Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Pittsburgh

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Updated June 05, 2025

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

Falsetti's Villa Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (570)

$30 and under

Italian

Kittanning

About the restaurant

Family owned Italian restaurant happily serving our customers in the region for more than 50 years. We offer pasta, poultry, beef, veal, seafood entrees; soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts; soft drinks, beer, wine and cocktails. We also provide trays and half trays; to-go service; and, a large backroom that can accommodate parties of up to 30 people. Please check out our menu online for a complete listing.

Top review

Tom

Dined on Jun 6, 2025

GREAT FOOD, GREAT PEOPLE, GREAT SERVICE!!! EVRYONE LEAVES WITH A BAG OF FOOD.. 3RD TIME THERE-- ALL GOOD!!

Forma Pasta Cafe & Market

4.8

4.8 (103)

$30 and under

Italian

Sewickley

About the restaurant

A quaint Sewickley Fresh Pasta Kitchen & Market, serving your favorite Italian Classics with a modern approach, featuring in-house fresh made pasta, sauce, and more - come join us Friday & Saturday evenings between 5-9 PM for dinner. Open for Breakfast & Lunch throughout the week.

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SarahVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Great food, great service. My favorite restaurant!

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Arlecchino Ristorante

4.9

4.9 (690)

$50 and over

Italian

McMurray

About the restaurant

Arlecchino is a representation of the heart and soul of the wonderful world of Cuisine di Italiano. We are the sister restaurant of Cento Anni Alla Famiglia located on the hilltop of Pittsburgh. We are a full service restaurant which specializes in artisanal recipes passed down from Alla Famiglia along with the creativity from our chefs that prepare different nightly menus and desserts. 100% of our items are hand crafted duplicating the integrity of the old world.

Bar 1904, which is located upstairs in the balcony of our main dining room, is not only beautiful and cozy but by the hands of our talented bar tenders prepares hand crafted cocktails, beers and an outstanding wine list to choose from.

Dining at Arlecchino is an experience and may take time. We do allow 2 hours for parties of 2, 2.5 for parties 3-4 and 3 hours for parties over 5. Please be aware that your table may be booked after these time periods. If you would like to shorten your experience, please let us know!

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MikeVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Always great food and great service- keep up the great work

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4.8

4.8 (645)

$50 and over

Italian

East Liberty

About the restaurant

Fish Nor Fowls chic, Italian influenced menu centers on beautiful ingredients, simply executed to deliver an experience like none other in Pittsburgh. The natural, clean design of the space combines functionality with comfort and beauty. Visionary Chef, Richard DeShantz, creates a rustic menu with modern takes on classic Italian inspired dishes.

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BreannaVIP

Dined 2 days ago

We had such a lovely evening at Fish Nor Fowl! The service and hospitality were truly top-notch—every staff member we interacted with was warm, attentive, and made us feel genuinely welcome. It was our first time dining on the patio it was a great spot to enjoy the evening. The cocktail and wine selection is exceptional thoughtfully curated and full of unique choices. The food itself was delicious—creative, well-prepared, and satisfying. Overall, an incredible experience from start to finish. We’ll definitely be back soon!

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4.8

4.8 (1167)

$50 and over

Italian

South Side

About the restaurant

Alla Famiglia has been delighting local and traveled guests in this very same location for over two decades. This "diamond in the rough" is conveniently located on the hilltop of Pittsburgh's South Side. Boasting a fine dining atmosphere, its family owned and operated, and promises to deliver a consistent product with every visit. You will be greeted and treated like family, as you enjoy homemade scratch Italian specialties, an award winning wine list, and complex scratch cocktails. Dine in an old world atmosphere under paddle fans, exposed brick, antiquities from all around the world. Six unique and interestingly decorated dining rooms comprises the character of this institution which started with just 8 tables, 25 years ago. Choose from daily provisioned fishes and exotics from the sea, dry and wet aged Prime beef, tender milk fed veal, and homemade maccheroni are just some of the choices you will have to select from. Crown the evening with our pastries prepared on site.

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stevenVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Consistent food and great service! Love this place so much!

Pino's Contemporary Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar

4.8

4.8 (1275)

$31 to $50

Italian

Point Breeze

About the restaurant

Welcome to Pino's Contemporary Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar!
Pino's is a small neighborhood eatery tucked away in Pittsburgh's popular East End neighborhood of Point Breeze. You will often find regulars from the neighborhood and new guests enjoying dinner and drinks. With a warm decor of Italian mosaic tabletops, rich woods and colors, Pino's is a welcoming spot where Executive Chef & Owner Joseph "Pino" Mico proves there's more to Italian cuisine than just red sauce. Here you will find a merging of creative interpretations of the Italian classics as well as Mediterranean cuisine that is thoughtful and complex. Please be sure to view our most current menu offering on our website at : www.chefpino.com

Top review

Dined 2 days ago

We had a wonderful dining experience from entering the restaurant until leaving the restaurant after our delicious dessert! The ambience, service and hospitality were outstanding. We cannot wait to return .

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Popular dish

Fried Calamari

Pizzaiolo Primo - South Fayette

4.8

4.8 (282)

$31 to $50

Italian

Bridgeville

About the restaurant

Welcome to Pizzaiolo Primo, home of truly Authentic Italian Cuisine. Pizzaiolo Primo roots trace back to Pittsburgh circa 1996, with an original credo: create Neapolitan pizza and other authentic dishes using old-world techniques and the highest quality ingredients available.

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kimberly

Dined on May 28, 2025

We were celebrating a GRADUATION which I noted on the reservation, HOWEVER, not one person from the staff acknowledged this!! Also, while our waitress was not rude, she definitely was not warm and inviting...It seemed to my table when we asked for things she was bothered. I'm probably not like most, but when a wait staff is nice and friendly and eager to help, I enjoy my meal better, I[m happier. Also, when I ordered a cup of coffee it was the smallest cup almost a tea cup which okay no big deal I just figured I would ask for a refill which I did...HOWEVER, I was not aware there are no refills, they charged me another $3.50 for the tiniest cup of coffee, I just think the waitress should have told me only because most places do NOT charge for a refill of coffee. The food was good and they sat us 10min early but AGAIN, WHY HAVE A SECTION THAT SAYS WRITE IF THERE IS A SPECIAL OCCASSION IF NOBODY IS GOING TO LOOK AT.

Joseph Tambellini

4.8

4.8 (2571)

$31 to $50

Italian

Highland Park

About the restaurant

Located in Highland Park, Joseph Tambellini Restaurant offers the very best Italian inspired cuisine.
Featuring expertly crafted fresh fish, steaks, fresh pasta, traditional chicken and veal dishes.
Also beautiful hand made desserts and an extensive Italian and Californian wine list.

Owned and Operated by Joseph and his wife Melissa, the staff is dedicated to bringing you an overall exceptional dining experience. Warm, romantic fine dining in the true Tambellini family tradition.

*VERY IMPORTANT* FOR FIRST FLOOR SPECIFIC REQUESTS-contact the restaurant by phone to make your reservation. We cannot guarantee First Floor for online reservations.

*We will call you the day of your reservation to confirm your reservation so PLEASE HAVE YOUR CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION IN YOUR PROFILE. IF WE DO NOT SPEAK WITH YOU THE DAY OF, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HONOR YOUR RESERVATION!

Outdoor patio, open weather permitting.

Price (the average cost of dinner, including one drink and tip): $40 to $75

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RICHARDVIP

Dined 6 days ago

All the food was amazing. The pasta with the tomato basil sauce was fantastic. We loved all the appetizers, the meatball, the zucchini and the crab balls were out of this world.

Senti Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (1929)

$31 to $50

Italian

Lawrenceville

About the restaurant

Top 100 Fit For Foodies in America: Senti Restaurant is an Italian restaurant and wine bar/lounge located on Butler St. in Lawrenceville (off street parking available). We serve authentic, modern Italian food originated from traditional recipes. Our automated wine dispenser is available for customers to self serve, if desired, using a prepaid gift card. We offer fine Italian wines both by the bottle or in measured pours in the wine dispenser.

We are also equipped to provide a private and elegant space for your private events, business luncheons, lunch and learns, rehearsal dinners, bridal and baby Showers, holiday parties and birthday parties.

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John

Dined 7 days ago

Just a great place to dine ,wonderful food, great service and a charismatic owner .

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Vallozzi's Greensburg

4.8

4.8 (556)

$31 to $50

Italian

Greensburg

About the restaurant

Vallozzi’s Greensburg has been a fine dining destination in Western Pennsylvania for nearly four decades. An enticing menu is comprised of Vallozzi family traditions, including housemade pastas, our famous pizzas and only the freshest meat and seafood. The award winning wine list features mostly Italian and Domestic labels, but also features a smattering of International variety.

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Tim

Dined on Jun 5, 2025

Ryan and Ernie go above and beyond and never fail to deliver on a great experience!

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