Best Italian restaurants
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Nassau and Suffolk counties are home to about 1,500 restaurants that identify themselves as Italian, according to Dun and Bradstreet. And there are Italian restaurants to suit every mood, palate and wallet. We ate our way across Long Island to narrow the field to our favorites, and found the restaurants that prepared popular dishes the best. Buon appetito!
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A Mano $$$ | Italian, Wine bar, New American 13550 Main Rd. Mattituck For non-locals who traverse between Greenport and Riverhead, it is always interesting to find the ...
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Angelina's Italian 1017 Oyster Bay Rd. East Norwich Minestrone, baked clams oreganata, broccoli rabe and chicken sausage on polenta, gnocchi alla Bolognese, spaghettini ...
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Aqua East $$$ | Italian 17 S. Edison Street Montauk ...
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Arturo's $$$$ | Italian 246-04 Jericho Tpke. Floral Park A veteran on the Nassau-Queens border with traditional cuisine, and sometimes a sweet-voiced table-side singer ...
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Bravo! Nader $$$ | Italian 9 Union Pl. Huntington Fine Italian fare in Huntington. ...
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Brio $$$ | Italian 45 Shore Rd. Port Washington Part restaurant, part wine bar, it's at ease both ways. Background music interferes. But when ...
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Caracalla $$$ | Italian 102 Jericho Tpke. Syosset In the formal pastel-hued dining room of this Old World bastion, tuxedoed waiters are friendlier ...
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Caruso's $$ | Italian 41 Broadway Rocky Point Try the perfect fried calamari with a vibrant tomato sauce or rich home-style lasagna, done ...
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Casa Rustica $$$ | Italian 175 W. Main St. Smithtown Compelling, full-flavored, regional Italian cooking and very attentive service define Casa Rustica, a local star ...
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Cipollini $$$ | Italian, Shopping 2110C Northern Blvd. Manhasset Located within the Americana Manhasset, the crowd consists of a wide blend between locals seeking ...


