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Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Southwest Florida

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Updated January 05, 2025

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

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4.9

4.9 (165)

$31 to $50

Italian

Cape Coral

About the restaurant

Welcome to Next Door.

Fresh pasta restaurant in Cape Coral, that combines authentic traditional recipes with a modern twist.

Using only the best ingredients and importing the most popular products, our chefs prepare fresh dishes direct to your table daily.

Papardelle, ravioli, gnocchi, and other typical pasta dishes are all made in our open kitchen.

Wines from the old world regions are available as well as delicious craft cocktails.

Besides dining in, Next Door has a market where foodies can pick up their favorite ingredients, and handmade pastas to cook in the comfort of their homes.

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bradVIP

Dined 7 days ago

The Carbonara is the best I have ever had and is even topped off with a sous vide egg yolk! Wednesday is half price wine night and the prices are already extremely fair. Great service, perfect view, and amazing chefs - can’t get any better.

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Austrian Chef's Dinner

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Terra Nostra Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (2087)

$31 to $50

Italian

Fort Myers Beach

About the restaurant

Elegant Italian Restaurant, Bar & Steakhouse. Also serving great seafood dishes with an excellent choice of wines. Also featuring a large patio and full bar! Just a few miles from Fort Myers Beach and minutes from Sanibel! Large exterior dining area and bar.
*Please note: weekend menu applies in season, Fridays & Saturday like on Special days like Mothers Day & other Holidays have limited menus.

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Julie

Dined 1 day ago

Restaurant was very inviting on the inside. Able to talk with a table of 8 people comfortably with out having to speak loudly. The food was phenomenal.

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Chicken Parmigiana

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Chicken Piccata

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Da Vinci Ristorante

4.9

4.9 (5820)

$31 to $50

Italian

Marco Island

About the restaurant

The Carvelli family has created a little slice of their homeland in the quaint atmosphere of Marco Island. Enjoy the sophisticated family ambiance where each guest feels at home while enjoying signature dishes and carefully selected wines.

When booking for parties of 9 or more, please call us directly for booking at (239) 389-1888, thank you!

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Robert

Dined 1 day ago

Overall, excellent, unfortunately, got seated next to a 4 women who thought nothing of laughing and talking loudly. It seemed like they had too much to drink, and when they left the table beyond them was very similar. So it was very noisy and boisterous until both tables had departed about a half an hour or 45 minutes from when we arrived. We ordered two entrees and two appetizer from the regular menu all of which were excellent. Salmon over black lentils with roasted vegetables was cooked to perfection and Pasts Rosa with huge shrimp was excellent. Pasta was perfectly al dente and shrimp were cooked to perfection. Only issue was we had to ask the price of cocktails as they are not indicated in the menu and specials were presented verbally without giving us the price. We will be back.

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Ravioli Alla Vodka

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Molto Trattoria

4.8

4.8 (4663)

$30 and under

Italian

Naples

About the restaurant

Molto – Italian for “plenty of" is a Trattoria serving fresh, intimate and truly authentic Italian cuisine
"simply my mom in the kitchen" is our motto and she shares traditional family recipes! All our pastas and sauces are homemade and we pride ourselves on using only the very best quality ingredients.
Serving lunch and dinner.

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hayliVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Overall amazing experience! Delicious food, amazing ambience, one of the best espresso martinis! Highly recommend!

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Limoncello - Naples

4.8

4.8 (2824)

$31 to $50

Italian

Naples

About the restaurant

Limoncello focuses on serving exceptional food made with simple and fresh ingredients. Its culinary roots are in Cosimo’s seaside village of Positano, but you will also find an homage to traditional Italian-American cuisine on the menu.

The spirit and character of the Amalfi Coast can be found in the restaurant’s decor and lively atmosphere. Murals of Italy decorate the restaurant and live music is played every evening.

Limoncello strives to provide guests with exceptional service, food, and an experience unlike any other in Naples.

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Jerry

Dined 2 days ago

There were 4 of us for dinner and each of us order something different. Everyone of our meals were generous portions and delicious! Very pleasant server which made the dinner even more enjoyable!

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TAGLIOLINI CACIO E PEPE

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Valentine’s Day

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El Gaucho Trattoria - Naples

4.5

4.5 (59)

$30 and under

Italian

Naples Park

About the restaurant

El Gaucho Trattoria Italian with an Argentinean Twist! Chef Mariano Maldonado owner of El Gaucho Inca Restaurant group will delight you with an explosion of flavors!

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Billie JeanVIP

Dined 3 days ago

We have never been disappointed with our dinner at this restaurant. Great food, service and value.

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Bread with Pesto

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4.6

4.6 (58)

$31 to $50

Italian

Naples

About the restaurant

Casa Neri is a gourmet restaurant that enhances the Italian tradition by keeping up with the times and anticipating food and wine needs. Our chefs, with a touch of originality, offer dishs in which the quality of the ingredients and aesthetics come together to give life to an all-Italian taste experience.

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Bruno

Dined on Jan 9, 2025

Stefania and Chef Marco provided an incredible authentic dining experience. Can’t wait to go back.

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Angelina's Ristorante

4.8

4.8 (5713)

$31 to $50

Italian

Bonita Springs

About the restaurant

Benvenuti Angelina’s! Thank you for choosing Angelina’s. We serve only the finest products available, from Wagyu steaks to our hand-made pastas and rustic house-baked bread. Our Chef utilizes the freshest ingredients to create a culinary experience unlike any other. For table requests and special event reservations, please call 239-390-3187. We do not take reservations for Happy Hour, we seat Happy Hour on a first come, first serve basis.

Consistently awarded Wine Spectator Magazine's 2-glass and Best of Award of Excellence, and our wine menu was developed to complement and enhance your menu choices. Our highly-qualified staff and Sommelier can assist you in choosing that perfect bottle of wine.

Our dress code is Business Casual, no casual shorts and no open-toed shoes for men. Dressy denim with a dressy top is acceptable, but please always dress to impress when you choose Angelina's.

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LoriVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Angelina’s never disappoints. Food and service are always excellent. Our favorite restaurant for an evening out.

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Spaghetti and Meatballs

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Sale e Pepe - Marco Beach Ocean Resort

4.8

4.8 (3572)

$50 and over

Italian

Marco Island

About the restaurant

Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the Sale e Pepe® dining room offers gourmet Italian cuisine and authentic ambiance that are simply sublime. The dining experience transports you to romantic Italy with surroundings of aged stone, marble floors, arabesque walls and hand-painted frescoes. Sale e Pepe offers authentic regional Italian cuisine with a focus on the culinary traditions
of Southern Italy.
The menu features heirloom recipes updated and complemented by South Florida’s fresh produce and seafood and pair it with wines from an extensive collection recognized by Wine Spectator magazine.
Indoor formal dining room requires dress code. Please review details for more information.

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Dr. GaryVIP

Dined today

Our server, Marianna, was outstanding.as was the truffle pasta special. We were grateful that gluten-free bread and pasta was available

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4.8

4.8 (144)

$31 to $50

Italian

Cape Coral

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Cape Coral, Trattoria Ciao serves authentic Italian food in a relaxed and intimate setting.

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Loren

Dined 6 days ago

I booked because the location was convenient to the entertainment venue we were attending. The menu looked interesting, but it's always chancy to try a new place without recommendation. Well...this place is outstanding!!! The recommended wine was perfect, the plating was so appealing, and the made from scratch food was absolutely delicious. Recommend the argula salad with heirloom tomatoes, artichokes and tiny, flavorful olives. The short rib lasagna was plated horizontally showing the many layers and not smothered in sauce. The creme brulee was perhaps the smoothest I've ever tasted. Add to all that, the prices were reasonable. We'll be back to try the many pizza offerings, as well as the appetizer menu.

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