

4.9 (652)

$31 to $50

Italian

Park Hill

About the restaurant

Local neighborhood Italian restaurant serving seasonal salads, family-style appetizers, Neapolitan-inspired pizza, handmade pastas, entrees prepared on a Mibrasa Charcoal Oven, and classic desserts, alongside complementing cocktails, local breweries and approachable domestic and international wines. The restaurant is set in a converted gas station with bocce courts and urban planters alongside an outdoor dining patio.

Top review

SteveVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Any neighbors who haven’t been, you are missing a gem! Any in the metro area, it is So Worth the Drive. Forget about NY, Chicago, Detroit and all, this is Italian Pizza!

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Bruno's Italian Bistro

4.9

4.9 (990)

$30 and under

Italian

Cherry Creek

About the restaurant

We believe Brunos Italian Bistro, could be just the thing you're looking for, offers a enjoyable meal from our pasta dishes, choice of chicken, seafood or steak. Please relax with your choice of a bottle of selected wine, chilled beer or a cocktail.

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sandra

Dined on Apr 18, 2025

Three of us dined and we all enjoyed the meal and our food. Service was good. We were pleasantly surprised to find bread and salad/soup included with entree as many places do not have that. The appetizer was good too. The salad was ok, and could use a little update. We wish it was open for lunch as many of we seniors don't go out at night so much and it isn't close to home for us.

Spuntino

4.9

4.9 (2058)

$31 to $50

Italian

Highlands

About the restaurant

If you are booking an earlier reservation (up to 7:15pm) please be mindful of our need to reseat your table with later reservations. If you would like to dine for longer than the time listed for your party size when you book, please either take a later reservation or you are more the welcome to call us to chat about options.

If you are unable to find the reservation you are looking for, don't hesitate to call us directly! If we are fully booked, you are always welcome to call ahead (5-10 minutes out) for any available seats to dine at our bar or last-minute openings.

If you are running late or if your reservation plans change at all, please call. We can only hold your table for up to 10 minutes without hearing from you.

We are a small restaurant full of lovely, dedicated people and communicating with us candidly is always the best way. We look very much forward to your visit!

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CynthiaVIP

Dined on Apr 21, 2025

Another fine dining experience at Spuntino. Daniel, our server for the evening, did an outstanding job and is so fun to interact with! The food was delicious and the new Spring menu should not be missed! Yummy pastas! Wine was delicious as well. Thank you Spuntino!

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4.8

4.8 (1242)

$30 and under

Italian

Downtown / LoDo

About the restaurant

Marco’s Coal Fired started with the simple idea that passion makes great pizza. The authentic taste of Italy is served to you through the finest ingredients and traditional techniques of the Verace Pizza Napoletana (VPN). Only 00 flour, San Marzano tomatoes, all natural fior di latte or bufala mozzarella, fresh herbs and fresh, all natural, non-processed ingredients are acceptable. Marco's Coal Fired cooks in authentic, Italian hand built wood fired pizza ovens. Come taste Marco's Coal Fired's efforts and see if we don’t have you dreaming of warm Neopolitian nights, no passport required!

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Douglas

Dined 3 days ago

Good pizza, and the crust was amazing. Staff was friendly with good service.

Barolo Grill

4.8

4.8 (3969)

$50 and over

Italian

Cherry Creek

About the restaurant

Barolo Grill, an award winning Cherry Creek North restaurant, prides itself on serving authentic northern Italian food while maintaining a comfortable, elegant ambience. Known for hand crafted modern Northern Italian cuisine, a Wine Spectator Grand Award winning wine cellar, and knowledgeable, attentive staff, Barolo can be a perfect choice for a special occasion or just a fun night out. Chef Darrel Truett's cuisine focuses on the Northern Italian provinces of Piedmont and Tuscany. Seasonally changing menus feature locally sourced ingredients, proudly supporting regional farms and producers. Owner and wine director Ryan Fletter are proud to feature small family wineries that are dedicated to Earth-friendly farming and winemaking philosophies. Barolo Grill has one of the largest collections of Barolo wines outside of Italy.

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Gayla

Dined 6 days ago

Fantastic staff, fantastic food and wine! Loved every minute! 💗

Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar

4.7

4.7 (4570)

$30 and under

Italian

Downtown / LoDo

About the restaurant

Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar in Downtown Denver provides first class Italian cuisine! Facilitating all of your event needs, from private receptions, corporate events, anniversaries and birthdays. Our amazing wine list showcases 500 Italian wines and 300 worldwide wines.

At the moment we do not offer valet parking, however The Crawford offers valet parking and is available in front of Union Station.
Please note, we are not affiliated with The Crawfords' Valet Parking or the parking garages around our location, thank you; Ciao!

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RSVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Such a cute restaurant with an amazing location. Our waiter was amazing and provided awesome recommendations for our group.

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PARISI | sotto (below Parisi)

4.8

4.8 (1194)

$31 to $50

Italian

Highlands

About the restaurant

To those of you visiting us for the first time AND those who have been anticipating the return of Firenze a Tavola, benvenuti & bentornati. Enjoy intimate, full-service dining, with coursed meals & a curated wine list in our "old-world" ambiance, "worlds" away from our fast-paced main level. In 2025, we will bring back community table nights & wine dinners. We have revised the concept to include an assortment of new seasonal menus (with some familiar authentic Tuscan favorites) & a few new events! We also OFFICIALLY return to private party bookings with a more streamlined booking process at PARISIsottoDenver.com. Now that Parisi is open on Sunday, you will see events & dining hours pop up on Sundays, too. The hours will vary & will typically be focused on weekends, but you can continue to check our calendar & newsletters for details. Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays will be closed for regular dining.
We look forward to offering you a truly Authentic Italian Culinary Experience!

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Jody

Dined 4 days ago

We were so excited that the restaurant had reopened, and it met all our expectations. It was a cozy retreat on a rainy night. The server was very helpful and accommodating, and the Nebbiolo wine he suggested was lovely. We started with Zappa Rustiche; both stews were good, but the Pappa Al Pomodoro was outstanding, bursting with the flavor of ripe tomatoes. Each bite of the Mista Mare was better than the one before, and it was just the right amount for two old lady appetites. We were glad we saved room for desserts - the best tiramisu we’ve had in years and a just-a-bit sweet affogato. We’ll be back to try some of the other treats!

Gaetano's

4.8

4.8 (1947)

$30 and under

Italian

Highlands

About the restaurant

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Housed in the historic North Denver Highlands Gaetano's was originally opened in the 1940's by the Smaldone family. Today it is an homage to the classic cocktail era with leisurely lunches, rustic and fresh Italian food and a late night neighborhood gathering.

Join us for brunch Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Awarded "Best Bloody Mary Bar" by Westword for 4 years (pre-covid). Also a great Italian style brunch with 6 different flavors of Bottomless Mimosas.

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Barry

Dined 3 days ago

Great spot! Food and the atmosphere is amazing. I love how much history has been kept in the restaurant. Definitely read up on the history of the restaurant and the background of north Denver. If the walls could talk, I would imagine there are some crazy stories. Great place, and highly recommend.

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Panzano

4.6

4.6 (5786)

$31 to $50

Italian

Downtown / LoDo

About the restaurant

Award-winning Panzano offer the best in contemporary Northern Italian cuisine featuring local, organic, sustainable ingredients with uncompromising service and an award-winning wine list in a stylized urban setting inspired by the Italian streetscapes and terracotta tile roofs of Renaissance Florence.

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DennisVIP

Dined 4 days ago

My wife thought the vegetarian risotto was quite bland. I had the Vongole, which has little neck clams, and scallop (sic). There was no scallop and the clams were wilted or something. Its been a while since we were here and we used to enjoy it a lot.

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