Chef Ryan Pera's garden-to-table Italian restaurant in the Heights. Many ingredients come straight from the on-site garden. House-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and Gulf Coast-influenced Italian fare...
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Trattoria Sofia
Italian · Montrose
Montrose neighborhood Italian with handmade pasta, wood-fired pizzas, and a gorgeous patio that feels like a secret garden. The cacio e pepe is properly Roman, the burrata is creamy perfection, and th...
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Dolce Vita Pizzeria Enoteca
Italian / Pizza · Rice Village
Montrose's Neapolitan-pizza stronghold from chef Marco Wiles. Wood-fired D.O.P. pies, housemade pastas, and a 200-label Italian wine list poured in a warm, brick-walled dining room. One of the first s...
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Pi Pizza
Pizza · Midtown
Chef Anthony Calleo's Midtown pizza parlor known for inventive wood-fired pies and long-running Houston pop-up roots.
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Perbacco
Italian · Downtown
Longtime Memorial City Italian restaurant serving classic Northern Italian dishes and house-made pastas.
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Hypsi
Italian · Heights
Italian restaurant and lounge inside Hotel Daphne led by two-time James Beard nominee chef Terrence Gallivan. Opened 2026 as the Heights’ newest destination hotel dining room.
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Pastore
Italian / Neapolitan · Heights
Underbelly Hospitality's Italian concept in the Heights with a focus on Neapolitan-style pizza and handmade pasta. The wood-fired oven is the star, turning out charred, blistered pies alongside antipa...
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Coppa Osteria
Italian · West University
Heights Italian where handmade pasta and pizza dough take top billing. The Big Vibe Group's flagship rustic Italian concept has been a neighborhood anchor for years, with many of its chefs staying for...
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Giacomo's Cibo e Vino
Italian / Wine Bar · River Oaks
Neighborhood Italian trattoria and wine bar on Westheimer that's been a Houston favorite for years. House-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and an approachable wine list in a casual, brick-walled space....
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Pizaro's Pizza
Napoletana / NY / Detroit Pizza · Montrose
Three killer pizza styles under one roof — authentic Napoletana blistered at 900 degrees in imported Naples ovens, foldable New York slices, and chewy twice-baked Detroit squares. Houston's best pizze...