Best Italian Restaurants in Santa Monica

4.4 avg. rating 18 restaurants 17,056 reviews
Looking for the best Italian restaurants in Santa Monica? Browse our curated list of 18 top-rated Italian spots. The average rating is 4.4/5 based on 17,056 real Google reviews. From casual eateries to fine dining, find the perfect Italian restaurant for any occasion.

What people say

Perry Kalmus

Love love love love love this place. Food is delicious and fairly priced and the bread in the garlic oil is INSAAAAANE. And they are old school with a proper Maitre D. Scott is the man. Right in the heart of main st. Too. This is one of my favorite restaurants in LA

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Megan Slagter

Delicious pasta, so many options and they all sounded tasty. Our waiter was super nice and helped us picked our dishes and the dessert was amazing!

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Sandy Asad

Magnificent!!! My daughter and I were visiting the area and previewed the menu- we didn’t have high expectations because so many restaurants boast “authentic Italian cuisine.” The food we consumed reminded me of Italy! Folks- you will not be sorry. The portions are handsome. The food is piping h...

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J Piccuito

We discovered La Vecchia Cucina years ago when our son transferred schools. We walked along the broken sidewalk full of roots hoping we had discovered a gem. Wow, did we. We have never had a bad meal. A family favorite is the Bolognese and any seafood fra diavolo. Fettuccine Alfredo and Chicken Mars...

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Bojan Vukadinovic

Been visiting the Holly place for years, last decade, pretty much whenever I visit the area. Not to be missed, as it's the closest you gonna get to Italian home cooked meals, outside of Italy. The main 'problem' you might face is which meal to pick that particular evening, as all are absolutely deli...

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