Italian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Santa Clara

8 restaurant menus in Santa Clara, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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Fiorillo's Restaurant
Fiorillo's Restaurant
90/100 (1664 ratings)
Restaurants
American
Bar
Pub
Vegetarian Friendly
Bar
Pub
Pizza
American
Pizza
Italian
Italian
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
Filete de pescado
Veal Parmigiana
Crab cakes
Baked Rigatoni
Tiramisú
Chicken parmigiana
Bruschetta
Fried calamari
Angel Hair Pasta
Pappardelle Pasta
Linguine and Clams with Mushrooms Steamed Clams and Baby Clams Served in a Red or White Clam Sauce
Crab - Stuffed Mushroom Caps
Linguine & Clams with Mushrooms
Jumbo Italian Baked Prawns
Gnocchi in Pesto Sauce
Pasta
Colossal Cheesecake with Raspberry Sauce
Salad
Eggplant Parmigiana
Pesto
Oysters Rockefeller
Pizza
Chicken Marsala
Sit down
Bar
American
Pub
Pizza
Italian
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Full Bar
Accepts Visa
Accepts Credit Cards
Private Dining
Accepts American Express
Takeout
Street Parking
Television
Accepts Mastercard
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Always great .. Bay Area South Bay native .. begins happy we still have this fabulous place to dine . Always on point..."
Lena Corral
"Came here on Valentine's day 2017, and there was a "special menu". We splurged with appetizers (crab-stuffed mushrooms) AND dessert (cannoli). Nice..."
Cyd Dunning
"Great food and equally great service! The food is fresh and well prepared. Most are prepared to order. My spouse has a garlic allergy and they are..."
Paul Arguelles
"Customer service was exceptional, as was the food. The portions are big, so come with an empty stomach. The cioppino was well-prepared, with an..."
Michael Ponce
"Service was excellent! Food was fantastic and many vegetarian options. Dessert was perfection 👌🏻Will be back for sure. Highly recommend this..."
Jill Franks
"One of the Best Italian Restaurants in town! Service is A+, food is the best, and you couldn't find any better staff. Been coming here for a few..."
Gail Burke
"A lovely experience from start to finish. I brought my mother here because she'd just heard By-the-Bucket had closed and this looked close. It is..."
Laura Iverson
"Love Fio’s!! Wonderful food and fabulous staff!!..."
K.T. Boyle
"All of the servers were friendly and very sociable. The food was amazing- I had the chicken rollatini. The Marsala sauce was rich and creamy, and the..."
Eric Cho
"The best pizza! Great service. An oustanding menu with something tasty for..."
Shelley Silva Miller
"Excellent menu...our meals were done to perfection. Our waitress...Christina was very attentive and had a very cheerful disposition, she even sang..."
Jeanne Klocek Turck
"Yesterday me and my family surprise my mom’s birthday dinner 🎉🎂🎈🎊🎁🍾🍰💕 the food was good and costumer service was..."
Megan Seadler
"The building is big and impressive. It is a little intimidating at first. Parking is easy to get. When you walk inside you feel that you are in a..."
Jack Waldbewohner
"Piedmont Hills High School - Class of 1971 - 45th Reunion was just held this past weekend at Fiorillo's. I want to thank Michael and Elaine for..."
Diana Kennedy
"i love Italian food.. and I was taken here for my Wedding Anniversary and i couldn't stop eating the food... everything was fabulous and the service..."
Michelle Wyatt
"The Veal Marsala was excellent. The Crab Stuffed Mushroom Caps were very tasty. Always treated like family. We love it..."
Albert Martinez
"The best place to be around the holidays with your friends and family! Amazing food, great service and wonderful people. Love my..."
Arianna Fiorillo
Pizz'a Chicago
Pizz'a Chicago
85/100 (2651 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
Pizza
Italian
Pizza
Italian
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Pizza
Italian
Serves Alcohol
Delivery
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"We have been going to this location since 1990. At least 2 times a year. The quality and service has not changed. Pizza is just as delcious as it..."
Syed Wajahat Hussain
".love the O'Leary pizza and apple walnut salad. I enjoy meeting friends for a glass of wine and sitting outside on a nice day. When eating indoors..."
Roberta George
"The best pizza I can’t have cheese anymore but they have a great soy cheese that I can have so yea pizza for..."
Brenda Manley
"Came from Madera Ca to eat here and will be back. Haven't had Chicago style pizza in Fresno area since Godfather's ands Numero Uno left in the mid..."
Mark Green
"Great pan pizzas!. The pizza is really good. Service good and friendly. Take out order was ready on..."
Angela Murphy
"Phenomenal. Two thumbs up. Love their Monday night specials. We especially love eating on their patio. We started going about a year and a half ago...."
Edith Sutterlin
"The best within 2500 miles of Chicago. You guys just have to deliver to Zip Code..."
Jon Stanton
"Excellent place, fresh good tasting Pizza one of my Favorite places it's..."
John Reyes
"Nice restaurant! Great customer service & pizza was hot, fresh, &..."
Melanie Johnson
"They'd good customer service plus so yummmmy pizzas. You 're never regret..."
Jany W. Luy
"Love the pizzas, love the service, so many vegetarian..."
Divya Sundararajan
"Love this place!! Best deep dish pizza..."
Michelle Arechiga
"This was the first visit there for my girlfriend and I. Eric was our server and he was great. We didn't know what to order so he suggested we get..."
Chris Sexton
"Come here for some delicious deep dish that will remind you of Chicago! Granted it's not Giordano's but it's delectable in its own right. We came..."
Nimalen Sivapalan
"Former Chicago resident here. We found this place a few years ago and love it. We were born and raised in the Chicago suburbs and have had our fair..."
Tom Kuhn
"On my husband's recommendation I ordered pizzas from Pizz'A Chicago and I was so happy I did!!! I was having friends over to my mom's house, who I..."
Patti Diamond
"This isn't a true Chicago deep dish, but honestly this place is better than 95% of the pizza in Chicago! It's a good mix between pan and deep dish! I..."
The Chad
"Pizza Chicago is near and dear to my heart. I've been eating here for years and since moving away, nowhere else has lived up to it. It seems pricey,..."
Abbie Sanborn
"There aren't too many places in the Bay area where you can feel completely transformed back to the special childhood memories of Chicago and the..."
Thomas Michael Gallagher
Mio Vicino
Mio Vicino
82/100 (1093 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
Pizza
Italian
Pizza
Italian
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Pasta
Salad
Clams
Cioppino
Cakes
Pesto
Fish
Sit down
Italian
Pizza
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Fantastic Italian place that is a gem in the middle of Santa Clara. We found this place while driving around looking for an Italian place for dinner...."
Saranyan Rajagopalan
"We had 3 dishes - 1) Ravioli Trio 2) Gorgonzola Gnocchi 3) Cheese Tortellini with Chicken and we had a clear favorite.... + Service was excellent...."
Maths Ren
"Always a great time here, have been coming back to this places for many years. Will try to stop by every time we're in town. This is the first time..."
Fang Toh
"Santa Clara staple family-friendly Italian Restaurant near Santa Clara University. Service and food are both wonderful. Had to take off a star due to..."
Nicole Morales
"Delicious food and great service! It’s a lovely restaurant and we see many regulars who know the..."
Alan Wu
"Wow didn’t realize such a delicious restaurant was so close? The polenta was fatty and delicious with the right amount of crisp. The pasta..."
Esther Chang
Piatti - Santa Clara
Piatti - Santa Clara
79/100 (1315 ratings)
Restaurants
Pizza
Italian
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Pizza
Italian
Gluten Free Options
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Tiramisu
Pesto
Fish
Pasta
Salad
Duck
Calamari
Risotto
Mussels
Calamares
Salmon
Sit down
Italian
Pizza
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Lunch
Brunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"Absolutely phenomenal food! We really enjoyed the overall experience. The service was truly wonderful, such friendly people. We had the soup of the..."
Gal C
"This was my first stop off the plane from Boston. My first visit to California. The entire staff here was so welcoming and friendly. The food and..."
Lee H.
"A place that I recommend blind eyes. The lunch was all great and fresh. The bread is very good and reminded me France. The squid ink pastas with..."
frederic renoux
"Piatti is a very nice Italian restaurant in Santa Clara. Nice decor and atmosphere. Great attention to detail in this restaurant. Lots of nice..."
Ronald MacLennan
"Best pasta I had in a while, we had the Rigatoni and Spaghetti (spicy), both were so good that we ended up ordering the Ravioli. Dishes are a little..."
Jonathan K
"Nice place with good selection of pasta and pizzas. In house wine is good. Priced right. Outdoor terrace is really..."
Max Iashin
Tusca
Tusca
79/100 (129 ratings)
Restaurants
Italian
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Lobster
Salad
"Pricey, but very nice meals. I ordered seafood spaghetti with squid ink, really tasty (a bit salty actually but still nice), the pasta firmness is..."
Anna Meiliana
"Good place to dine in when staying in the hotel as there are not many restaurants within walking distance from the hotel. The breakfast buffet has..."
Saifu Angto
"We ate 2 breakfasts & 2 dinners at the TusCA while staying at the Hyatt for DesignCon at the end of January. At all our meals as the TusCA we felt..."
Brogana M (Sunfrog)
"Great Breakfast to Start My Day Staying at the Hyatt and popped in for breakfast. Ordered the avocado toast with poached eggs and can't say enough..."
Rich Frey
Tomatina
Tomatina
78/100 (1597 ratings)
Restaurants
Pizza
Italian
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Pizza
Italian
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Dinner
Lunch
Pesto
Pasta
Salad
Salmon
Meatballs
Sit down
Pizza
Italian
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Parking Available
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Television
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"It was a great experience. I have never heard of this restaurant before. I took a gamble on the lasagna and it was wonderful. The garlic bread is..."
Jeffery Smith Haws
"Service was great and the food was wonderful. Great location. Convinent to catch a meal then grab a movie. Super tasty and very authentic. Highly..."
Kyle Thompson
"I took my husband on Valentine's Day. It was busy , they informed us that the wait time will be about 20 minutes but they called us in 5 minutes. The..."
Esha Mahmood
"I always enjoy their food. We are always seated quickly. We enjoy everything on the menu. I just wish they would at least ask if we want..."
Dolly Camara Maciel-DiCarolis
"Pizza is the bomb! And the fresh Cesar salad � was so so..."
Claudia Torales
"Everything was delicious and very good service, I cant wait to go lunch again!..."
Mariana Golcher Talassi
"Great service and fresh tasting food. We went around the end of lunch so there was no crowd. Our waitress was really nice and our food didn’t take..."
Aniekan Udoh
"Came on a Friday for lunch. Not busy so no waiting for a table. It was empty and they said to sit wherever we want. We all ordered the pick 2 for..."
Christina Ng
"Delish pasta. Prices were good for Cali life. The garlic bread was awesome. I recommend going early cause parking can be a while as it’s near a..."
Darlene Mongami
"This location has the nicest servers. Very helpful when explaining how to order on their app using your own cellphone. Orders came very promptly...."
Jemelee Melendres
"I like Tomatina’s Signature garlic rolls. The bread is soft inside and not too hard on the outside. The bread matches perfectly with olive oil,..."
Chen Chao
"Delicious, hot, fresh food and ice cold italian sodas. Perfect flavors, not over powering, absolutely wonderful. Was able to call in my order and..."
Obsidian
Mariani's
Mariani's
77/100 (490 ratings)
Restaurants
American
Italian
American
Italian
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Shrimp
Beef
Pasta
Salad
Salmon
Pesto
Sit down
Italian
American
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Reservations
Dinner
Lunch
Breakfast
Mid-range
"Had a wonderful stay, excellent service and staff!!! I highly recommend..."
Clau Mdo
"I love this place my aunt an uncle brought me here so many years ago now that there both gone your closing your doors so I have one place less of..."
Gloria D Rodriguez
"Great B'day party on 4/7/18 at Mariani's restaurant with family, friends and live greatest "The Funk Soul Band." Thank you JG for organizing party..."
Gloria Quiroz
"The food was fantastic and service was even better ~ Atmosphere was great was..."
Rick Stephens
"I love Mariani's. Started going there about 20 years ago for Mother's Day brunches and sometimes for Easter brunches. Always yummy food, great..."
Sandi Taylor
"We had our annual Soriety "Sweetheart" Luncheon. ..the service was excellent and food delicious as always ! Love this..."
Lillian Gemette
Il Fornaio
Il Fornaio
75/100 (1975 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Pizza
Italian
Gluten Free Options
Pizza
Italian
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
Pesto
Pasta
Salad
Calamari
Calamares
Salmon
Sit down
Pizza
Italian
Gift Cards Available
Parking Available
Free off-street parking
Highchairs Available
Accepts American Express
Full Bar
Accepts Discover
Free Wifi
Takeout
Reservations
Accepts Mastercard
Seating
Accepts Visa
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Great service & excellent food😋We had the tenderloin steak-so tender, mixed seafood was divine, seafood pasta was sumptuous. Appetizers: pizza and..."
Terry Paz
"Celebrated my birthday here and from the moment I walked through the door I was greeted by the friendly staff. The food was amazing! And I have to..."
Leticia Leaño
"The pasta was very good but the pizza was to die for. The staff could not have been any more friendly. Highly recommend for lunch or..."
Judith Lonnemann Davila
"Amazing food and service! We did our holiday party there today and the food was out of this world, the servers didn’t miss a beat, and the holiday..."
Amy Gillum Laymon
"Great service excellent food and a top notch waiter but most of all I enjoyed having dinner with..."
Bob Langan
"Attended a birthday party of my best friend's daughter. We loved the arrangements, the food and hospitality of the servers. We had the patio all to..."
Kavya Patil
"Beautiful place! Great food and excellent service. I had the capellini pasta dish and it was..."
Adis Garcia Carbonel
"Great food and the staff are really friendly/helpful! Would definitely go again if I'm in the..."
Annick Garrington
"Everything about lunch was wonderful! The food - I had the spinach and salmon salad, the service and the ambience. I'm so happy they're in my..."
Karen Mathews Radau
"Food was delicious and our server Samantha was absolutely a pleasure, nothing but a great time..."
Joe Vargas II
"My friend and I were treated to a delicious dinner. Which was graciously served by Ignacio. The service was outstanding since Ignacio was very..."
Sheri An
"My second time here. Service was a bit slow compared to the first time but even then it was satisfactory. We were celebrating a birthday and so they..."
Puja Sharma Anand
"Beautiful and well decorated Italian restaurant having options even for vegetarians - Really beautifully designed restaurant. It is known for fine..."
Aditya Chaturvedi
"This place has some great Italian food. The burrata I had is excellent! If you’re into good desserts, the chocolate one was delicious! I also..."
Nolan Rumble
"We enjoyed this Italian place, service and ambience were really good! We ordered burrata for appetizers that was great! The vodka pasta and..."
Vandana Kulkarni
"The place is clean and has good service. The pasta is good but not very fantastic. The TIRAMISU is not good which uses chiffon cake but not..."
Rosina Su
"I celebrated my Birthday at this place. This is good place. Only thing tables are very close to each..."
Anusree Suraj
"Amazing flavors and service. Cocktails a bit strong for my taste but overall a place to enjoy and definitely..."
Didier Bravo
"Loved the Pizza (forgot the name, it's the one with truffle oil), coffee ice cream, and beets salad! The short ribs and seafood platter were ok but..."
Patrick Pan