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Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Southwest Florida

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Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Italian cuisine in Southwest Florida? 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!

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4.9

4.9 (159)

$31 to $50

Italian

Cape Coral

About the restaurant

Welcome to Next Door.

Fresh pasta restaurant in Cape Coral, that combines authentic traditional recipes with a modern twist.

Using only the best ingredients and importing the most popular products, our chefs prepare fresh dishes direct to your table daily.

Papardelle, ravioli, gnocchi, and other typical pasta dishes are all made in our open kitchen.

Wines from the old world regions are available as well as delicious craft cocktails.

Besides dining in, Next Door has a market where foodies can pick up their favorite ingredients, and handmade pastas to cook in the comfort of their homes.

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Steve

Dined 1 day ago

Good food and friendly servers. Thoughtfully prepared, unique, mostly Italian inspired, dishes. We had the arancini and the mozzarella tomato salad for starters, the arancini were crisp and sitting in a rich truffle/parmesan sauce. The mozzarella tomato salad was in just enough dressing to coat the ingredients, but not overdone. We had the Bolognese and the red snapper. Both sauces were amazing, and the pasta was cooked to a perfect al dente.

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4.9

4.9 (121)

$31 to $50

Italian

Cape Coral

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Cape Coral, Trattoria Ciao serves authentic Italian food in a relaxed and intimate setting.

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Paul Frederick

Dined 2 days ago

As always delicious food, good service and a great feeling of being in Italy. It was nice to see the restaurant so full on a Thursday night.

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Terra Nostra Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (2048)

$31 to $50

Italian

Fort Myers Beach

About the restaurant

Elegant Italian Restaurant, Bar & Steakhouse. Also serving great seafood dishes with an excellent choice of wines. Also featuring a large patio and full bar! Just a few miles from Fort Myers Beach and minutes from Sanibel! Large exterior dining area and bar.
*Please note: weekend menu applies in season, Fridays & Saturday like on Special days like Mothers Day & other Holidays have limited menus.

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Beth

Dined 4 days ago

Fantastic food as usual. This service is always top-notch. They have a decent wine list. Tonight I had the special grilled swordfish over linguine with lemon caper sauce, outstanding!!

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Sale e Pepe - Marco Beach Ocean Resort

4.8

4.8 (3508)

$50 and over

Italian

Marco Island

About the restaurant

Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, the Sale e Pepe® dining room offers gourmet Italian cuisine and authentic ambiance that are simply sublime. The dining experience transports you to romantic Italy with surroundings of aged stone, marble floors, arabesque walls and hand-painted frescoes. Sale e Pepe offers authentic regional Italian cuisine with a focus on the culinary traditions
of Southern Italy.
The menu features heirloom recipes updated and complemented by South Florida’s fresh produce and seafood and pair it with wines from an extensive collection recognized by Wine Spectator magazine.
Indoor formal dining room requires dress code. Please review details for more information.

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KatieVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Nikolene was wonderful . Food was fantastic . Thank you for a wonderful meal

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Da Vinci Ristorante

4.9

4.9 (5755)

$31 to $50

Italian

Marco Island

About the restaurant

The Carvelli family has created a little slice of their homeland in the quaint atmosphere of Marco Island. Enjoy the sophisticated family ambiance where each guest feels at home while enjoying signature dishes and carefully selected wines.

When booking for parties of 9 or more, please call us directly for booking at (239) 389-1888, thank you!

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ThomasVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Best meal that we had on Marco Island. We had the calamari, chicken parmesan, veal saltimbucco, and triple tail special. All were cooked to perfection.

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Molto Trattoria

4.8

4.8 (4571)

$30 and under

Italian

Naples

About the restaurant

Molto – Italian for “plenty of" is a Trattoria serving fresh, intimate and truly authentic Italian cuisine
"simply my mom in the kitchen" is our motto and she shares traditional family recipes! All our pastas and sauces are homemade and we pride ourselves on using only the very best quality ingredients.
Serving lunch and dinner.

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DianneVIP

Dined 5 days ago

First visit; will definitely be back; great taste and good size portions

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Limoncello - Naples

4.8

4.8 (2716)

$31 to $50

Italian

Naples

About the restaurant

Limoncello focuses on serving exceptional food made with simple and fresh ingredients. Its culinary roots are in Cosimo’s seaside village of Positano, but you will also find an homage to traditional Italian-American cuisine on the menu.

The spirit and character of the Amalfi Coast can be found in the restaurant’s decor and lively atmosphere. Murals of Italy decorate the restaurant and live music is played every evening.

Limoncello strives to provide guests with exceptional service, food, and an experience unlike any other in Naples.

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FredVIP

Dined 4 days ago

It is my favorite place in Naples. Service is wonderful, only surpassed by the food.

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TAGLIOLINI CACIO E PEPE

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Giovanni Ristorante & Bar Italiano

4.8

4.8 (2489)

$30 and under

Italian

Naples

About the restaurant

Giovanni’s , located in the Crossroads Shopping plaza, invites you to join us for a relaxing evening with family and friends. Our extensive menu offers a wide array of fresh, Italian cuisine the whole family will enjoy. For the best in intimate dinning for two or a meal the entire family will enjoy try Giovanni’s. We provide catering for any and all of your special events.

Our family arrived in America from Carini, Sicily and Pr. Avellino, Naples, Italy over forty years ago. They were in search of a better life for themselves and for future generations. Deep rooted in our family traditions are a welcoming nature, delicious food and a strong family structure. These are the traditions that we based the foundation of our restaurant upon. Giovanni’s opened in 1999 and our family’s passion for food and love of Italy keeps us dedicated to serving the freshest and most authentic Italian cuisine in all of Naples.

-The Conigliaro Family

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John

Dined 1 day ago

Nice dinner all staff was great from bussers waitress and bar .great service

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Osteria Capri - Isles of Capri Naples

4.7

4.7 (1300)

$31 to $50

Italian

Naples

About the restaurant

www.ostriacapri.com
Osteria Capri iItalian waterfront dining, organic seafood catch, seasonal local vegetables, natural beef, exotic pizza wood fire oven‘s, vegan options and gluten-free

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JillVIP

Dined on Dec 8, 2024

The food is always, reliably delicious. The service was friendly and efficient. Ambience leaves something to be desired. New furniture helps. We will return for the excellent seafood and pasta.

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La Fontanella Ristorante - Bonita Springs

4.8

4.8 (479)

$31 to $50

Italian

Bonita Springs

About the restaurant

We are glad that you're here. We pride ourselves in serving you authentic, from-scratch Italian dishes made only from the freshest, highest quality ingredients. We provide a vast selection of fine wines to further culminate your meal, and fresh, from-scratch desserts to conclude. Along with our warm, inviting atmosphere and friendly professional service, you can be assured that we at La Fontanella strive to exceed your expectations each time that you join us for a meal. It is always our pleasure to serve you. We look forward to meeting you.

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Steve

Dined 3 days ago

This was our 4th time eating here. Since it is not near where we live, the food must be THAT good for us to travel so far. Eat here. You won’t be sorry.

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