Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Connecticut

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Updated December 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!

Castello

4.9

4.9 (475)

$31 to $50

Italian

Danbury

About the restaurant

The comfortably elegant dining rooms with gentle romantic lighting and traditional Italian decor provide a warm and relaxing setting for an unforgettable dining experience at Castello. Knowledgeable and attentive staff further compliment the perfectly prepared fair and hand selected wines from all over the world.

Family owned and operated since 2007
Our Executive Chef/Owner Deme and sons Nori and Zenel look to provide Danbury with New York City Quality Food and Service

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Jim

Dined 6 days ago

Excellent food, Service and hospitality. Highly recommend the restaurant

Grano Arso

4.8

4.8 (1600)

$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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KaleyVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Another perfect meal, and a wonderful birthday celebration!

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Trattoria 'A Vucchella

4.9

4.9 (458)

$30 and under

Italian

Bridgeport

About the restaurant

In Bridgeport, Connecticut, Trattoria 'A Vucchella is an Italian restaurant that serves delicious and unique dishes based on classic, rustic Italian cooking. Its lunch and dinner menus are full of traditional Italian dishes broken up into antipasti, primi and secondi courses that will give you a tour of a variety of Italian tastes. Whether you’re in the mood to try some traditional honey beef tripe or littleneck clams sautéed in white wine and garlic or homemade potato gnocchi stuffed with crab, Trattoria 'A Vucchella will satisfy your desire. Trattoria 'A Vucchella prides itself on pleasing diners with its authentic Italian cuisine in a comfortable and relaxed dining atmosphere. So, no matter if you’re just looking for some antipasti and a glass of wine or are celebrating a big family style dinner, it’s just the place to do it.

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Melissa

Dined 1 day ago

Excellent, traditional Italian food. Great wine, food, and service. Waitstaff was very attentive, welcoming, and a cozy atmosphere. Highly recommend!

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Popular dish

Lasagna

La Marea

4.8

4.8 (1774)

$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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SheilaVIP

Dined 2 days ago

La Marea is our special occasion go-to spot. We had a delightful dinner tonight celebrating my husband's retirement. As always, the food was outstanding, only surpassed by the exceptional service by ALL of the many staff taking care of us. Karen is particularly amazing and always makes our experience wonderful. We can't say say enough about how truly first class La Marea is. Cheers to all of you!!

4 Seasons Mediterranean Cuisine - Danbury

4.7

4.7 (210)

$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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TIMOTHY

Dined 3 days ago

My team enjoyed an excellent holiday luncheon at 4 Seasons. As always, the food was superb from appetizers to desert. We will be back again very soon!

Siena Ristorante

4.9

4.9 (450)

$31 to $50

Italian

Stamford

About the restaurant

Enjoy the casual vibrant atmosphere of an authentic Tuscan village ristorante. Chef's homemade pasta dishes and varied entree offerings change seasonally. Extensive Italian wine list has something for everyone.

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Stephen

Dined 3 days ago

One of the best Italian restaurants in Connecticut

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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miguel

Dined on Nov 7, 2024

Great place to eat food is consistently good everything I tried there is delicious. Would recommend for anyone. It’s our secret hideaway spot.

Sally's Apizza - Fairfield

4.8

4.8 (108)

$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.

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Laine

Dined 3 days ago

Greeted right away. Food was excellent. Fried Mozzarella had a slight smoky taste but I think that was from the oven. This is the first time having Connecticut type (New Haven) style pizza. We got a clam pie which was real good, and a tomato and mozzarella pie. Also very good. I was expecting, based on barstool reviews to be blown away. To me overall these were excellent but nothing I couldn’t get from home.

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Consiglio's - New Haven

4.8

4.8 (550)

$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."

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JenniferVIP

Dined 4 days ago

The food was excellent!! We enjoyed the meatballs, panecotte, salmon consiglio & chicken picstta! The Chianti was really nice too. The only thing I would recommend is to be more clear on parking arrangements on this site.

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4.8

4.8 (1190)

$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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Linda VitaVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Great place for a work holiday lunch or dinner. Food is delightful, but rich!

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