15 Best Italian Restaurants near Southport

“Food was excellent and large portions. Our server Pat was fantastic! She went above and beyond for us.“

“First time there and thought everything was wonderful! Our waiter Marcuese was the best and the food was delicious! Definitely going back.“

“I have tried the pizza, pasta, & subs. They were all great! The desserts are awesome too.“

“We ate here last night. The Tuscan chicken was fantastic! The sauce, meatballs, calamari & cheesecake was delicious. Andre our server is professional, personable, attentive & one of the best servers I have had & we eat out a lot. Kudos!!“

“Incredible meat sauce, always fresh pasta, salad and bread“

“First time here. I had a take out, and I ordered the spaghetti. Its very basic, and the sauce tasted like it came out of a bottle, no favor, and the noobles needed salt. I only eat what I could, and threw out the rest in the garbage. As for the restaurant itself, it needs be renovated. Looks like an old pizza hut from the 80's.“

“The food, Martini's, and staff are exceptional. Freddie's is always 5 Stars.“

“I will eat here every time I'm in the area. I was one of the unfortunate ones who lost their car on 17 the day of the no-named storm. I'm from a town about 45 minutes away & I was stranded for over 24 hours before my husband could get me home. Anxious & starving, D's was open Tuesday after the storm. Perfect I thought, comfort food to ease my stresses, but I got more than that. Still visibly upset, the owner noticed & inquired, honestly caring about her customer. Then I tasted the pepperoni pizza....OMG! My husband & I were blown away. It was DELICIOUS! Somehow they perfected the crunch on the bottom of the slice & used premium toppings for excellent taste. We had to drive back to the area to retrieve the belongings from my car & once again D's made another traumatic trip just a bit better. We shared a Buffalo Chicken Pizza & it was AMAZING. I was honestly mad to be too full to eat more🤪. Also, the owner talked with us & listened to my story, even hugging me. Definitely, definitely, DEFINITELY would recommend this place! I'm excited to go back & taste more of the delicious looking dishes!“

“The food was AMAZING ?‼️ Great New York style pizza. My husband also enjoyed a phenomenal Philly Cheese steak sub. He ordered without cheese due to lactose intolerance and he stated that even without the cheese the sub was amazing! The only reason I can't give 5 stars is bc they didn't have a person to buss/turn over tables between guests and each guest had to wipe off their own tables and seats. Which people were willing to do to get a table which went very quickly. But for a germaphobe like myself I would like to be greeted with a clean table. Although this did not take away from our experience at all. The kids loved it, as there was a large flat screw tv with a cartoon movie playing on low volume. The staff were super friendly and helpful. Overall great experience and would definitely go back whenever we are in town.“

“I drive from Raleigh for a walk on the beach and pizza here. It's that good. Way better than all the alleged NY style pizzeria's. Anywhere on the planet if you order a slice it gets reheated for you. Do you really expect them to make you a slice from scratch? Go to Pizza The Hutt for a personal pizza that tastes like cardboard with tomato juice.“

“First slice! Thanks to the staff for his surprise!“

“Best food on Oak Island. Great deserts.“

“I just moved to Southport and I was starving after the movers left today. This little place popped up in my search. It’s close to my home. It definitely did not disappoint. The food was delicious. The portions were generous, and the garlic knots were out-of this-world-level delicious!!!
This is my first find as a new resident, and I’m sure I’ll be a regular.“

“Uncle Vinny’s is absolutely amazing!!! Not only does the food make you want to come back for more but the minute you walk in you are greeted by amazing staff. I highly recommend this place best Italian food by far!!!“

“we ordered a large pie garlic knots and salad and were very pleased. the garlic knots are massive and the pizza was full of flavor. one of the only places in ten days of eating out that has fresh greens in the salad so props for that“