Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Vancouver

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Updated June 05, 2025

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Caffè La Tana

4.8

4.8 (45)

CAN$30 and under

Italian

Commercial Drive

About the restaurant

An intimate affair, with a menu of pasta and small plates to share, an all-Italian wine list of much-loved and lesser-known varietals, and an essential collection of cocktails, grappa and amari to start, finish and make the most of the afternoon and evening.

Reservations are available for lunch from 11 am to 3 pm daily, followed by a limited aperitivo menu from 3 pm to 5 pm. Dinner is served from 5 pm to 10 pm every night. Please note, we are unable to accommodate outside food in the restaurant, including birthday cakes. We look forward to breaking bread with you!

Top review

BreezyVIP

Dined 1 day ago

we had a lovely birthday dinner here! intimate vibe, incredible tiny menu, not a lot of vegetarian pasta options but enough! great salad, great burrata, even better pasta. will come back for sure

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Experience

Happy Hour - Aperitivo

Autostrada - Vancouver House

4.7

4.7 (110)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Yaletown

About the restaurant

We love everything about restaurants. In particular, we love Italian. We love the food, the wine, the diversity, and the pride that Italians take in hosting a memorable experience.

We’ve spent our lives developing restaurants. From a simple deli or a laidback pub to award-winning fine dining, we have worked hard and are proud to present Autostrada Osteria.

It’s a place with a simple philosophy. Inspired by the casual osterie of Italy, the focus is on a simple menu where quality ingredients shine, regional wines that represent a place, and a room filled with warmth and bustle.

We hope you enjoy what we’ve poured our hearts into.

Dustin & Lucais

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Stephanie

Dined 3 days ago

One of my favourite restaurants in Vancouver! When you’re in Vancouver, this place is a must. Dine under the Chandelier with great food and service!

Lupo Restaurant & Vinoteca

4.9

4.9 (3786)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Yaletown

About the restaurant

Modern Italian cooking emphasizing quality and value. Lupo Restaurant located at the entrance to Vancouver’s famous Yaletown area. Theatres, Concert and sporting venues all within a short walk.

Now open for Take Away Dining

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HughVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Wonderful pasta at Lupo Restaurant. Freshly cooked and full of flavour. The service was excellent and the restaurant setting is amazing as it’s an authentic building. I would thoroughly recommend this Italian restaurant.

Osteria Savio Volpe

4.7

4.7 (4326)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Mount Pleasant

About the restaurant

Savio Volpe is a restaurant styled after the classic osteria: rustic fare in the Italian tradition of freshness and regionality, using groceries gathered in the nearby lakes, oceans, farms and fields. Above all else, Savio celebrates liveliness, warmth and hospitality. Viva la convivialità!

Reservations are available from 5 pm to 10 pm daily. Please note, we are unable to accommodate outside food in the restaurant, including birthday cakes.

We look forward to breaking bread with you!

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ELSIE

Dined 4 days ago

Wonderful food and atmosphere, always a good time!

Elio Volpe

4.8

4.8 (195)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Fairview

About the restaurant

Taking cues from Italy’s storied south, with its famed coasts and islands, rich history, and relaxed lifestyle, Elio Volpe celebrates the best ingredients from the Pacific Northwest as inspired by il Mezzogiorno — the ancient seafaring term for the wind from the south, now colloquially used to describe that part of the country. Above all else, Elio, like its cousin Savio Volpe, celebrates liveliness, warmth and hospitality. Viva la convivialità!

Reservations are available for dinner from 5 pm to 10 pm every night, and for brunch on Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays from 10 am to 1:30 pm.

Please note, we are unable to accommodate outside food in the restaurant, including birthday cakes. We do our best to accommodate special requests but are unable to guarantee requests for specific tables.

We look forward to breaking bread with you!

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Ken

Dined 3 days ago

Fantastic food and service was amazing. The team definitely made our evening out memorable and fun. Thank you!

Pepino's Spaghetti House

4.8

4.8 (1577)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Commercial Drive

About the restaurant

Pepino’s Spaghetti House, "The House that Spaghetti Built," is an homage to both the cuisine that developed in the Italian immigrant communities during the early part of the 20th century, and to the locale’s celebrated influence in Vancouver’s Little Italy.

Reservations are available from 5 pm to 10 pm daily. Please note, we are unable to accommodate outside food in the restaurant, including birthday cakes. We look forward to breaking bread with you!

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ScottVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Incredible caring and attentive Service from all the servers

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4.7

4.7 (86)

CAN$30 and under

Italian

Chinatown

About the restaurant

Welcome to Fiorino, a charming Italian street food restaurant in Historic Chinatown! Providing classic Schiacciata sandwiches for Lunch, deals on drinks at Aperitivo, and Family style dining for Dinner, offering space for large groups or intimate dining we hope to create the authentic street food and Aperitivo experience, so beloved in Italy!

Gio Mascagni showcases a menu on the foundation of artisanal bread-making expertise honed in Tuscany. Alongside Chef Josh who leads the kitchen we are honored to be selected as Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 & 2023, and Gambero Rosso 1 Forchetta for 2023 & 2024

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Edward

Dined on Jun 20, 2025

Started with happy hour then dinner and still happy a couple of hours later. Make sure you know how long you will have at your table.

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Experience

Large Lunch Booking 11:30 am - 3:00 pm

Experience

Aperitivo!

Experience

Aperitivo (Reduced food menu 3pm - 5pm)

Il Nido Italian Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (749)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Downtown

About the restaurant

Here's downtown Vancouver's gem as hidden in the Manhattan Apartments has that" La Dolce Vita" atmosphere. Heated and Covered Open Garden Patio provides a great escape for social distancing. Live Piano Music on Fridays and Saturdays.

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Kara

Dined 3 days ago

We made a reservation for 9 family members to dine at Il Nido on Open Table. Following the reservation, staff called to confirm and was very friendly. We all felt welcome when we arrived. The food was delicious, very authentic to Italy where we all had vacationed together 2 years prior. Timing of the meal was perfect, and the professionalism of staff was appreciated. We really enjoyed chatting with Christian, the manager, for a bit. Il Nido is such a great find! We will be back.

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4.7

4.7 (93)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Downtown

About the restaurant

Modern Italian restaurant, local to downtown Vancouver
Locanda dell’Orso is inspired by the old legend of the Innkeeper and the Bear. Here you’ll find the ambiance of a warm Italian home, built on the promise of a welcoming and indulgent culinary experience throughout. Fresh pasta made in house daily, with dishes found across Northern and Coastal Italy, ingredients are sourced locally from small farms and imported especially from the Italian regions from which they are best known.

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Miki

Dined on Jun 22, 2025

Went there for the date night. Cozy intimate ambiance. Food was great, Especially the pasta! Home made pasta was cooked perfectly.

Acquafarina

4.7

4.7 (324)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Downtown

About the restaurant

Acquafarina is a Michelin Guide recommended fine-dining restaurant in downtown Vancouver. This is Italian dining at its finest, served with old-world elegance and modern flair. Take a seat at the copper bar and enjoy inventive cocktails or settle into our captivating dining room with its soaring Salinger’s and 5,000 bottle wine cellar.

Private bookings for large groups are available by request and can be hosted in our intimate upstairs dining room with a private bar or on our all-season covered heated patio with a retractable roof, making it ideal for winter gatherings and perfect for summer soirées.

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LindsayVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Great pizza & ceasar salad and our server, Tyler was very nice & provided great service!

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