CharlotteFive asked readers and staff to share the best local places to eat Italian food.
We started with 42 nominees, and the Top 10 restaurants are still in the running.
Vote for your favorite Charlotte-area Italian restaurant until noon Friday, April 24.
There are plenty of craveable Italian restaurants in Charlotte, but we’ve set out to find the best one.
First, CharlotteFive invited readers to share their go-to local places to eat Italian food. We reviewed the nominations and asked our staff’s food experts to recommend classic spots to round out the list.
We started with 42 nominees, and now we’re down to the Top 10. Below, you can vote for the Charlotte-area Italian restaurant you love the most.
If you really want your favorite restaurant to win, feel free to refresh this webpage and vote more than once. Here’s what to expect in the upcoming rounds of this contest:
The fourth round will determine the Top 5. It is currently live and will be until noon Friday, April 24.
The fifth round will determine the Top 2. It will be live from about 1 p.m. April 24 until noon Tuesday, April 28.
The sixth round will determine the winner. It will be live from about 1 p.m. April 28 until noon Thursday, April 30.
Here are the Top 10 restaurants, in order of how many times they were picked in Round 3:
Antico Italian Restaurant
Osteria LuCa
Open Kitchen
Giacomo’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant
Basilico Italiano
Portofino’s
ESO Artisanal Pasta
Mano Bella
Mama Ricotta’s
Capishe: Real Italian Kitchen
This contest is meant to be fun and not a scientific poll. To participate, nominees had to have a presence in the Charlotte area and have fewer than 20 locations across the United States.
There were several ties in previous rounds of voting. Here were the top restaurants from Round 2, in order of how many votes they recieved.
Antico Italian Restaurant
Open Kitchen
Osteria LuCa
Basilico Italiano
Giacomo’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant
Portofino’s
Little Mama’s
Mama Ricotta’s
Aqua e Vino
Mano Bella
Ever Andalo and Stagioni - tie
Dolce Osteria
Fiamma Ristorante
Luce
Enrico’s Italian Restaurant and Toscana - tie
Angeline’s, Capishe: Real Italian Kitchen, Caruso’s and ESO Artisanal Pasta - tie
Here are the results from Round 1, again in order of how many votes each restaurant received:
Antico Italian Restaurant
Basilico Italiano
Osteria LuCa
Giacomo’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant
Open Kitchen
Little Mama’s
Mama Ricotta’s
Portofino’s
Aqua e Vino
Ever Andalo
Toscana
Dolce Osteria
Fiamma Ristorante and Stagioni - tie
Zio Casual Italian
Angeline’s
Mano Bella
Il Bosco and Via Roma - tie
Aria Tuscan Grill, Caruso’s and ESO Artisanal Pasta - tie
Bistro D’Antonio, Flour Shop, Pizzeria Omaggio and Spaghett - tie
Capishe: Real Italian Kitchen, Enrico’s Italian Restaurant, Luce and Oggi Ristorante Italiano - tie
Here’s the full list of all 42 nominees, in alphabetical order:
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