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Lago East Bank sits on the Flats East Bank riverfront as an upscale Italian dining room and lounge, with a menu that runs from northern Piedmontese cooking to Sicilian seafood plus American Italian plates. The family opened in Tremont in 2006 and moved here in 2013. Cleveland Magazine includes the restaurant in its Italian dining coverage.

Casa La Luna serves modern Italian cooking above the Cuyahoga River, where floor to ceiling windows frame the water and the downtown skyline. Formerly Luca Italian Cuisine, the kitchen sends out plates like lobster ravioli under a light cream sauce, closing with tiramisu, alongside a deep wine list and sangria. Cleveland Scene includes the restaurant in its Italian dining coverage.

Bruno's Ristorante & Catering is a cozy neighborhood spot in the Stockyards serving traditional Italian plates: pizza, pasta, and a lineup of parmigiana, cacciatore, and marsala dishes. The house seafood linguini, fried calamari, and baked lasagna draw regulars, and the kitchen also runs a catering side. Cleveland Scene includes Bruno's in its Italian restaurant coverage.

Acqua di Dea pairs Italian cooking with seafood in a century-old Warehouse District building with views toward Terminal Tower. Sommelier Lola Jacaj owns the room, which shows in the wine program. A signature plate is the Ravioli di Granchio, jumbo lump crab dressed with lemon zest, chive oil, and saffron-infused cream, a dish Cleveland Magazine singled out in its Northeast Ohio restaurants feature.

Tutto Carne brings a modern steakhouse together with Italian hospitality in Little Italy, from chefs Zachary Ladner and Carl Quagliata. The kitchen ages its beef at the owners' own butcher shop in Mayfield Heights and sends out shareable cuts like a dry aged bistecca alla Fiorentina, plus veal sweetbreads and seared scallops. Cleveland Magazine includes the restaurant in its Italian dining coverage.