43 Best Italian Restaurants near Avalon

“Great food, excellent service. Highly recommend.“

“Service was poor . Food was good was over priced they changed 3% for using a card“

“food was absolutely amazing, staff was kind, and attentive but not annoyingly over. Definitely will be back when we come back to avalon“

“Only have had pizza and salad there both times. It was two of the best pizzas I’ve ever had. I’m picky about my pizza. Eggplant was real eggplant slices roasted, delicious sauce, perfect thin crust. Excellent! Caesar salad was good too. Shared leftovers with friends next day and they loved it too. We had a late lunch post season and were the only ones there which was even nicer than the crowds last time. So we got to speak with the chef who was very friendly and helpful. Can’t remember what we had a few years ago but my friend and I enjoyed it very much, which is why I went again. Will definitely go again when I’m back in Sea Isle City.

Parking: We were there post season so there was plenty of parking there.“

“Simply amazing! Perfect food, service and view. The best restaurant at the Jersey shore.“

“Great food, great service, authentic Italian food Highly Recommend“

“Our server Milos was incredible, great recommendations and the food was delicious and the atmosphere was great. Homemade gnocchi with shrimp and scallops on the side was to die for, will be back.“

“The food and staff was amazing highly recommend“

“My family had an amazing experience and dinner on Mothers Day! Our appetizers came out perfect timing. The calamari& bruschetta are our favs. Dinner was exceptional and very good“

“Great find on 97th Street in Stone Harbor, NJ“

“Excellent food, family sized meals, great hospitality.“

“best italian joint in town highly recommended“

“Outstanding service and top quality food!!! Amazing and delicious. Definitely our new go to place. Frank and his team are awesome!“

“We visit here every summer and the food is usually great. This trip, it lacked any flavor. My husband's Bronzino was soaked in butter and had no taste. My short ribs were dry and the sauce had no flavor. Appetizers came out promptly, but the dinner took a long time. The servers were apologetic for the delay. And my husband politely told our waitress that the food was not up to par this time and she gave us desserts on the house. Overall a great place for a nice dinner, just wasn't the best this time around.“

“Great food and service highly recommend“

“Come in with a hug appetite. The Portion are huge and the food is delicious the service was outstanding. There are no reservations. If you pay cash you get a discount. We got the calamari for an Appetizer and we did taste of Italy which was 2 Raviolis, chicken parm, 1 meatball and Lasagna.“

“Cool little spot away from most of the coastal places. Great food and great service. The pizza is fresh out of the oven and amazing (white with ricotta best ever) for dine in - but if you get take out and have to travel 10 mins it cools off kind a fast and is still great, but not as fresh and crispy on the bottom as if you ate it there. Not a big deal , just saying.. 5 stars.“

“We just Love us some Panzini’s pizza, cheesesteaks, and chicken cheesesteaks! Honestly anything I’ve ever had there is excellent! The owner is one of the nicest guys! He is friendly and a real down to earth guy! We won’t go anywhere else in Sea Isle. Give them a try, you won’t regret it! 5 STARS ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️“

“Very disappointed. Roll ends were burnt and broccoli rab had too many hard stems.“

“Andrea Trattoria catered our wedding in Sea Isle on 9/24/2022. The food was absolutely amazing! It was without a doubt the best buffet we've ever experienced. Tino worked with us to make sure we had a wide variety of apps, salads, and entrees. We requested Gulf shrimp and he was able to make that happen for us! Thank you, Tino and team at Andrea Trattoria!“

“Grandma’s pizza is delicious“

“One of our favorite restaurants [Original] One of our favorite restaurants“

“Spectacular veal parmesan that you could cut with the side of your fork. Best, Veal i've had in a long time.🫶👍👍👨‍🍳☆☆☆☆☆“

“Great meal and service by Gina. The pumpkin raviolis were incredible and light.“

“We visited Joey M's La Piazza this evening for the first time. We had the chicken parm w/spaghetti and the calamari w/white garlic sauce over spaghetti. Hot bread came out first, and both the entree's were excellent. Our waiter was friendly and attentive. The venue was adorned with many celebrity photos and had good Italian music playing in the background. We can recommend Joey's for a good dining experience.“

“fantastic food efficient service what more could you ask for“

“staying behind you for the week. drove by the shop on our way back from Cape May earlier. decided on checking you out for dinner. best sub I've ever had. bravo.“

“We had an amazing experience on our wedding day last weekend at Duffinetti’s. The owner was extremely accommodating and dedicated to making our day extra special. She allowed us to drop our wedding cake off prior to opening for storing, served an amazing meal for our large party, served our wedding cake and even arranged the performer to play our wedding song for our first dance. We couldn’t thank her and the staff enough for making our day amazing.“

“This restaurant is amazin! We ate breakfast there once and dinner twice on our vacation. Very good food and wait staff. Nice Friendly people to be around“

“best subs and homemade Italian sides. second to none. If you’ve never tried it, you have no idea what you are missing. Customer friendly service ❤️“

“I chose this restaurant for my husband’s birthday dinner. We had an amazing meal in a pretty setting. Aside from being extremely impressed with all of the flavors, from appetizer to dessert, our server, Ari (not sure I’m spelling it correctly) was just the sweetest, knowledgeable and kind young woman. She was very attentive but not annoyingly. There were other servers walking around making sure tables were cleared of finished apps, salads and such. They work as a team and made the experience so enjoyable. Everything flowed so smoothly. We enjoyed delicious cocktails and the food was so on point. We’re giving Santorini ALL the stars! We will most definitely be back, again and again!“

“My family and I had frequented La Fontana (Strathmere) for over 20 years. What drew us back for some time was the humbleness of fine Italian food mixed with genuinely kind and low keyed charismatic servers. There was unfortunately a shift in management. Our relationship with La Fontana changed. Our final dinner at La Fontana (Strathmere) ended with the general restaurant manager having an explosive fit directed toward two life long friends in their mid-80s.“

“5 stars!! Amazing hoagies and salads. Fast friendly service. Highly recommended!!“

“Thank you Ravioli House for an amazing dinner!!! The food was excellent and our server was the best!!! This was our first time here and my husband and I came with our 2 sons aged 7 and 13… We sat in the newly opened section of the restaurant that was just added this past year which is absolutely beautiful! We immediately followed their FB page and can’t wait to try their “Family Fun Pasta Night” on Tuesday nights. Not only was our dinner amazing but we were treated like family the entire time we were there. This is a definite GO To for a summer night in Wildwood. Next time trying the mussels… they looked amazing!!!!“

“Delicious food. Never disappoints !“

“We have been going to Little Italy for at least 15 years. Food is fabulous atmosphere perfect staff warm and welcoming. never a bad meal. The host Michael always remembers who we are and we are treated like family. Highly recommend this establishment. five stars“

“We always order our hoagies from the crest location. Fresh rolls and great hoagies but today was the first time my tuna was not up to par. Me and my husband share the tuna and cheese hoagie on the beach and today we both said we ate a bread Sandwich!😳😩😬“

“The Meatball & Eggplant Grinders were delicious, absolutely will be back to try pizzas and other appetizers.French Fries were crispy and seasoned well.Definitely, looking forward to dining in person.Delivery was quick and easy!10/10“

“Great food great people!!!“

“I chose this restaurant for my husband’s birthday dinner. We had an amazing meal in a pretty setting. Aside from being extremely impressed with all of the flavors, from appetizer to dessert, our server, Ari (not sure I’m spelling it correctly) was just the sweetest, knowledgeable and kind young woman. She was very attentive but not annoyingly. There were other servers walking around making sure tables were cleared of finished apps, salads and such. They work as a team and made the experience so enjoyable. Everything flowed so smoothly. We enjoyed delicious cocktails and the food was so on point. We’re giving Santorini ALL the stars! We will most definitely be back, again and again!“

“Excellent service, staff and FOOD! Smash burgers are great! Pizza… great! Thank you!!!“

“Best pizza in all of the wildwoodss,,“

“Great family restaurant. Found the sausage sandwich I was searching for here. Outstanding.“