City Consensus · Dallas–Fort Worth
Italian in Dallas–Fort Worth
Community consensus
The consensus is still forming.
Top Tier Editorial has a take on Italian in Dallas–Fort Worth below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Italian in Dallas–Fort Worth
DFW's Italian shortlist — every pick appears on both the Dallas Observer's 15 Best Italian Restaurants ranking and Infatuation's Dallas Italian coverage.
- #1
Lucia
Bishop Arts, Dallas
“Infatuation's 25 Best Dallas Restaurants calls it 'the very best Italian food in Dallas' and the Dallas Observer lists it on its 15 Best Italian — David Uygur's house-cured salumi and handmade pastas since 2010.”
- #2
Via Triozzi
Lower Greenville, Dallas
“Infatuation's 25 Best Dallas Restaurants and Dallas Observer's 15 Best Italian — a 20-layer lasagna, house-made pasta, and the Greenville neighborhood-Italian template at the highest level.”
- #3
Nonna | Tabu
Park Cities, Dallas
“Dallas Observer's 15 Best Italian — chef Julian Barsotti's wood-burning oven restaurant with artisanal salumi, pasta, and pizzas; Dallas's most consistent upscale Italian vet.”
- #4
Radici Wood Fired Grill
Farmers Branch
“Dallas Observer's 15 Best Italian and Texas Monthly's pick for Best New Restaurant in 2025 — chef Tiffany Derry's daily-made pasta and wood-fired grill work.”
- #5
Barsotti's
Oak Lawn, Dallas
“Dallas Observer's 15 Best Italian — Julian Barsotti's red-sauce spin-off, Sunday gravy and meatballs at the center of the room; the Italian-American cousin to Nonna.”