Italian

Beethoven Market is a corner grocery turned restaurant in Mar Vista that's perfect for a fun group pasta dinner.

Marea is a fancy Italian seafood restaurant in Beverly Hills that’s perfect for a pasta-filled meal where someone else is paying.

Settencento’s grassy Downtown patio is a pleasant spot for drinks and antipasti. Apart from the pizzas, the Italian menu is underwhelming.

Cosetta is a cute family-friendly restaurant in Santa Monica with great pizza and mozzarella sticks.

Donna Jean in Sherman Oaks does solid vegan Italian food with housemade cheeses and pasta.

Alba is a wild scene even for West Hollywood, but the Italian food at this NYC import keeps pace with the crowd.

Bello by Sandro Nardone is an upscale Italian spot in Newport Beach with solid appetizers and a huge wine list.

Florence Osteria & Piano Bar is a charming Italian restaurant in West Hollywood with live music, handmade pasta, and a giant olive tree in the dining room.

Bay Cities deli is home to the most famous sandwich on the Westside, but it shouldn’t be your only order.

Civico 2064 is a vegan-friendly Italian spot in Los Feliz that’s inconsistent with its seasoning.

Carasau Pasta Bar is a counter-service spot in Beverly Grove where you can mix-and-match various pasta and sauces, which range from OK to not-so-good.

Companion is a pleasant, all-day cafe in Venice with decent pizza and pasta.

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Ettore is a very solid Italian spot and one of the few full-service sit-down restaurants at The Original Farmers Market.

If you want a break from The Grove's main square chaos, Sogno Toscana is a decent respite.

Pizzeria Sei in Pico-Robertson serves Neapolitan-inspired pizzas that are fluffy and blistered to perfection.

The oldest Italian restaurant in Hollywood, Miceli's is a living museum with abysmal food. Avoid the veal like the plague.

Little Toni's is an old-school North Hollywood Italian spot with forgettable food and a surprisingly great cocktail bar.

Guido's is one of the best red sauce Italian restaurants on the Westside.

This Pinocchio-themed Italian cafeteria in Burbank could only exist in LA.

You aren't at Barone's to eat great Italian food. You're there to pay respects to an LA classic.

Cantanalini's Salerno Beach is pure old-school Italian nostalgia right on the beach in Playa Del Rey.

Come to Domenico's in Long Beach for rigatoni, carafes of chianti, and a lot of old school nostalgia.

Scarantino's is an old-school Italian spot in Glendale with delicious minestrone soup.

Osteria Vera is the quintessential upscale Italian spot in Brentwood with families splitting pastas and grilled meats.