20 Best Italian Restaurants in Fresno

“The pizza is delicious! As well as the mozzarella cheese sticks. Oh the yummy blood orange cosmo .. I have gone a couple times our servers and all wait staff have been amazing …“

“Stellar staff, friendly, attentive. Food was absolutely outstanding. Loved every dish we ordered. Highly recommended. Thank you chef for a superb culinary experience. Will definitely return.“

“Highly recommended! This place is great!“

“This is a great little place. Perfect if you are in the downtown area for anything...like jury duty. They have a large parking lot which is a plus because parking downtown is ugly. Once you park, follow the umbrellas and you will find their entrance.
I had the lasagna and it was great, especially the meat. It wasn't overly cheesy and had a nice spice to it.
The chocolate raviolis, well they were chocolate raviolis, what else can you say, it doesn't get any better than that.
I am glad to know where these guys are located because I will be back.“

“excellent 👌 the best. food 😋“

“Fine dining does not get any better. This was close to absolute perfection.

We arrived with reservations at their opening, and were promptly seated at my favorite location, a table in the back corner. A young man filled our water glasses without spilling a drop. Our server, Conner, recommended a wonderful Italian-produced Pino Grigio, which was light and fruity with a nice finish. There is not much better than a server who is like a sommelier. The wine list is quite diverse, and certainly adequate in reds, whites, and sparkles.

We got warm, fresh bread, and breadsticks, while we contemplated the menu. The cuisine is strictly meat and pasta, no seafood, but there are many great choices. My wife got the outstanding Minestrone and the Lasagna Parmigian, our niece got the Ravioli de Radiccio, and I got the Escargot, and the Rack of Lamb. Pardon my lack of Italian language here.

The escargot were large, in a tremendous traditional butter and garlic sauce, where the bread came in very handy. The lamb was perfectly cooked to order. I have never seen a lasagna presented like this before. All presentations were meticulous, as I am sure Chef Rafael demands. Dinner was nicely paced. While we were too stuffed to order off the homemade dessert menu, Conner did bring out some complimentary, lemony, wonderful Italian cookies.

We were also greeted at our table by an elegant, gracious lady, Signora Mastro, who reminded me very much of Chef Andrea, former owner of the great New Orleans restaurant the bore his name for over 30 years.

There is something about the Italian people, no matter where we go, that drives them to respect their tradition, and that seems to always make a difference. Signora Mastro is truly a culinary Maestro.“

“Good food 🥘 Check in and took only 10 minutes to wait.“

“Accommodated our party of 12 for A Christmas for our company. Sat out on their enclosed patio with heaters…very comfortable, table was arranged perfectly for visiting and seeing each other during our meal. Everyone could chat, we had several delicious appetizers, cocktails and wonderful entrees and then desserts. Alyssa was our server, she was wonderful, explained the special, gave drink, appetizer, entrees and dessert recommendations! It was perfect! Sanger Tire and the Larges thank you and your staff for a wonderful experience! Merry Christmas 🎄“

“Great first time experience for me and my wife. Owner Luey was incredibly welcoming and even gave us better seats than what the waitress was planning to give us. The meatball appetizer and ciopino dish was good too.“

“Their thick crust pizza is amazing!“

“we dined at Ovidio just last week! the service was was great but I was very disappointed in my favorite dish; spaghetti and meatball was swimming in a pink sauce. I was very disappointed!“

“Fast friendly service and of course the food is outstanding“

“The best Diciccos in Fresno/Clovis Area. Food hits different here. Had the creamy pesto penne with chicken and tomato’s and extra pesto. On point 🔥🔥🔥 Also lasagna with meat sauce! Yumm“

“I highly recommend the sweet potato fries, they are delicious! Especially the jalapeño aioli dip they come with. I also ordered a French Dip sandwich, it was decent. This place was very busy at 12, so try to get there early or close to 1pm.“

“For authentic Italian food, I choose one of the DiCicco‘s family restaurants. DiCiccio’s has been around Fresno for as long as I can remember. I went to school with three of the kids of the DiCiccio’s family. DiCiccio’s restaurants treat you like family when you come in. They greet you, and seat you, and are very cordial. The food is excellent. Authentic Italian.
Their pizza and salad lunch special is under $10 and is well worth it! For a small individual size pizza, it is rather large and I have to bring half of it home!“

“Place was great! Cool relaxing vibe with good music and food was great! We stopped in for pick up passing through and Michael was kind enough to whip up a sauce for us for no charge. He went out of his way to take care of us and was very friendly! We really appreciated this and will definitely stop next time we are in the area!

Dietary restrictions: My wife is gluten free and they made a great gluten free pizza that’s also bigger than most places offer!“

“I had a wonderful bridal shower here yesterday! It was very relaxed and impressive atmosphere. The food was so delicious and they went out of their way to make us happy and taken care of. Thank you To my posse and Bella Pasta! The perfect place for all our parties.“

“Super delicious authentic Italian food great service been going there for years never left disappointed!“

“I ordered the unlimited soup,salad & breadsticks. Everything was good. The salad was crisp and was tossed with the right amount of dressing. The breadsticks were fresh from the oven. My companion tried all the soup selections and enjoyed them all. Our server was pleasant and very patient with our table of 6 retired ladies. All the staff was the same. We visited the restaurant at the Marketplace at El Paseo.“

“The food here was absolutely amazing and prepared so well. I don’t think anything here could taste bad. This was our first time and will be back! It is pricey, but worth it with the quality of food we ate! You won’t be disappointed!“