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Italian in Charlotte
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Top 5 Italian Restaurants in Charlotte
The Queen City's Italian picks — drawn from Charlotte Magazine's Guide to Charlotte's Best Italian Restaurants and its 50 Best Restaurants 2024 and 2025 lists.
- #1
Stagioni - Four Seasons of Food
Eastover
“Bruce Moffett's seasonal Italian in an old Eastover mansion — handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza, slow-roasted meats. Named in both Charlotte Magazine's Italian guide and its 50 Best Restaurants 2024 and 2025.”
- #2
Mama Ricotta's
Midtown
“Frank Scibelli's 30-plus-year institution — scratch sauces, sausages, and mozzarella served within 24 hours of being pulled. Anchor of Charlotte Magazine's Italian guide.”
- #3
Ever Andalo
NoDa
“NoDa's regional-Italian room from the Heirloom Restaurant Group — listed in Charlotte Magazine's Italian guide and carried forward to the 50 Best Restaurants 2025.”
- #4
Little Mama’s Italian
SouthPark
“Frank Scibelli's casual counterpart to Mama Ricotta's — SouthPark pasta house named in both the Italian guide and Charlotte Magazine's 50 Best 2024 and 2025.”
- #5
AQUA e VINO
Cotswold
“Cotswold coastal-Italian from the Volo team — Charlotte Magazine's Italian guide highlight and a 50 Best 2024 and 2025 listee.”