There are many restaurants in L. A. which include typical dishes of the Italian tradition in their menus. But where can you eat the best Italian food in Los Angeles? I decided to ask my Italian culinary friends who live in the County. In this article, I present to you the top 5 of the best Italian restaurants in Los Angeles. It only includes places where the owners and cooks are Italian and have always known the original recipes of our most famous foods. I also checked the reviews online and I recommend that you go and taste their dishes if you are around there.
The top 5 restaurants to eat the best Italian food in Los Angeles County
Pizza at La Parolaccia LA 
Michael Procaccini
Here are the winners of my Best Italian restaurant Los Angeles’ranking!
- La Parolaccia,
- Pecorino Restaurant,
- Casa Nostra Trattoria,
- Eatalian,
- N.10 Restaurant.
Below I give you some more information about each restaurant.
La Parolaccia Osteria Italiana
La Parolaccia has been a family-owned restaurant in Los Angeles County since 2006. The owners are from Rome and want to bring some of their homestyle Italian cooking to America. The restaurant is available for private events and offers a rich menu with many types of homemade pizza and pasta, and a wide choice of Italian wines. Listen to my interview with Michael Procaccini from La Parolaccia:
Italian food at Pecorino restaurant
This place is managed by Italian chef Raffaele Sabatini and offers a truly authentic Italian dining experience. He proudly presents traditional dishes alongside bold, innovative flavors bringing to the USA the rustic taste of his native municipality, Villa Santa Maria. At Pecorino restaurant you can find the famous and original cacio pepe homemade pasta, a legendary recipe of Italian tradition. The menu also includes risotto, fish, meat, vegan, and vegetarian dishes.
Casa Nostra Trattoria, one of the Best Italian restaurant Los Angeles
Casa Nostra Trattoria has recently opened the 3rd Los Angeles restaurant and offers Italian dishes prepared by using high quality, imported Italian products such as mozzarella, burrata, fresh melanzane (eggplant). Spaghetti, lasagne, and linguine are some of the best first courses while braised lamb shank, sliced prime New York steak topped with arugula, and grilled salmon with lemon caper sauce are some of the best second courses.
Eat the best Italian food in Los Angeles at Eatalian
The idea of Eatalian Café is to turn simple ingredients into artisanal foods, to serve up delicious cuisine in a modern dining room. One characteristic of this place is that the guests can see the chefs at work.
The shimmering tower of stainless steel upon which the room is centered is the iconic Faema brand which is commonly considered to be the most influential coffee machine in history. Eatalian’s menu includes pizza, pasta, zuppa, antipasti, meat, fish, panini, salads, risotto, desserts like Tiramisu, and gelato
N.10 Restaurant, best Italian food in LA
Are you passionate about football? You probably know some of the most famous Italian footballers. Alessandro Del Piero was Juventus captain for many years and now runs a successful restaurant in the city of Los Angeles called N.10 Restaurant. After so many years of living and traveling around Italy, discovering the different regional ingredients and cooking styles, Alessandro decided to open a restaurant where to offer Italian multi-regional cuisine.
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