🍕 Best Italian & Pizza in Charlotte
49 italian & pizza spots in Charlotte, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Italian & Pizza Spots
1
Dean's Italian Steakhouse
A classic steakhouse with an Italian accent in uptown Charlotte's Brooklyn Village, inside the JW Marriott. It serves prime cuts including 100% American wagyu alongside house-made pasta, set in a mode...
91
2
PostScript
A husband-and-wife restaurant in Plaza-Shamrock on the site of the original Pike's Soda Shop, with the old apothecary cases and soda-shop stools still in place. The menu reads Italian-leaning American...
91
3
Romeo & Juliet Pizzeria
A Mountain Island pizzeria turning out Brooklyn-style thin-crust pies alongside a deep roster of Italian-American comfort food. Beyond pizza you get pasta by the bowl, baked dishes, calzones and strom...
90
4
Stagioni
Bruce Moffett's Italian flagship lives in a 1920s villa on Providence — handmade pasta, wood-fired meats, seasonal crudo, the kind of menu that doesn't need to chase trends because it set them in Myer...
89
5
Eso Artisanal Pasta
AJ and Kristina Sankofa's Optimist Hall pasta counter — handmade pasta with a perfect soft-chewy-al-dente balance. Sells out limited-time specials like a $30 tajarin al tartufo during white-truffle se...
89
6
Spaghett
Mixologist Amanda Britton and chef Kendall Moore's Italian restaurant in a 19th-century Fourth Ward home — moss-green walls, Campari art, and handmade pastas cooked al dente. Excellent $60 three-cours...
89
7
Ever Andalo
Chef Michael Shortino went specifically Northern — Alpine-inflected Italian on North Davidson, braised rabbit and seasonal risotto and a long amaro list, the kind of menu that pulls from Trentino and ...
88
8
Indaco
Indigo Road shipped this from Charleston already polished — wood-fired pizza, handmade pasta, burrata that hits the table soft, a tiramisù worth saving room for. South Boulevard, OpenTable, dinner eve...
88
9
Bird Pizzeria
Optimist Park's soft-crust square-pie pizzeria, with a kale Caesar that went viral on its own merits and a tight wine list that punches well above the neighborhood pizzeria pay grade. Wood-oven pies, ...
87
10
Rada
Shared-plates Mediterranean restaurant with Spanish and Italian influences — a corner dining room near Myers Park. Small-format crudos, tinned fish, hand-cut pasta, and a wine program built around rou...
87
All 49 Italian & Pizza Spots in Charlotte
Mama Ricotta's
87
Angeline's
86
Nuvole Rooftop TwentyTwo
86
Inizio Pizza Napoletana
86
Zepeddie's Pizzeria
86
Tony's Pizza
86
Piada Italian Street Food
86
Zämbies
86
Osteria LuCa
86
Little Mama's Italian
85
Aqua e Vino
85
PIE.ZAA
85
Pasta & Provisions
85
Folia
84
Emmy Squared Pizza
84
Pizza Baby
84
Benny Pennello's
84
Open Kitchen
84
Portofino's Ristorante Italiano e Pizzeria
84
Portofino's Italian Restaurant Eastway
84
Mano Bella
84
North Italia
83
Dolce & Amaro
82
Fiamma Ristorante
82
Dolce Osteria
82
Giacomo's Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant
82
Intermezzo Pizzeria
82
Capishe Real Italian Kitchen
81
Hawthorne's New York Pizza & Bar
80
Pins Mechanical Co.
80
StrikeCity
80
Enrico's Ristorante Pizzeria and Bar
80
Zinicola
79
Carmella's Pizza Grill
78
Protagonist Beer LoSo
77
Jet's Pizza
76
forchetta
76
Goldie's
74
Dilworth Neighborhood Grille
68
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