Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Denver

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Updated 05 November 2026

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Italian cuisine in Denver? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyses more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favourites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Bruno's Italian Bistro

4.9

4.9 (1088)

$30 and under

Italian

Cherry Creek

About the restaurant

We believe Brunos Italian Bistro, could be just the thing you're looking for, offers a enjoyable meal from our pasta dishes, choice of chicken, seafood or steak. Please relax with your choice of a bottle of selected wine, chilled beer or a cocktail.

Top review

MichaelGold

Dined on 22 Oct 2026

Bruno's was recommended to us by a friend. We were pleasantly surprised. Everything we tasted was delish! Angel was our server and paced the food delivery so we weren't either rushed or waiting between courses. We'll be going back for a birthday dinner in a few weeks and we're looking forward to it.

Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar

4.8

4.8 (4976)

$30 and under

Italian

Downtown / LoDo

About the restaurant

Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar in Downtown Denver provides first class Italian cuisine! Facilitating all of your event needs, from private receptions, corporate events, anniversaries and birthdays. Our amazing wine list showcases 500 Italian wines and 300 worldwide wines.

At the moment we do not offer valet parking, however The Crawford offers valet parking and is available in front of Union Station.
Please note, we are not affiliated with The Crawfords' Valet Parking or the parking garages around our location, thank you; Ciao!

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Frances

Dined 3 days ago

Elegant and un-hurried service. Best steamed mussels we have ever eaten! Delicious entrees and happy wait staff. A great find in the Union Staion neighborhood!

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4.8

4.8 (4462)

$50 and over

Italian

Cherry Creek

About the restaurant

Barolo Grill, an award winning Cherry Creek North restaurant, prides itself on serving authentic northern Italian food while maintaining a comfortable, elegant ambience. Known for hand crafted modern Northern Italian cuisine, a Wine Spectator Grand Award winning wine cellar, and knowledgeable, attentive staff, Barolo can be a perfect choice for a special occasion or just a fun night out. Chef Darrel Truett's cuisine focuses on the Northern Italian provinces of Piedmont and Tuscany. Seasonally changing menus feature locally sourced ingredients, proudly supporting regional farms and producers. Owner and wine director Ryan Fletter are proud to feature small family wineries that are dedicated to Earth-friendly farming and winemaking philosophies. Barolo Grill has one of the largest collections of Barolo wines outside of Italy.

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Christelle

Dined 1 day ago

The food has such incredible flavors, and the drinks are always amazing. Every staff member is genuinely friendly and knowledgeable as well. Our favorite restaurant in all of Denver Metro.

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Experience

DECEMBER- 4-Course $95 Tasting Menu

Experience

Annual Truffle Dinner

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Valentine's Day Table Seating 4 Course $175 Menu

Spuntino

4.8

4.8 (2326)

$31 to $50

Italian

Highlands

About the restaurant

If you are booking an earlier reservation (up to 7:15pm) please be mindful of our need to reseat your table with later reservations. If you would like to dine for longer than the time listed for your party size when you book, please either take a later reservation or you are more the welcome to call us to chat about options.

If you are unable to find the reservation you are looking for, don't hesitate to call us directly! If we are fully booked, you are always welcome to call ahead (5-10 minutes out) for any available seats to dine at our bar or last-minute openings.

If you are running late or if your reservation plans change at all, please call. We can only hold your table for up to 10 minutes without hearing from you.

We are a small restaurant full of lovely, dedicated people and communicating with us candidly is always the best way. We look very much forward to your visit!

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LianeGold

Dined on 26 Oct 2026

What a gem of a restaurant. One of a kind. Can't wait to go back!

Florence Supper Club

4.8

4.8 (169)

$50 and over

Italian

Denver

About the restaurant

Florence Supper Club is an Italian-American red sauce joint located in the heart of the Wash Park neighborhood.

The atmosphere at Florence Supper Club evokes a bygone era - cozy banquettes, soft lighting, vintage photographs, and a soundtrack that swings from Sinatra to Springsteen. Every detail is designed to make guests feel welcome, whether they’re gathering for a Sunday family dinner or a romantic night out.

Menu highlights include clams casino, chicken parmesan, veal marsala, and grilled prime meats dry-aged in house. The beverage menu highlights Italian natural wines, ice cold martinis, and a few playful nods to the East Coast supper clubs of old.

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Hannah

Dined on 14 Oct 2026

Truly makes going out to eat worth it. Best spot I’ve had in a while.

Gaetano's

4.7

4.7 (2367)

$30 and under

Italian

Highlands

About the restaurant

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Housed in the historic North Denver Highlands Gaetano's was originally opened in the 1940's by the Smaldone family. Today it is an homage to the classic cocktail era with leisurely lunches, rustic and fresh Italian food and a late night neighborhood gathering.

Join us for brunch Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Awarded "Best Bloody Mary Bar" by Westword for 4 years (pre-covid). Also a great Italian style brunch with 6 different flavors of Bottomless Mimosas.

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Connie

Dined today

We had the pleasure of having Briggs as our server. I highly recommend Briggs. His personality and level of service are terrific! Our food was more than plentiful and very tasteful.

Maggiano's - Denver Pavilions

4.7

4.7 (3702)

$30 and under

Italian

Downtown / LoDo

About the restaurant

Join us for lunch or dinner at Maggiano's Denver and savor the rich flavors of Italian-American dishes inspired by Nonna’s traditional recipes. Featuring a very spacious patio outside, our location offers guests a great atmosphere and fun events year round in the heart of downtown. Visit us at 500 16th St. and book your reservation today!

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AliciaGold

Dined on 21 Oct 2026

It was a feast! Very good food, and great service.

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4.8

4.8 (2365)

$50 and over

Italian

Central

About the restaurant

Chef Frank Bonanno dug into his Sicilian heritage and east coast roots to create this authentic, rustic Italian eatery. Luca has amazing personal touches from the daily made breads and pastas to the meats and cheeses cured in house, to the charcoal drawing of Bonanno’s son (and the restaurant’s namesake) that hangs in the dining room. Luca is heartwarming and satisfying from the wood-fired pizzas to the hand-rolled pastas to the perfectly seared proteins. It’s not your ordinary pile-of-pasta-and-sauce Italian joint; it’s the real (and tasty) deal.

Parking is available in the lot behind the restaurant on Grant St., before 7th Ave.

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Cyndy

Dined 4 days ago

We enjoyed our dinner at Luca very much. Yamman, our server, was great leaving us time to catch up, checking in appropriately, being kind and cheerful and bringing us a free dessert. We will eat at Luca again.

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Experience

Italian Thanksgiving at Home!

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Luca's Christmas To-Go 2026

Cattivella

4.7

4.7 (2503)

$31 to $50

Italian

Uptown

About the restaurant

Award-winning Denver chef Elise Wiggins welcomes you to Cattivella, wood-fired Italian in the Eastbridge project in the Stapleton neighborhood where she lives. Cattivella translates to “naughty girl”.

Chef/Owner Wiggins brings decades of restaurant experience to Cattivella and was named Best Italian by Westword and winner of multiple awards for food and service from The Denver Post, 5280 magazine, The American Culinary Federation and The American Automobile Association. She makes an annual pilgrimage to Italy to work with Italian chefs and learn the classic techniques and ingredients that she employs at Cattivella.

An exhibition kitchen is the star of the show at Cattivella and focuses all attention on a wood-burning pizza oven, a wood-burning grill and the graceful dance of the Cattivella cooks.

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JayGold

Dined on 28 Oct 2026

I’ll continue to say it — my favorite spot in Denver hands down. This time I had a party of 12. Two amazing servers took care of us. Drink and food came out quickly and the quality never dips. Fantastic all the way around!

Bar Dough

4.7

4.7 (1515)

$31 to $50

Italian

Highlands

About the restaurant

Bar Dough is a neighborhood restaurant with a modern take on regional Italian cuisine, utilizing the rich agricultural bounty that Colorado has to offer. Acclaimed Chef Stefy DeVita's ever-evolving menu of seasonal dishes, handmade pasta, & wood fired pizza has drawn rave reviews locally and nationally. Our Italian-inspired cocktails, wine list, & non-alcoholic alternatives have been carefully curated to complement our culinary offerings.
Bar Dough is a service included restaurant; a 20% service fee will be added to all final bills. 100% of the service fee is distributed to the staff in an equitable manner.

***Please note we reserve low tables, high top seating, and our patio. Our patio is subject to weather, so please plan accordingly. We always do our best to accommodate advanced and in the moment seating requests whenever possible***

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SaikiGold

Dined on 30 Oct 2026

Went on a very busy evening but the service was good and had a nice time. Enjoyed the Sicilian Sangria and Spicy Caesar salad 🥗 🍷

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