Italian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Albany
76 restaurant menus in United States, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"I haven’t found a place yet that has a better roast beef..."
Deanna Brozowski-Brady
"Two Australians on a road trip in the US looking for a decent sandwich for lunch......two ham and cheese rolls....did us for lunch and dinner! Huge!..."
Trudy Bostock
"I live over 1 hour away from Andy's but my wife works down the road and I have her pick up food at least once a week and OMG it NEVER Disappoints..."
Nick Slater
"The Very Best Sausage and Subs! Second to No � And live entertainment when you..."
Ken Darpino
"I had an Italian combo and it was delicious. I can't wait to go back there..."
SueAnn Armstrong
"Favorite place to get subs and the services is always..."
Clark Hemeon
"Best subs in Albany!! Never have had a bad experience. Great food and always great..."
Tara M Pinga
"Wonderful food. I am addicted to Andy's Italian Wedding..."
Leona Pillsbury Kassoff
"The best in upstate..."
Mark Mahar
"I've known CARMEN a long time he has been in this business for ever, he does things the way they do it in the old country, and to stay in business..."
Antonio Puorto
"Wow, just wow. Best Italian sub I have ever had hands down. Everything was so fresh and flavorful. Outstanding deli to go to. The employees were..."
Stef Dami
"Me and my Co worker stopped at this place because of the good reviews. It was one of the best pastrami sandwiches I've ever had in my life. If we're..."
Miguel Perez
"Me and my Co worker stopped at this place because of the good..."
Alexis Morgan
"Greek Salad was ok. On a scale of 1-10 I'd give it a..."
S Moore
"This was my first time at this small Deli tucked away right in the middle of Albany.
They have a small area to get drinks and a handful of items for..."
Nathaniel Galloway
"Old school deli. Great sandwiches at great prices and really nice staff. Boar's Head cold cuts. Everything's awesome. Grab a nice piece of tiramisu..."
Debra Calvo McNicholas
"Great subs. Some of the best in the area. Family owned so it's a great vibe inside too. Lots of options in their grocery section as..."
thekid12203
"The food here was incredible. Everything tasted like it was made that morning, and everything was sliced fresh. The fudge fancie cookies were..."
"I was the DJ at the wedding last night (7/7/18). It was my first time working at this venue and Katelyn is hands down the best banquet manager I've..."
Dave Barmen
"We had our day after wedding brunch at Cornerstone and we were so happy with how everything turned out! Vanessa, Jamie, and the rest of the staff..."
Devlyn Tedesco
"Had no idea this gem on the Plaza had reopened but today's lunch was sure to bring me back. The burger with mushrooms and fresh ramp pesto was..."
Bert Pagano
"What better place then the Beautiful Empire State Plaza. This restaurant brings the Plaza back to life...."
Madeline Rizzo
"Amazing venue with Stefany from Mazzone Catering is the BEST! She will make sure your event is classy and..."
Anna Maria
"I came in for lunch - wasn't sure if it was open but I had some time to kill and happened to be in the plaza around lunchtime. On offer today for..."
Mandy Sheridan
"I can't say enough about this venue and the level of hospitality that Mazzone provided for us. The view is amazing, and the people are..."
Anthony Montemorano
"It has been a great experience living at Cornerstone location, wonderful gym facility, best food stores around like Whole Foods, Trader's Joes ect...."
JEAN CLAUDE Simille
"Food and banquet location was nice (I'm referring to above ground only) and the glass enclosed restaurant area was beautiful. However, our older..."
Kyle Schoonmaker
"Enjoyed the spring flowers and beautiful..."
Lynn Ceraldi
"Great Thursday buffet with delicious Italian specialties. Friendly staff & tasty desserts in the former "Sign of the Tree"..."
David Bulnes
"Every Thursday they have a lunch buffet. Always meatless options for vegetarians. Really good food, soda and dessert..."
"Very professional with the business. Very very good food, i eat here all the time and i recommend this pizzeria to many of my family and friends...."
Billy DiFulvio
"Best pizza in upstate New York! Can't get enough of their sauce! Owners are great guys as well, would highly..."
Sam Gesek
"Great pizza and great people! Love la famiglia best pizza..."
Mike Navaretta
"I love their Pizza� and the staff is so friendly. I recommend it to..."
Nicole Daly
"No words can describe how good the food is here only taste buds!! If your in Albany this place is a..."
Cin Medina
"I thought it was a great pizza. I'm from NYC and that says a lot...I'll be going..."
Chad Stigi
"By far best pizza in the area , great customer..."
Teddy Tedesco
"Best pizza I've ever had by far! I don't go anywhere else..."
Kristianne Nichole Donnelly
"Awesome Pizzas and service!! Pricea are good too...."
Jechu Mecks
"Never..."
Patrick Conner
"NEVER had a bad slice!! I go in usually at least once a week and get a variety of slices. Anything from plain cheese to lasagna with meatballs and..."
Schuyler Burns
"Best pizza! And right next to harbor freight!:D can't wait to visit..."
Johnny Bondrew
"THE..."
Sharon Kennard
"One of the best pizza places in the Capital Region. The dough is amazing and they have a ton of selection for slices! If you are a Buffalo chicken..."
Sam Chiappone
"It doesn't look pretty, but tastes really good. Got manicotti with the salad. The blue cheese dressing is pretty good as..."
Chrissy B
"Well tonight I ordered a pepperoni pizza and first off it’s so hard to find a decent pizza joint that’s actually good we’ll I rolled the dice..."
Joey
"Really amazing pizza and a drink for only 7.50 on lunch. Broccoli and white cheese and a sausage and..."
Michael
"Best pizza North of I-90. Went to check out the car show on a Saturday night and grabbed a slice. Phenomenal. Walked around for a bit and then went..."
Rob
"Been coming here for years and always a great experience. Excellent food and the owner is one hard working guy. Good prices good food good..."
Jeremy
"First timer for lunch. Standard pizza joint. Clean. Fast, friendly service. Large selection of pizzas. I tried the plain cheese slice as a baseline...."
"Unique options you don’t find everywhere and good flavors. They let us know calzones take a little while to cook and it was worth it! We got to try..."
Kylea Knecht
"Locally owned and most of the time I've ordered I run into one the owners working there. I found them both to be personable and I love the food. It'..."
Tim Coyle
"They have really good pasta! Every pasta dish you order comes with garlic bread too. They can make any of them vegetarian too! Pork makes me sick and..."
Marissa Swartz
"Wow! Great food! I had a personal size pizza and the crust was delicious. I will definitely go back again and again! So much more to..."
"Good healthy food, that you feel good eating
Shoutout to Sergio & the manager for superb customer..."
Bakari Stout
"This place is a hidden gem, perfect place to to if you want Italian food fast. The food is easily 5 star, the only reason I do not give this..."
WastedTalent
"Great place for a bite. The pasta bowls are a fantastic deal and you get to customize it how you like it. Steak can take a little longer since they..."
"Really fantastic food, my favorite we're the gnocchi s with Gorgonzola sauce. The staff there was on point the entire time, very friendly and price..."
Marty Rosato
"Went for my anniversary and just wow. Have lived here my whole life never been and kicking myself for all the years I have missed out. Hands down one..."
Heather Kozakiewicz Mantica
"During the last 30 years we have never had a meal that was less than perfect. Cafe Italia is the best, food, staff, my favorite place to eat by..."
Sam Fresina
"I can't believe I've lived less than 3 miles from this restaurant for the past 40 years and never ate there. The meal, appetizers, dessert and..."
Sherry Yackel Toedt
"One of the best Italian restaurants you'll find, great food and even better family. Highly recommend this family run..."
Fabrizio Maioriello
"Tonight was our first night eating here. The food was some of the best Italian food we've ever had... But, better than the food, was the staff......"
Kevin Carpenter
"Caffe Italia has been my favorite restaurant in the Capital district for the past 39 years. Others come and go but C.I. is that standard by which I..."
Linda Godoy
"Get the lobster ravioli! � It's a smaller restaurant but that's what makes it great they take time with your food and are more attentive. Making a..."
Joelle Loudis
"My wife and I have come here many times because the food and service never disappoint. Thank you to the entire staff for always making your guests..."
Dan Levin
"Always the best! We've never had a bad meal here! The staff makes the experience..."
John Norris
"Great staff & Great food!!! The drinks were awesome also. I definitely recommend the choclate..."
Cara Izzo
"So much to say. First, service is second to none. EVERYONE waits on you. They are responsive. Fast, but not rushed. Your meal isn’t served until..."
Karla Duffy
"The food and service was fantastic! We had an exceptional dining experience!! I highly recommend this restaurant for a memorable..."
Mary Ann Gizzi
"One of the best restaurants in the Albany area! The food is amazing, the atmosphere is cozy, and the waitstaff is courteous and attentive. You won't..."
Michelle Graham
"Live in Brunswick Ny wanted some good food decided to try Cafe Italia Ristorante. Atmosphere was very elegant and perfect for nice romantic dinner..."
Jeremy AndCasaundra Ackner
"Absolutely amazing food with amazing staff. One of the best meals we have had! Will definitely be..."
Mary Anne Clemenzi McHarg
"Love it! Great service, ambiance and food- all great!
My personal favs are the creamy Gorgonzola dressing on the house salad, chicken parm and the..."
Martha Ryan
"What a pleasant surprise Caffè Italia Ristorante was. I live in the Binghamton area and came to Albany to visit my daughter. We were looking for a..."
"Thank you for being a vegan friendly restaurant! The wood fired pizza with vegan cheese and vegan pepperoni was delicious! And it was nice to have a..."
Katie V Brennan
"Kim and all the staff at Restaurant Navona are amazing! They hosted a memorial service for my dad including his entire Italian family. There were at..."
Lisa Petrone-Bohl
"Kim and her staff did a fantastic job for my husbands surprise party. We had a larger crowd of 75 people and they accommodated us perfectly. The..."
Sue McNeice Conboy
"This place is great! Love the cozy atmosphere. The service is spot on and the food is amazing! We ordered bruschetta as an appetizer and got..."
Larissa Christine
"This place is great. Kim helped me out with my wife's 30th birthday party and she was a pleasure to deal with. The private room they have for parties..."
David Laurenzo
"We do not usually go out for dinner on Valentines day, however a friends jazz trio was playing and it was a double bonus of very good food and..."
Laurie Mcbain
"I had the most delicious mushroom and fried egg pizza today! Great place and friendly..."
Coreen Brown
"Excellent food. Very friendly and efficient staff. Our waiter was on top of his game...sorry, I forgot his..."
Teri Green
"The food was excellent and the service was fantastic. If you are lucky enough to have Hannah as your service your experience will be..."
Bernice Leone
"If you're looking for amazing food, wonderful atmosphere and unmatched service, this is the place! I can't remember ever having such a relaxed and..."
Jill Grebert
"Love it here!!! Food and drinks are always on point. They have a kids menu now..."
Nicole Herring Clemens
"Kim and the staff at Restaurant Navona rock! Thank you for making the retirement party for our coworker such a wonderful evening. I can't say..."
Debbie Sasso Bartz
"Our meal tonight was outstanding from apps, salads, to entrees. Great service from start to..."
Bert Pagano
"We were visiting from out of town and happened to stumble on this place and were very impressed! We ordered chicken meatballs for an appetizer to..."
Tabitha Maynard
"Our server, Josh, was fabulous! Attentive and funny, he provided excellent service. We were also super impressed and appreciative of the chef's..."
Kim Grossman
"My husband and I went out to lunch and thought we'd try something new, and we're glad we did! The wood fired pizza tasted just like the pizza we had..."
Lisa Rosen DiCostanzo
"We just had my son's 30th birthday party at Restaurant Navona's beautiful back room. The fireplace was certainly a welcome addition since it was..."
Mary Bowen
"The service and food is always great. It is our "go to" place on Fridays...."
Beth Wagner DeRusso
"Wonderful atmosphere, excellent food and personal interaction with the owner. My husband and I went to hear some friends in a quartet. The music..."
Colleen Williams-Wright
"Very good. From our server to the dessert everything was excellent. Do your self a favor and..."
William Tragedy Yager
"I was fortunate enough to secure the lovely, private back room at Navona to host a milestone birthday party for my husband. The venue was perfect - ..."
Maribeth Gunner Pulliam
"Everything was fresh, hot and delicious! I highly recommend this..."
Paul Barkevich
"Staff were professional, friendly and helpful with menu choices. Food was great and atmosphere..."
Joe Coffey
"Everything is great. The atmosphere and service are wonderful. The Wood fired pizza is..."
Marcella Macchina Michel
"The restaurant was packed last Saturday. Every bit of food was delicious down to the bread served with the meal. Delish! Beautifully decorated to..."
Matt Burns
"Best eatery in Albany. Amazing food, great staff - do yourself a favor and go - but get there early - fills up..."
James Kopp
"Great gluten free and vegan options! Just love love love this..."
Sebastian Marro
"First visit yesterday with my daughter. We had a terrific meal. Our waitress Stephanie was terrific as well. We will be back with the whole family..."
"One simple word..."Superb"....attentive / knowledgeable server...everything was just so flavorful...I had the crab cakes...which were awesome....my..."
David Krzemien
"I went to dinner with friends last night. There were Thirteen adults and a baby. We had reservations.
Service at the bar while we waited for..."
Janet M. Doody
"Great place for a good steak and a Guinness or 2.
Large full menu bar with very nice atmosphere.
Would definitely..."
Neal Nagle
"It’s an awesome place, it's just that simple. Great food, great atmosphere, great service. A gem of a..."
Michael Beifeld
"The atmosphere is very comfortable and the food is delicious. The only negative thing is the wait...but oh so worth..."
Mary Meyer
"Excellent food and outstanding service. I recommend Delmonico’s to anybody in the Albany..."
Mark Richmond
"Great food all around our table tonight and great service too! Highly..."
Marc Champigny
"Service was excellent. Delmonico steak was very large, juicy and perfectly cooked. Portions are large but prices are reasonable.The..."
John Havrilla
"Very friendly greeting and awesome veal marsala, have to try the delmonico steak one day though. I highly recommend it! Great bread too! Fast..."
JohnnyQ2004
"Good food, good service - dinner 06.28.2014. 4 for dinner Sat evening 06.28.2014. Concur with other reviews wherein you do not go home hungry. Great..."
Rob M
"One of the best places to eat in the area! Service and food are always top..."
Sherm Wilkinson
"Steak. Love the big..."
Krissy166
"Great place, great food, one of my favs. I have been to this place many times. Food is always great. It's a decent value too. I love the Fettachini..."
Soda Popinski
"Great italian. Great atmosphere, played alot of Sinatra I felt Italian for the evening and liked it. Great Italian food very flavorful and I agree..."
Kolleen
"The Portobello Parmigan was to die for and the Delmonicos house steak was Great. Highly..."
Julio Martinez
"This place is the best. Reasonable prices and awesome food. I go here with my family all the time and we always have a great..."
Bow617
"GET THE STEAK!!. Yes, they are popular for their great steak.The staff can be a bit BLEH! but once you have you your food in front of you..."
Mrs.Nova
"Food was pretty good a little on the heavy side. Everyone leaves with leftovers. Veal was really chewy. Antipasta was mostly iceburg..."
Drewsreview
"Although I liked it and had a good experience, I found this place to be a bit over-rated. The meatballs lacked any real italian..."
Dan Schiller
"DELICIOUS! The DelMonico steak...mmmmm superb! I highly reccomend this..."
"My kudos and thanks to Jim Rua and his staff who prepared and served me and my friends a feast fit for royalty this evening at Cafe Capriccio. Always..."
Ginny Boharis Peters
"The food and experience at the Chef's Table was absolutely amazing. Top notch service and overall experience. One of the best meals I ever had. Such..."
Derek Goodroe
"Fabulous. Great atmosphere. Great food.
Bit heavy on chilli and sauces for us Australians.
However would recommend..."
Jenette Powell
"Simply Fabulous! The owner is amazing! Feels like stepping back in time for an amazing home cooked meal!..."
Rosalie LaRocco
"amazing food and staff.had the valentines special, delmonico..."
Stephen Roberts Sr.
"Food was delicious. Wait staff very attentive. Would..."
Kathy Kosek
"Incredible food and wait staff at Café Capriccio!!! Thank you for making my mother's 60th birthday so special. Every dish was unique and..."
Kathryn Wood
"Best Restaurant in the Capital Region and this establishment has supported live music for more than 30 years..."
Michael Bisio
"Delicious, beautiful ambiance and good service. I had the calamari..."
Boots Elum
"Chef Rua's table is a very special place! Best meal..."
Jeff Bennett
"Amazing food, amazing service, amazing..."
Claire Morales
"Really good fast Service, excellent food, real Italian.
Reasonably priced. Will definitely go..."
Joe Revette
"Great food, very nice place to dine out in Albany New..."
Abdul Latif Salaam
"Food is fabulous and Chef Nick gives each plate that special..."
Linda Smith Gulbrandsen
"Very yummy from start to finish and attentive and friendly..."
"Owner and upper management have reached out to me and made right what has been done wrong. They are sincerely sorry for my experience and are..."
Sylvia Shaw
"I have ordered only 3 times from Golden and at extremely late hours for this old man, each time the delivery "cross town" if you wanna call it that..."
John Kellogg
"Very delicious food served hot. I just had the buffalo chicken pizza and garlic parm wings and they were the best around the staff were also very..."
Hayley Welch
"just ordered from here while passing through and it was so good I had to immediately leave a review. we got the pepperoni roll and the bbq chicken..."
Hannah Jonasse
"I have been coming here for over 2 years and it's always been valuable experiences on top of the quality food. Bilal who works here has gone out of..."
"Ordered pizza and wings and was not disappointed. Just moved here from Buffalo and these are the first legitimately good wings I’ve had (small..."
Jeff Siegrist
"While I was at SOHO pizza today, a man stopped in who was hungry and had no money. He asked if he could get a slice of anything and he could maybe..."
Wes Bennett
"That’s some dam good brick oven made pizza. Always tasty. Fresh and garlic knots are okay, could be warmed up a little..."
Akeem Heshimu
"We had the Xtra large calzone, and not only was it LARGE, it was also delicious!! We were able to have the other half the next day. Enjoyed it very..."
Linda Losier
"Pizza thin crust is delicious plus the wings made your way, and served fresh. Crazy parking means that part is not..."
"I had already been to the Little Star in Oakland and was thrilled to see it in Albany. My friends stay in El Cerrito and we were feeling like having..."
Heliana Mano
"Seriously good pizza. I had both the Deep Dish and the thin, and both were excellent. The Burrata we had for an appetizer was also quite nice. I..."
Corey Strock
"Good fresh pizza! Had a custom thin crust with bacon, pepperoni and mozzarella and it was delicious. The thin crust was crisp just how I like it. The..."
Kevin
"They have great deep dish pizza if you're a fan of deep dish, but I just really want to say you need to try their thin crust pizza. Signature..."
Ken Yeh
"Great deep dish pizza, rivaled only by the likes of Zachary's. Their crust is very different than a traditional pizza crust, which isn't a bad thing...."
Eliot Hertenstein
"Beautiful and spacious interior, good for a family night out or a romantic couples evening. Service is excellent, the staff were friendly and..."
Milo Conway
"Much better flavor than Zachary's they actually do something with the tomatoes they put on top of the Deep Dish. And also their crust is much more..."
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