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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in CTbites and Connecticut Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Consiglio's Restaurant · Wooster Square
Founded in 1938 by immigrants from Amalfi and in its current Wooster Street home since the early 1960s. Connecticut Magazine's contributing food experts named it among the state's top Italian restaurants for 2025. Order the lasagna or the lobster ravioli.
Gioia Cafe and Bar · Wooster Square
Modern unfussy Italian. Wood-fired vegetables, daily-made fresh pastas, plus rotisserie chicken with crispy potatoes, grilled lemon, and salsa verde. Aperitivi upstairs.
Pasta Eataliana · Wooster Square
Chef Giulio Laurentino from Naples brings ten years of Italian kitchens to the Wooster block. Gourmet pastas and mains built around fresh buffalo mozzarella.
Tre Scalini Restaurant · Wooster Square
The quieter Wooster Street institution. White tablecloths, veal osso buco, a wine list that takes itself seriously. The dinner spot when Pepe's and Sally's have 90-minute lines.