Where to eat Italian food in Athens: The Best Restaurants and Bars

November 2, 2019 Marissa Gamble

Find out what Italian restaurants to try in Athens. In the sweltering Georgia heat, no place is as cool as Athens. This hip college town is home to the University of Georgia, Pulitzer Prize winning authors and famous rock musicians. Explore the downtown area, where Victorian buildings are filled with an eclectic combination of independent coffee shops, restaurants and boutiques. Named "Live Music Central," Athens' busy music venues are known around the world. Check out The 40 Watt Club, where The B-52s and R.E.M got their start.
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10. DePalma's Italian Cafe

1965 Barnett Shoals Rd, Athens, GA 30605-3625 Italian Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service +1 706-369-0085 http://www.depalmasitaliancafe.com
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4 based on 55 reviews

DePalma's Italian Cafe

Reviewed By sometrip

Several lunches and dinners here over the years and Never disappointed. Service and foodAlways great and prices reasonable.Good wine list. Nice specials that vary.

9. Your Pie

1430 Capital Ave Ste 113, Watkinsville, GA 30677 Pizza, Italian Lunch, Dinner Serves Alcohol, Takeout, Parking Available, Free Off-Street Parking, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Reservations, Outdoor Seating [email protected] +1 706-705-1510 https://yourpie.com/stores/watkinsville/
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4 based on 34 reviews

Your Pie

Your Pie is the world's originator of the fast casual, brick-oven, customized personal pizza category. Founded by Drew French in 2008, the Your Pie concept was inspired by family recipes from the Italian island of Ischia. Your Pie uses hand-tossed dough,

Reviewed By gafood

Your Pie makes your pizza, calzone, or panini fresh, right in front of you. The ingredients are fresh and they are very generous with the toppings. The service was good and the restaurant was very clean. There are booths and longer tables. We enjoyed it and will go back.

8. Peppino's Pizzeria

2597 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605-1626 Italian, Pizza Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Seating +1 706-613-1616 http://peppinospizzeria.homestead.com/wholepizzas.html
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4 based on 54 reviews

Peppino's Pizzeria

Reviewed By Keith L

I have been eating at Peppino's ever since they were located in downtown Athens. It's a little weird that they are located out in the middle of nowhere, but who cares. The great tasting food will make you drive to this place. My favorite pizza is a large ham and mushroom. If you live in the area, you have to try this pizza at least once. The place is a little pricey, but that old saying goes "you get what you pay for" definitely applies here. I don't mind paying the extra amount for a good quality pizza every once and awhile. Give it a try, you will not be sorry.

7. Little Italy

125 N Lumpkin St, Athens, GA 30601-2808 Pizza, Italian Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Takeout, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Seating [email protected] +1 706-613-7100 https://www.facebook.com/Little-Italy-Athens-GA-137934182893185/
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4 based on 95 reviews

Little Italy

Reviewed By Speechdr7

You shouldn't really expect to get "authentic" NY style pizza in Georgia anyway, right? But it takes nothing away from this place for being inexpensive pizza that's a lot better than anything a chain sells. Guys at the counter were friendly and down to earth and the atmosphere was charming in that pizza parlor sort of way.

6. DePalma's Italian Cafe

2080 Timothy Rd, Athens, GA 30606-3260 Italian, Pizza Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service +1 706-552-1237 http://depalmasitaliancafe.com
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4 based on 65 reviews

DePalma's Italian Cafe

Reviewed By Peepye

Stuffed mushrooms were a good appetizer. The chicken sausage and tortellini was ok, but the sausage pieces were small and could have had more. Chicken scaloppini, which my wife had, was good. Will go back, but will try something other than the tortellini next time.

5. Carrabba's Italian Grill

3194 Atlanta Hwy, Athens, GA 30606-3331 Italian Dinner, Lunch Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service +1 706-546-9938 http://www.carrabbas.com/locations/ga/athens
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4 based on 89 reviews

Carrabba's Italian Grill

Reviewed By FredL757

We visited around noon on Sunday. Parking was plentiful and we were seated immediately. Drinks were provided quickly with our orders being taken at the same time. The server was very knowledgeable of the menu. Salads were crisp and entrees were hot. Service was very good. The restaurant was clean and inviting. We will go back.

4. Your Pie

1430 Capital Ave Ste 113, Watkinsville, GA 30677 Pizza, Italian Lunch, Dinner Serves Alcohol, Takeout, Parking Available, Free Off-Street Parking, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Reservations, Outdoor Seating [email protected] +1 706-705-1510 https://yourpie.com/stores/watkinsville/
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4 based on 34 reviews

Your Pie

Your Pie is the world's originator of the fast casual, brick-oven, customized personal pizza category. Founded by Drew French in 2008, the Your Pie concept was inspired by family recipes from the Italian island of Ischia. Your Pie uses hand-tossed dough,

Reviewed By gafood

Your Pie makes your pizza, calzone, or panini fresh, right in front of you. The ingredients are fresh and they are very generous with the toppings. The service was good and the restaurant was very clean. There are booths and longer tables. We enjoyed it and will go back.

3. Teds Most Best

254 W Washington St, Athens, GA 30601-2756 American, Pizza, Italian, Contemporary Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol +1 706-543-1523 http://www.tedsmostbest.com
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4 based on 167 reviews

Teds Most Best

Reviewed By Cchamelion

Went on a Saturday at around 6:30 and it was very crowded and full of kids. The line to order was out the door. All this makes you think that the food is really good but I was dissapointed. I have eaten there a few times before and the food has been ok. Nothing amazing just food. This time I ordered a Caesar salad and the focaccia bread. The salad had several black pieces of lettuce that were old/dried out and was fairly small for the "full salad" price. The focaccia which I imagined would be really great since this is a pizza place looked like crusted white bread that was toasted. It tasted awful. I did take a bite to confirm and it was awful. I took it back to the servers and they argued that it was focaccia...no way not ever!!! and offered no apologies. So this was a disappointing meal. With the hundreds of other places to eat in Athens why bother to go here? The only plus is their outdoor seating.

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2. De Palma's Italian Cafe

401 E Broad St, Athens, GA 30601-2820 Italian, Pizza Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +1 706-354-6966 http://www.depalmasitaliancafe.com/index.html
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4 based on 457 reviews

De Palma's Italian Cafe

Reviewed By MARY W

The good was amazing and so was our server. We were early enough to be seated quickly, even though there were 6 of us. Our appetizers came out pretty quickly but it took a very long time for our main dishes to be ready. The Housemade Focaccia Bread is so good for an appetizer. Our attentive waiter came by often and apologized for the long wait. I had pasta and my husband had the scallops. Both were so good. We chalked it up to there being more people for dinner than the restaurant expected for a week night for the long wait so this would not stop us from coming here, again, because the food was so good.

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1. Your Pie

1430 Capital Ave Ste 113, Watkinsville, GA 30677 Pizza, Italian Lunch, Dinner Serves Alcohol, Takeout, Parking Available, Free Off-Street Parking, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Reservations, Outdoor Seating [email protected] +1 706-705-1510 https://yourpie.com/stores/watkinsville/
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4 based on 34 reviews

Your Pie

Your Pie is the world's originator of the fast casual, brick-oven, customized personal pizza category. Founded by Drew French in 2008, the Your Pie concept was inspired by family recipes from the Italian island of Ischia. Your Pie uses hand-tossed dough,

Reviewed By gafood

Your Pie makes your pizza, calzone, or panini fresh, right in front of you. The ingredients are fresh and they are very generous with the toppings. The service was good and the restaurant was very clean. There are booths and longer tables. We enjoyed it and will go back.

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