Italian Restaurants in Northern Kentucky

Sometimes you just need some Italian food in your life. Luckily, Northern Kentucky has some incredible Italian restaurants!  Check out our recommendations below and scroll to the bottom for full listings.

Best Italian Restaurants near Covington

Carmelo's, Covington

Carmelo's Restaurant invites you to indulge in an extraordinary culinary journey that reimagines cherished Italian-American flavors using innovative techniques and premium ingredients. Experience a modern interpretation of beloved classics as you gather around Carmelo's table. Highlights include the 101 layer lasagna and melt-in-your-mouth tiramisu.

Del Gardo’s, Covington

With more than 80 unique artisan cannoli flavors, Del Gardo's Cannoli Bar is a Covington delicacy.  Featuring idyllic images of the Italian coast and graffiti art from local graffiti artist, KAOS, Del Gardo's is a refreshing take on dessert.  No matter where you dine, check out Del Gardo’s for their rotating flavors to cap off your night.

Mama's on Main, Covington

Mama’s on Main serves classic Italian dishes in a cozy, eclectic atmosphere. Look for the reclaimed stained-glass window from a Mainstrasse church that was destroyed by fire in 1980. Menu highlights include ricotta gnocchi, cacio e pepe, and eggplant parmesan. On Saturday and Sunday mornings come get Italian style pastry and espresso from local roaster La Terza from 9a – 1pm

Golden Gelato, Covington

Golden Gelato serves authentic a rotating menu of gelato and sorbetto scratch made in small batches. They combine the traditional Italian hot process with local ingredients honoring the dessert’s Italian origins and their Kentucky roots. Sorbets are 100% vegan. They also serve coffees, lattes, and espressos using coffee from local roaster Deeper Roots Coffee.

Best Italian Restaurants in Newport, Bellevue & Dayton

Pompilio’s, Newport

They dub themselves as a homey Italian spot with film cred (scenes from "Rain Man" were shot here) & a bocce court in back, but don’t let them be too modest--for over a century locals have been frequenting the establishment known, since 1933, as Pompilio’s.  Today, Pompilio’s continues to cure the hunger and thirst of locals and visitors to the Cincinnati region. Families bring generations to the dining room, out-of-towners take in the history and food, and regulars sit at the bar enjoying the stories and drinks that have kept them coming back for years.

Fessler's Legendary Pizza & Hoagies, Newport

Fessler's Legendary Pizza and Hoagies has been family owned and operated since 1963 in Bellevue, Kentucky. Menu favorites include a variety of specialty hoagies and pizzas, as well as flatbreads, stromboli, pastas, and sides. There is several vegetarian and vegan options for hoagies and vegan cheese for pizzas. Look for gluten free hoagie buns and gluten free or plant-based pizza crusts. Dine in, carry out, or local delivery.

Wayfarer Tavern

Wayfarer Tavern is a neighborhood pizza joint, bar, and restaurant in the heart of Dayton, KY. Offering unique bites, exceptional drinks, and welcoming, attentive service - favorites include a house made focaccia, meatballs, oyster specials and an incredible lineup of pizzas like the Pickle Power for those crazing something adventurous and delicious. 

Best Italian Restaurants near Florence

Bourbon House Pizza, Florence

Bourbon House Pizza is offering delicious pizzas inspired by the Chicago pizzerias the owner grew up with. They offer hoagies, wings, salads, pastas, and of course, their pizzas. You could pick the standard crust, but their claim to fame is their Chicago style deep dish crust.

Noce's Pizzeria, Edgewood

Noce's is serving real deal New York style pizza to Northern Kentucky since 2008. Foldable slices, thin crust, homemade sauce, and garlic knots to die for. Noce's also offers housemade lasagna, calzones, Italian subs, wings, sandwiches, and pasta dishes. Look for their authentic rolls and stromboli too.
 

Check out more incredible Northern Kentucky Italian restaurants below. Or, if you have a craving for something else, chances are we have it here in Northern Kentucky.