Best Italian restaurants in Montreal

Pasta made by hand each morning.

• Canada's 100 Best #47Source ↗

  A lasting home for Luca Labelle Vinci's handmade pasta, with a tight seasonal menu, natural-leaning wine list and relaxed, attentive service.

  Standout dishes: baccalà mantecato, agnolotti del plin al sugo d'arrosto, tiramisù

• Canada's Best New #8Source ↗

  Fresh pasta made daily and a menu built around tightly seasonal specials.

• enRoute Best New #9Source ↗

  The reviewer praised the energy and confidence of a pop-up-bred pasta restaurant with a short, bold menu, offbeat natural wines and high value.

  Standout dishes: asparagus antipasti with sabayon, Philly-style cheesesteak, gnocchi in pistachio pesto, Bolognese

A 30-seat family room cooking Niçoise flavours.

• Canada's 100 Best #55Source ↗

  A family-run room of about 30 seats where a sommelier daughter and her chef father cook from their French and Niçoise Italian roots.

  Standout dishes: trippa, ouistiti cake

Wood-fired Italian and natural wine in an old garage.

• Canada's 100 Best #71Source ↗

  A neighbourhood favourite from the Elena and Nora Gray team, with a seasonal Italian-inspired wood-fired menu in a converted garage and a natural wine list.

  Standout dishes: grilled arrosticini, mussels escabèche

• Canada's Best New #12

Low-lit, wood-panelled room for regional Italian and mostly natural wines.

• Canada's 100 Best #90Source ↗

  A warm, retro room serving regional Italian food, from pastas to savoury tarts and grilled offal, with a carefully chosen organic and natural wine list.

  Standout dishes: rabbit and leek tart, grilled sweetbread with spelt risotto

• Gambero Rosso 1 ForchettaSource ↗

  Praised for its warm bistro ambiance, traditional dishes that offer a taste of southern Italy, and a wine list running from North to South with by-the-glass pours.

  Standout dishes: crostini, cavatelli, focaccia

Saint-Henri pizzeria with a three-level patio.

• Canada's 100 Best #93Source ↗

  Wood-fired pizza anchors the menu, backed by antipasti, pasta and desserts, a natural-leaning wine list and a three-level patio.