Pizza / Wood-Fired · Heritage Square · James Beard Outstanding Chef | Eater Phoenix 38
Chris Bianco, America's best pizza maker, is meticulous about everything — sourcing flour blends, hand-shaping mozzarella, and topping pies with tomatoes from his own California label. The original th...
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Andreoli Italian Grocer
Italian · Scottsdale · James Beard Nominee | Eater Phoenix 38
Giovanni Scorzo has been quietly running one of the best Italian kitchens in the Southwest out of a Scottsdale strip-mall grocer — a James Beard nomination eventually confirmed the obvious. Order the ...
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Fat Ox
Italian / Fine Dining · Scottsdale
Chef Matt Carter's second-act Italian next to his flagship — Sicilian technique meets Scottsdale mesquite. Handmade pasta, mesquite-grilled whole fish, prime steaks for the table everyone thinks is ce...
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Marcellino Ristorante
Italian / Fine Dining · Old Town Scottsdale
Chef-owner Marcellino Verzino runs one of Arizona's most formal Italian dining rooms with the kind of old-school hospitality that hasn't changed — tableside pasta service, hand-rolled tortelli, wine l...
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Virtù Honest Craft
Mediterranean / Contemporary · Scottsdale
Chef Gio Osso's Scottsdale flagship — Mediterranean-leaning contemporary cuisine, handmade pasta, wood-fired whole fish, and a dining room that has carried James Beard semifinalist recognition several...
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Tratto
Italian · Biltmore
Chris Bianco's tight, 40-seat Italian next to Pane Bianco at Town & Country — handmade pasta, a seasonal menu that turns weekly, and a wine list that proves once and for all Chris Bianco knows the...
90
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Franco's Italian Caffe
Italian / Tuscan · Old Town Scottsdale
Chef Franco Fazzuoli's Tuscan dining room has been Scottsdale's quiet Italian benchmark for over two decades. Bistecca Fiorentina carved tableside, handmade pastas, and a dessert case anchored by the ...
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Pomo Pizzeria Napoletana
Italian / Neapolitan Pizza · Scottsdale
Arizona's Naples-certified pizzeria — the AVPN (Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana) stamp on the wall isn't decoration. San Marzano tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, 90-second bake in a wood-fired dome ...
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Pane Bianco
Italian / Sandwiches · Uptown
Chris Bianco's sandwich shop next to Pizzeria Bianco — house-baked focaccia, fresh mozzarella, tomato, and basil in the formation Bianco perfected. The tuna sandwich alone is a Phoenix lunch pilgrimag...
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Crudo
Italian / Contemporary · Arcadia
Chef Cullen Campbell's Italian-leaning contemporary restaurant on Indian School since 2012 — a crudo bar as the opening act, handmade pastas, and a natural-wine list that has consistently been among t...
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All 61 Italian & Pizza Spots in Phoenix
DiMaggio's
Italian-American · Scottsdale
88
Saint Pasta
Italian-American / Pasta · Downtown Phoenix
88
Mora Italian
Italian / Contemporary · Uptown
88
The Americano
Steakhouse / Italian · Scottsdale
87
Pa'La Kitchen + Market
Italian / Sicilian / Healthy · Arcadia
87
The Sicilian Butcher
Italian / Butcher · North Phoenix
87
The Parlor Pizzeria
Italian / Pizza · Arcadia
87
Cibo
Italian / Pizza · Roosevelt Row
87
Tomaso's
Italian · Biltmore
87
Myke's Pizza
Pizza · Coronado
87
Avanti of Phoenix
Italian · Central Phoenix
87
Craft 64
Brewpub / Pizza · Old Town Scottsdale
86
Prado at Omni Scottsdale Montelucia
Mediterranean / Italian · Paradise Valley
86
Pizzeria Virtù
Italian / Neapolitan Pizza · Old Town Scottsdale
86
La Stalla Cucina Rustica
Italian · Scottsdale
86
The Sicilian Baker
Italian / Bakery / Cannoli · North Phoenix
86
Davanti Enoteca
Italian · Old Town Scottsdale
86
Caffe Boa
Italian / Mediterranean · Tempe
85
Forno 301
Italian / Pizza · Downtown Phoenix
85
Il Vinaio
Italian · Mesa
85
Doughbird
American / Pizza / Rotisserie Chicken · Arcadia
84
Federal Pizza
Pizza / Italian · Uptown
84
Babbo Italian Eatery
Italian · Surprise
84
Oregano's Pizza Bistro — Surprise
Italian / Pizza · Surprise
84
North Italia Kierland
Italian · North Scottsdale
84
Pane e Vino
Italian · North Phoenix
84
Chianti Cucina Italiana
Italian · Carefree
84
Merkin Vineyards Osteria
Italian / Wine · Scottsdale
84
Nook Kitchen
Italian / Pizza · Central Phoenix
83
Crust Simply Italian
Italian / Pizza · Old Town Scottsdale
83
Craft 64 Chandler
Pizza / American · Chandler
83
NiMarco's Pizza
Pizza / Italian · Tempe
83
Pizza People Pub
Pizza / Bar · Coronado
83
Cuff Uptown
Italian-American · Uptown Phoenix
83
Taggia
Italian · Scottsdale
83
Trevor's Liquor
Bar + Wood-Fired Pizza + Cigar Lounge · South Scottsdale