Italian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Napier
4 restaurant menus in New Zealand, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Arancini Balls and Sourdough Bread with Garlic Butter
Seafood pasta
Sit down
Italian
Mediterranean
Central-Italian
Tuscan
European
Serves Alcohol
Gift Cards Available
Free off-street parking
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
Street Parking
Reservations
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Drinks
Dinner
Mid-range
"Amazing find in Napier! Having dined in several Trattoria in Europe, I was very keen to see what was on offer in provincial New Zealand. Was happily..."
Alicia Didsbury
"A lovely evening at the restaurant. Filled up quite quickly from 6.30pm onwards. Excellent food, good wine and a very attentive..."
Bernhard Kuepper
"One of the best Italian restaurants that I’ve been in NZ! Just stop for a carpaccio but I ended up having a full meal. And what a dinner!
The..."
Liiz Pérez
"We stumbled upon Trattoria alla Toscana on a quiet night. There was only a few diners who looked like regulars.
We weren’t expected much but..."
Maximillion L
"We were a group of 4 that enjoyed Gnocchi, fish of the day and lasagna bolognese. I, myself, had the gnocchi with a Gorgonzola sauce. I would have..."
Daniel Sauve
"Very hard to fault. Started with Arinchini balls, then mains my wife had raviolli and i had seafood fettecene, stunning flavours on seafood dish that..."
Daryl Shuttleworth
"My husband and I had an enjoyable experience eating at this restaurant. The food was superb, the wine recommendation was on point and the place has..."
Samantha Taylor
"Very genuine Italian restaurant. Ordered arancini balls and garlic sourdough bread very very tasty. Portion size was three pieces each. Mains was..."
Pravin Charles Vaz
"I love the food here - amongst the best I’ve had anywhere, including Italy. Friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Consistently high quality fare. Some..."
Paul Maxwell
"Great service
Clean and tidy
Perfectly cooked food nice portions
Reasonable price.
Very good wine list.
Friendly and will visit..."
"Vincis pizza was the highlight of our trip! Still thinking about it months later. Delicious New York style pizza with tons of options to choose from...."
R & N
"Best pizza I had so far in New Zealand. I highly recommend this place. They have a rich garden pizza for vegans. Supererb!
The only downside is the..."
Marco Aschwanden
"Veni Vidi Vinci. Not exactly how it goes but you get the meaning. Bloody good pizza delivered in a highly effective way. Order the slices you want...."
Geoff Bilbrough
"Good pizza, reasonably priced. You can mix two flavours. Pizzas are light and tasty. It was busy but the waiting time was very reasonable. Big pizza..."
Bahador Sabet
"The town of Napier has many eclectic & special stores to purchase a well above average variety of great foods.
It was lunchtime & I was peckish for a..."
JT
"Ohmehgersh!
This is the second time I’ve been there. (Napier newbie)
Thought I’d get the whole shebang and order the whole flippin pizza this..."
Dru Burger
"Simply The best Pizza in Napier.!!
I have mushroom pizza and bangers pizza really tasty and amazing even the crust taste is tasty and you can see the..."
Orang Indo Jalan2
"Wonderful staff, incredible pizzas. Try their 4 cheese with some honey and chili oil, it’s an experience to say the least.
They also do seasonal..."
Kinanti Desyanandini
"Incredible pizza and atmosphere (super busy even on a Sunday)! As a veggie it's hard to get nice and actually thought out veggie options and the..."
harley asplen
"Delicious fresh pizzas. Absolutely massive!! 2/4 people could share one pizza- good value for money. High quality ingredients. Cute cosy..."
"Staff were very friendly and the service was excellent. The meals were superb Hot and tasty. The dinner was for our..."
Kevin Cains
"Had a really awesome experience here. The waitress was really polite and helpful, the only suggestion I'd make is letting people know they have to..."
Kate E
"Great food and awesome experience. Seafood platter dish was about $45ish with decent amounts of fish, scallops, clams, squid rings, mussels and..."
Dean “iLsV” Sneedon
"So went in not really expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised! I enjoyed there seafood and pasta dishes that absolutely blew me away with the..."
Daniel Penn
"Highly recommend this place! It's one of the few restaurants that meets our standards. Staff was attentive and friendly. We enjoyed the nice..."
Ayra Jimenez
"The food are wonderful, the staff are very friendly, definitely..."
Jimbie Guo
"What a great dinning experience, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed eating here. The steak was cooked perfectly and super tender. I did..."
Johan Stephan Nel
"Hubby wanted pasta for dinner before he ran the half marathon at the Hawkes Bay International Marathon and Portofino delivered. The staff was..."
Traveler88
"Always excellent tasting food, and great service. A wonderful evening for..."
Gerry
"Lovely food, great service and wonderful summer atmosphere. Would happily go there..."
Michael Ekins
"First visit to Portofino Napier, place was busy on a Friday night but we still managed a table without having a booking.
Great meals, very tasty...."
Stephen Kemp
"There is italian and then there is Portofino in Napier. Food is exceptional and authentic. We had masala amd marinara dishes that I can still taste..."
Alan Courtenay
"Beautiful quick service. XL tiramisu for those who love it.
Tasty and cheesy cannelloni ❤️ will be..."
Agustina Grattón
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