Hampton Roads, VA
For Italian in Hampton Roads, the local food press points to Luce, Sorellas: An Italian Eatery, and Basilico Pizzeria & Ristorante. Picks from Coastal Virginia Magazine, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Coastal Virginia Magazine. Updated July 2026.
Luce · Downtown Norfolk
Coastal Virginia Magazine's 2024 Culinary Awards Top 50. The sole Italian honoree in the Norfolk column, known for hand-rolled pastas like squid-ink fettuccine with clams and wild boar ragù.
Sorellas: An Italian Eatery · Oceanfront
Multiregional pastas, Neapolitan pizza, and a 160-bottle wine program.
Basilico Pizzeria & Ristorante · Oceana
Sicilian-leaning kitchen. a chopped antipasto salad, homemade pasta, and eggplant rollatini.
crudo nudo · Ghent
Coastal Virginia Magazine's 2024 Culinary Awards Top 50. The Ghent room built around crudo and hand-cut 'nudo' pastas, CoVa's pick for Norfolk's modern Italian-Spanish crossover.
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