29 Best Italian Restaurants in Saint Paul

“Hyacinth is a keeper. Creative food, well prepared, small but extremely well chosen wines. Portions were large, a bit too large in my view. Hyacinth is one of the few restaurants in the post Covid dining world that is daring to show us how innovative dining can be done.“

“Great service and food!!!!“

“Great Italian food at very reasonable places. Highly recommended. I try to make a trip there every time I'm in the area.“

“What a wonderful place. My boys took me here for dinner last night and it was fantastic. Great atmosphere, friendly staff and the food was incredible. I will be back again and again. Thank you!“

“Came in for the wild game on Tuesday, and I had a great dining and bar experience. The food was delicious, and service was even better. Carlos was our server and gave our table nothing short of outstanding service. He was quick to check on us and bring us our order and any additional requests we had ordered. I would definitely come back here again.“

“Delicious bread, pasta, and drinks. Good prices at lunch. Free validated parking. Great and friendly server.“

“Absolutely fabulous! I moved from Europe 3 months ago and started to miss some of the European food. This place is IT! We went there twice, 1st time I ordered pizza - legit with fluffy crust! 2nd time I got Croque Madame and they nailed it too! Prices are reasonable, service amazing and plenty of room for parking. My new favorite place when I get home sick! ❤️ Thank you!“

“Love them so much so many memories from a field trip where we got to make our own pizza to the tvs you pop some qaurters in waiting on some cheesebread and a mini ,as well as buy my sports cards there after school than instead of the machine I’m buy from Tony directly lol“

“Our waitress was awesome and the food was great!“

“I would first like to point out our server Shannon was top notch and her personality took it to the next level. Along with GREAT service the food was just as GREAT! We have been here a few time and the staff has never let us down. We cannot say enough positive things about Bella Ciao. All in all a 5 STAR experience.“

“We had a party of 16 at short notice who needed to be accommodated and we were very well attended to. Little Oven Staff knocked it out of the park! Thank you all!“

“Outstanding as usual!! Fabulous!“

“Mucci’s was a fantastic romantic dinner spot. The appetizer meatballs had a unique texture that I preferred over other meatballs. The fall pasta special was incredible and paired perfectly with the tagliatelle that was the perfect blend of lemon and cream. The pasta noodles tasted homemade and were so good.

The patio was pretty and was packed by 7pm. We got a reservation for a Tuesday night and would recommend making one.“

“We frequent Yarusso’s and will always be a favorite! Decided to have them cater my girlfriend’s 40th and Jerry absolutely knocked it out of the park!!! First class food and service that is unmatched“

“Had a very special celebrations here recently and it was amazing. Staff was awesome, food was delicious and ambiance was top notch. Every person in our party commented on what a great find this place was and how they couldn’t wait to come back. Thank you to the Luci Ancora team for making our celebration so wonderful.“

“This is definitely a fun place to try and check out. I tried the chicken parmesan and my son had pizza.$17 for a small cutlet of chicken and some subpar penne. The pizza was really good $6.00 a slice. We went downstairs for some pastries,the tiramisu was fantastic 🤩 and my son had a great donut. the market is fantastic to look at too.“

“Date night. Food was good. Wine was good. The waiter could be more attentive. He did not even ask us once how the food was and if we needed anything. Had to get extra sauce from the girl who brought out our food.“

“The Cave Cafe is one of my new favorite trucks that I’ve had. The Boss Wrap is unbelievable! Chicken and gyro meat is a great combination and it works really well here. The chicken quesadilla has a generous amount of chicken and is grilled perfectly, a high quality quesadilla. Cave Cafe was one of the highlights for me at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Everyone was so friendly too. Afro-Italian fusion makes for incredible tasting food. I need to keep track of this food truck in the future!“

“Base price for pasta no longer includes SAUCE! I ordered pasta with three veggies, chicken and Alfredo. I paid $10.99 for the pasta (a price increase) PLUS $2.99 for the SAUCE! Total over $15.00. Deceptive pricing practice. I normally order the spicy rosa (now $1.99) with sausage, which is delicious and recommend. This time I opted for the alfredo. It tastes suspiciously like jarred alfredo. Not worth the price.“

“Server was very efficient and friendly. The food is always amazing at bucca no matter what you get. I went there with my younger brother and we had fantastic service from our servers, they were very friendly and helpful. They never let our waters run out. Our server even helped take a couple picture for us to have as memories , he was really happy to help with that so we appreciate that. We got our cocktails which were amazingly good in a timely manner. We got our fried mozzarella for an appetizer and it definitely was good and it came out fast. We ordered shrimp Alfredo and the penne ala vodka the pasta had amazing flavor and they always serve it in family portions so we had more than enough to take home for leftovers! I love going to bucca because the servers I've had have always given excellent service in timely manner with a smile on their face, positive attitudes, and always happy to help with any questions. They always also make sure to have a good understanding of what it is that you exactly want they make sure they get every order right and to your liking. I definitely recommend bucca for anyone who loves Italian food they have a nice and cozy comfy atmosphere so you really get that Italian feel!“

“I have probably ate here 50 times over the past ten years and it’s the best pizza and salads period. It always tastes fresh and consistent. The reason I keep coming back is because the price has stayed (around) the same for the past 7+ years!
There is literally no where else you can get a whole fresh pizza and a small salad for around $16. I really appreciate that they keep it semi affordable. These days McDonald’s costs that much!
The food is much better than pizza Luce or toppers, any of the surrounding area competitors, which are just ok to me.

This tastes like you took a mini vacation to Italy EVERY TIME ! Pizza usually comes out within 5-8 minutes as long as it’s not insanely busy.“

“Always delicious! A real treat.“

“Recently met our son at Frank's Levee Tavern for happy hour. Have been to Cossetta's multiple times, but first time visiting Frank's Tavern. Loved the atmosphere and food we had. The service from Daniel was exceptional. Will definitely be back.“

“The food is delicious and the staff is super nice and funny. Would definitely recommend and will be going back.“

“Consistently good service and food. excellent hot wings, lasagna, sandwiches and of course any kind of pizza you can imagine. This is the 3rd or 4th location I've tried(Eagan and Minneapolis). I definitely recommend Pizza Luce anytime. Brunch and trivia, available on select days as well.“

“Amazing food from an amazing restaurant, owned by an amazing family!!“

“I can't say enough about this Pizza Man! Their pizza is #1 in Eagan. And they really know how to take care of their customers. Thank you Chad for all you have done!! We have been customers since you opened and we are not changing. You guy are AWESOME!!“

“Classic quality neighborhood restaurant with lots of family friendly menu options. I believe this is the original location of the beloved local franchise. I used to come here with my mother as a child and we'd get hoagies and then she'd let me rent a Nintendo (original 8 bit) game from an adjacent video rental store.“