24 Best Italian Restaurants in Madison

“Great experience…everything from the ambiance to the waitstaff to the drinks, appetizers, entree, desserts and coffee were amazing!“

“Classic must try pizzeria. Absolutely delicious, they come up with great pie ideas and they are ALL hits. Their service is impeccable and their excellent cocktails give the experience the cherry on top . To add to that the prices are super reasonable. Great atmosphere, can't recommend this enough. It's become a go to return spot over the years, wether I go for a nice dinner with my partner, or getting "fancy" pizza and drinks with friends, this is the place to go.“

“Always amazing here. Food , atmosphere, staff, and great cocktails to boot.“

“Good food and nice place!“

“After 29 years of living near Madison, we finally went for dinner last night. Everything was delicious- mocktail, bruschetta, both pasta dishes (mushroom truffle & sausage rigatoni), as well as the light, fluffy desserts (butterscotch pudding & cheesecake with rhubarb/strawberry compote). Super happy our waiter, James, sent us home with an extra baguette & recommended making French toast - which we did today! We’ll be back with friends and recommending to others!“

“I've been going to Ginos for years! Best sandwiches in Madison! I'm just sorry they aren't open more! Love, love, LOVE them!!!“

“The spaghetti and meatballs with meat sauce was delicious! The pizza, while it had a great consistency, and the crust was very good, the pizza itself was a little flavorless. Perhaps an off night. One major positive they serve Coke products, though they are served in cans. Refills would be nice!“

“Y'all.…. this place is out of this world!! Everything from the wine, appetizers, entrée desserts and coffee are just phenomenal!! Do not pass this place up! I love the line of this chef… The way the music goes, that’s the we dance! And that’s exactly what this place is all about. Everyone loves this place! Tony Bennet and famous athletes from all over - including Reggie Bush!“

“We stopped in for some pasta on our way home to De Soto from MKE airport. I had spaghetti Bolognese and my husband had shrimp fettuccine Alfredo and we both had small Caesar salad salads. Very good nicely. Priced good service will stop again when we can.“

“Had the Lumache. It was SO good.“

“Took a friend out here to treat her for being helpful since this is her favorite place.

I honestly can't think of any complaints. We were seated immediately, and the food came out rather quickly as well (?)

All in all, it was a decent meal. My friend said the same.“

“It’s an Olive Garden, plain and simple. You want pasta, you’ll get it. You want moderate pricing, you’ll get it. Walked in and waited for 15 minutes, got to our table and started destroying our free bread and salad (get at least 1 salad to help balance the demonic amount of delicious carbs you’re gonna be ingesting).

We got shrimp alfredo, chicken alfredo, and shrimp carbonara. The carbonara is my personal preference as it’s more creamy compared to alfredo but they’re all pretty good.

I will say the staff here are super nice and they really made the experience way better. Asking lots of questions and always following up for more bread, salad, more bread, water, drinks, and more bread.“

“This is one of our favorite places in Madison. Every single time, the food is delicious, the staff is full of smiles and always willing to go above and beyond. 10 Out of 10 recommended.“

“The service was the best. Araceli was amazing server , help us with everything we need , the best GF menu I had so far .. I recommend this place very clean classy .. Barb the manager came and checked on us to make sure we had everything we needed .. very happy and I’m definitely going to be back soon“

“My granddaughter and I was touring downtown Madison about two weeks ago, we came across D’Vino as we walked. The special for the day was crab cake and green fried tomatoes, of course we went in to order. The food was amazing. My granddaughter love the atmosphere of the restaurant and so did I .She order a pizza that was the best she ever had. The food was so good, even the water was great. We will be back!“

“I visited a few years ago. I had so.e dish of ground beef eggola t in a garlicky onion tomatoes sauce served with jasmine rice. one of the tastiest meals I've had.“

“Doughnuts are amazing. My family showed up on Friday night after getting some pizza. The workers there, a husband wife combo, were amazing. Not only were the doughnuts amazing, the workers laughed and joked with my 4 year old son. Showing him all the doughnuts they had in stock. They even gave us 2 free doughnuts to take home for tomorrow. I will be buying all doughnuts from here from now on. 10/10“

“Bunky’s is simply amazing! They catered our wedding 12 years ago. Authentic Mediterranean food, expertly prepared, with superb customer service... highly recommend!“

“Dining atmosphere: woodwork, stone, rustic warmth experience. Good food, good price. Bathroom atmosphere: Stinky, disgusting, dilapidated, dust filled vent experience.“

“Porta Bella has a great atmosphere for a date night since it is dark with cozy dining nooks. There is a parking garage directly infront of the restaurant with plenty of parking!
The food was delicious with great size portions.
Would highly recommend the lasagna and the calamari!“

“Always excellent pizza and sandwiches. we've never been disappointed. fun staff, Aubrey is very fun and an excellent waitperson. we love her! best pizza in Madison. highly recommended!“

“Rocky rococo made a long lasting impression. When I called to place the order, staff was very attentive to my needs. I requested a vegan option and they were more than happy to make it happen! I had a timely delivery the day of, an overall great customer service experience and to say the least, the pizza was AMAAAAAZING ! Thank you so much and keep up the great work!

-A very satisfied customer“

“Chicago style pan pizza was the slice of the day. Service was fast, fastest I’ve ever seen at that time of the day. The guys were so friendly and nice. The pizza was hot and oh so delicious. Never had a Chicago pan pizza before. I’ll be ordering that again sometime. Rocky’s is still my all time favorite.“

“We came in on a Monday night in the summer. We have been coming here a lot recently. We love the food! Pizza is great, salads and meatballs too! Our table tonight was two young kids and two adults. Most people wouldn't want our table. Servers don't like kids. I assume that means low bill and low tip. However, my husband and I have worked in the restaurant business for a long time! We know how to tip and never order off the kids menu. We were told our server Lydia would be with us shortly. However she never came by. I had to ask for service after we came in to eat and we're very hungry. It was my daughter's birthday and they just got done with Ju Jitsu practice. My daughter told me she was starving. I know! She never came to the table. We were ignored for a while and told to order at the counter. There were open tables and not too many people in the restaurant. Thank you to the shift manager who finally helped us. We also asked Lydia to help with our check at the end and she told us she couldn't help us. She was so rude! Thanks Lydia. If you go on a weekday you might not even get service unless you ask. We'll be back to eat the food and hope we don't ever get Lydia. She was only serving two tables and both were finished before we got our food. She was not that busy but decided she didn't want to serve us.“