Dining

Best Italian Restaurants in Tampa Bay

Family-run, neighborhood-first Italian across the bay — from a South Tampa trattoria to a Sarasota pizza newcomer.

Looking for Michelin-starred Italian instead? Tampa Heights’ Rocca lives in our Fine Dining guide — these three are a different kind of pick: family-run, neighborhood-first Italian across the bay.

Osteria Natalina

South Tampa / Palma Ceia · Tampa

South Tampa's family-run Adriatic-Italian trattoria

Date NightAuthentic ItalianNeighborhood FavoriteFamily-Run

Gratzzi Italian Grille

Downtown St. Petersburg · St. Petersburg

Downtown St. Pete's longtime Italian dining room

Group DinnerClassic ItalianDowntown WalkableFamily-Style

Trattoria Bella Napoli

Downtown Sarasota / Main Street · Sarasota

Main Street Sarasota's award-winning Neapolitan newcomer

Neapolitan PizzaDowntown WalkableCasual ItalianGroup Dining

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