Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Capital District

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Italian cuisine in Capital District? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

La Bella Valatie

4.9

4.9 (119)

$31 to $50

Italian

Hudson

About the restaurant

La Bella Restaurant & Pizzeria in Valatie, NY is an Italian restaurant where the true taste of the old country reigns supreme. The old family recipes used at La Bella remain true to the mouthwatering homemade dishes prepared in Mama's Cucina Italiana. In Italy, using only the finest and freshest ingredients in the preparation of the meal, is of the utmost importance. At La Bella we believe that is one tradition to revere and to follow every day.

We hope you will join us soon for lunch, dinner, a pizza, or a slice to go.

Buon Appetito!

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 3 days ago

Great place to dine. Food is wonderful. Service is outstanding!

IL FARO

4.9

4.9 (482)

$30 and under

Italian

Albany

About the restaurant

Global whole food to feed omnivores & herbivores with a zero & full proof bar

IL FARO means "The Lighthouse." We envisioned being just that: a beacon in the Albany neighborhood, a safe haven from the stresses of everyday life. Strength and serenity. Creating food that please all of the senses. We believe food should look beautiful, smell amazing and taste delicious. We know that dining out is more than just a meal; it's a great new glass of wine, a much needed break from work, a romantic evening with promise, a perfectly mixed cocktail and a memorable meal that you will crave.

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Kiersten

Dined on Dec 10, 2024

Never a bad night when dining at Il Faro. From the delicious food to the kind staff.

Cafe Capriccio

4.8

4.8 (2088)

$31 to $50

Italian

Albany

About the restaurant

Cafe Cariccio, the region's only authentic Tuscan restaurant, has been a favorite dining destination in Albany for 30 years. The Cafe was voted Best Restaurant in the Capital District by Metroland Magazine for 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, and many times previously. Jim Rua and Franco Rua are proprietors. The Cafe is open for dinner every night. See our web site for details and photos.

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Ingrid

Dined 7 days ago

We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner there. Even the tiramisu was wonderful— a top notch dining experience. We will definitely return.

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Popular dish

Flourless Chocolate Torte

MezzaNotte Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (850)

$30 and under

Italian

Albany

About the restaurant

Whether you call it Classic Italian with a Modern Twist, or Modern Cuisine with Italian Influences, locally owned MezzaNotte Ristorante is sure to please. Highly rated food, prepared fresh from scratch using seasonal and local products. Whether for an intimate dinner, business meeting or dining with friends and family, MezzaNotte will exceed your expectations. Come try us and see why we are a Trip Advisor Restaurant of Excellence.

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Pat

Dined 3 days ago

Personal service, excellent food and a warm atmosphere make for a great dining experience.

Nové Italian Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (1230)

$30 and under

Italian

Saratoga Springs

About the restaurant

Nové Italian Restaurant offers a variety of flavorful, homemade Italian dishes and Brooklyn-style brick oven pizza using only the freshest ingredients. Choose to dine-in, carryout, or home delivery 7 days a week. Make a reservation today and try some of the best Italian cuisine (and pizza) in the area!!

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CherylVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Everything was great. Food, service and atmosphere.

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Popular dish

Fettuccine Alfredo

Forno Bistro

4.6

4.6 (2710)

$30 and under

Italian

Saratoga Springs

About the restaurant

Anchoring Saratoga's vibrant downtown Forno Bistro is a family-owned bistro that offers a variety of rustic, Tuscan-style food rooted in tradition. Our chef's use only the freshest seasonal ingredients to prepare dishes with respect to their flavors, appearance and aroma. The menu is sophisticated but approachable, expressing the sense of hearth and home that defines the Tuscan style of life. Forno Bistro's rustic, Tuscan-style food is hearty and unpretentious with sophisticated flavors rooted in tradition and always open to new interpretations and adaptations. Many of our dishes are greatly influenced by the use of the wood-fired oven: homemade pizzas, sautéed calamari, and wood-fired towers of vegetables. The oven is always the inspiration.

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Mike

Dined 7 days ago

We were a party of 3 with a reservation and we were seated immediately. We each had a great dinner served by an excellent waitress. It was a busy night and pretty loud in the restaurant but we never felt rushed.

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Chianti Il Ristorante

4.7

4.7 (3197)

$31 to $50

Italian

Saratoga Springs

About the restaurant

Situated in the heart of beautiful downtown Saratoga Springs, Chianti Il Ristorante serves sophisticated, authentic Northern Italian fare in an elegant setting. Combining seasonal food, an award-winning wine selection, a welcoming and knowledgeable staff and a detailed, inviting ambiance Chianti provides every guest with a superb and unforgettable dining experience. Aesthetically inspiring, its rustic walls, hard wood floors and green onyx bar invoke the authenticity of conventional Italian architecture while remaining slightly modern. The culinary philosophy at Chianti is based on a respect for tradition. With artisan breads and pastas, housemade sausage and braised meats it is culinary craftsmanship at its best. Our guests have the chance to savor fresh food, from a selection of expertly-sliced carpaccio, to a variety of wild fish, to risotto that is made only with Vialone Nano rice grown exclusively in Italy's Venetto region. "The hottest restaurant in town." The New York Times

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Desiree

Dined 6 days ago

We always have a great time! The food was amazing!

Villa di Como Ristorante

4.6

4.6 (203)

$50 and over

Italian

Albany

About the restaurant

At Villa di Como, we provide a professional, yet homey style of hospitality that makes our guest feel welcome, warm, and happy. Our focus is attracting guest who value quality and the Italian experience over price and quantity. We have a 7 table very intimate dining room with a bar and a private dining room for special events. We are the perfect restaurant to celebrate your special dates with your loved ones.

Chef Ali is from Lake Como, Italy and cooks unique authentic Italian food, makes small batch, super premium Limoncello & Orangecello Liquor, gourmet jarred Italian sauces for you to take home. Chef Ali imports his ingredients directly from Italy. Chef Ali's family owns a hotel and three restaurants in Lake Como, Italy where he brings you authentic recipes for you to enjoy.

Enjoy a 5% discount on cash payments, not available for split cash & card payments. Listed Menu prices are for card payments. We look forward to hosting you and your loves ones!

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Nicole

Dined 5 days ago

The best Italian dish I’ve ever had. Lemon cello was incredible. Left with 2 bottles!

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Delmonico's Italian Steakhouse - Clifton Park

4.5

4.5 (1034)

$30 and under

Italian

Clifton Park

About the restaurant

Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse offers unforgettable meals in an equally unforgettable atmosphere. Our guests enjoy the Italian-themed music with plenty of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack; the caricatures on the walls; the big-city feel; and the warmth of the wood-paneled dining rooms. Above all, they love the feast for all of their senses provided by our 24 oz. signature Delmonico steak.

We also serve homemade Italian specialties, including pasta, seafood dishes, bruschetta, garlic bread, salads, chicken dishes, and cannoli, as well as a great selection of wines.

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Melanie

Dined 3 days ago

Our server was attentive. He checked on us serval times and refilled unlimited beverages instantly. The food was delicious and made to order. A perfect meal with my daughter.

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Popular dish

Shrimp Scampi

Milano - Latham NY

4.4

4.4 (1120)

$30 and under

Italian

Latham

About the restaurant

Distinctive Northern Italian cuisine, served in an atmosphere of casual elegance. While dining in the Bistro setting, enjoy fresh homemade pasta, grilled seafood, poultry, veal specialties, and wood fired gourmet pizzas from the open-air kitchen. Indulge yourself with one of our signature desserts, gelato or pastries. Innovative daily specials are offered with both the Lunch and Dinner menu. A knowledgeable and courteous staff will guide you through our award winning wine list that boasts over 180 selections.

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ChrisVIP

Dined 3 days ago

WOW! Loved the house made giant asparagus tortellinis with mushrooms & a beautiful white sauce. It was a special that night and I hope they have it again. I could eat that everyday. My guest had a veal dish that he was equally impressed with. I also had oysters on the half shell from ME & MA. Both very different. They managed to serve them with the oyster liquor and the best Mignotte I’ve ever tasted. I usually enjoy oysters with just a squeeze of lemon, but the mignotte was too good to pass up. Our server Skylar had great rhythm in his service and was great.

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