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

October 10, 2019 Carley Gatson

Reviews on Italian food in Encinitas, California, United States. Encinitas is a beach city in the North County area of San Diego County, California. Located within Southern California, it is approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of San Diego and about 95 miles (153 km) south of Los Angeles. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 59,518, up from 58,014 at the 2000 census.
Things to do in Encinitas

10. Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant

1921 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad, CA 92009 Italian Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Delivery, Private Dining, Accepts Credit Cards [email protected] +1 760-479-2533 https://locations.bucadibeppo.com/us/ca/carlsbad/1921-calle-barcelona?store=0520&utm_source=yext&utm_campaign=local-listing&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=partner-listing
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3 based on 95 reviews

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant

If you are looking for an Italian Restaurant in Carlsbad, CA then come to Buca. Our Italian Restaurant serves Authentic Family Style Italian Food. Located near the Forum of Carlsbad, your Carlsbad, CA Buca is ready to serve you all your favorite Italian s

Reviewed By pauloshra

Italian restaurant, says immigrants restaurant because large portion, I’m visiting since 2000, prices rises a lot and portions dropped and filled business lost a lot of customers and decor still is same, flavors basically continued almost same

9. Firenze Trattoria

162 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd Ste E80, Encinitas, CA 92024-4300 Pizza, Italian Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free Off-Street Parking, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Reservations, Table Service, Accepts C [email protected] +1 760-944-9000 http://www.firenze.com
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4 based on 96 reviews

Firenze Trattoria

Welcome to Firenze Trattoria. Our authentic Italian restaurant is just around the corner, in beautiful North County, San Diego. However, it feels like you're thousands of miles away in the Hill Country of Italy's Tuscany - we offer one of the most romanti

Reviewed By DaveA692

Marvelous, a true classic Italian Trattoria, I cannot rave enough about the service, atmosphere, amazing menu ,quality and wine list.You will not be disappointed.I believe the best Restaurant in San Diego County, I’m sorry but it is.

8. Trattoria Positano

2171 San Elijo Ave, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, CA 92007-1839 Italian Dinner, Lunch Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service [email protected] +1 760-632-0111 http://trattoria-positano.com/
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4 based on 92 reviews

Trattoria Positano

Reviewed By yogiacomo

This is an excellent restaurant in every way. It has a very good wine selection that complements menu and nightly dinner specials. Our buffalo mozzarella salad was the freshest ever. For entrees the scallops with a pistachio pesto was amazing and the seafood linguine was very good as well. Service was top notch.

7. The Bestawan Pizza

148 Aberdeen Dr, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, CA 92007-1822 Italian, Pizza, American Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Late Night Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Television, Serves Alcohol, Table Service, Wheelchair Accessible, Full Bar +1 760-753-6707 http://thebestawanpizza.com
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4 based on 125 reviews

The Bestawan Pizza

Reviewed By Leona_running

Right across from my hotel, there is this awesome place to order pizza! It was awesome and prices reasonable!

6. Blue Ribbon Artisan Pizzeria

897 S Coast Highway 101 Suite F102, Encinitas, CA 92024-4442 Pizza, Italian Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service +1 760-634-7671 http://www.blueribbonpizzeria.com/index.html
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4 based on 158 reviews

Blue Ribbon Artisan Pizzeria

Reviewed By Haig M

The artisan pizza was delicious. They have many varieties to choose from and all looked delectable. The crust is the percent size-not too thick or too thin. The gluten free pizza crust was the best I’ve ever had! The sauce could be a bit more plentiful but was quite adequate. It was truly one of the better pizzas I’ve ever had, as their toppings are plentiful and large! The size of the pizza is six slices or about 12 inches and our family of four each ordered one and we still took home a pizza and a half. They have indoor and outdoor seating. It was a beautiful night so we chose to eat outside and people watch. The food came fast and the service staff was quick and efficient. If craving pizza this is the place to come.

5. Leucadia Pizzeria & Italian

315 S Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024-3543 Italian, Pizza Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Delivery, Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Reservations +1 760-942-2222 http://www.leucadiapizzaencinitasmenu.com/?utm_source=organic_tripadvisor&utm_medium=ta_website
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4 based on 210 reviews

Leucadia Pizzeria & Italian

Leucadia Pizza Encinitas is currently located at 315 S Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA 92024. Order your favorite pizza, pasta, salad, and more, all with the click of a button. Leucadia Pizza Encinitas accepts orders online for pickup and delivery.

Reviewed By db7477

Leucadia Pizza makes great regular and GF pizza. Their Apple Walnut salad is a great starter. We were also very impressed with their updated facilities and patio. They’re conveniently located across from Moonlight Beach at the corner of Encinitas Blvd and the PCH (HWY 101).

4. Vigilucci's Trattoria Italiana

530 N Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024-2037 Italian Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Valet Parking, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +1 760-634-2365 http://www.vigiluccis.com/
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4 based on 155 reviews

Vigilucci's Trattoria Italiana

Vigilucci’s Trattoria Italiana located in Leucadia is formerly the Vigilucci’s of Encinitas established in 1994. The much larger yet quaint eatery is in its 25th year providing North County residents and visitors homemade pasta dishes, prime steaks, fresh

Reviewed By rcaldin

Went on a friday night at 530 with about 10 people in the whole restaurant.We were quickly greeted by the owner and given a table. We were then quickly greeted. After that service stayed friendly but extremely slow to non existent which is frustrating when its slow.We ordered our appetizers and bar drink at the same time. The appetizers came and were almost eaten before our drinks ever came. At time we went as long as 15 minutes before server came back. Would have had additional drinks if it didnt take so long.As for the food it was excellent. The fried calamari was ok but we enjoyed the staglione salad, capaelliacci di zucca, pizza and crab cakes.The pasta was definitely fresh. The kitchen needs to add more sauce to the dishes. We needed more balsamic for the salad, more sauce for the crab cake and wanted more sauce for the pasta but got tired waiting for server to come by.We had the affogato for dessert with gelato.While the server was very friendly we expected way better service for price and for how slow it was.Overall, food was incredible and reccomend it for that reason...hopefully you'll have better service.

3. Trattoria I Trulli

830 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024 Italian Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Table Service [email protected] +1 760-943-6800 http://www.itrulli.signonsandiego.com/
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4 based on 228 reviews

Trattoria I Trulli

Cozy and quaint setting that will bring you back to Italia! A true trattoria one would find roadside in Tuscany. Our cuisine is traditional authentic Italian. With many classical dishes including homemade lasagne, our classic ricotta & spinach ravioli and

Reviewed By Donald S

We had a hankering for Italian while heading toward the meditation garden. We found two restaurants with good reviews and apparently chose the right one. This trattoria was really good – a wonderful surprise. The ambience was nice and the service efficient and friendly. The food was really good. The saffron rice was some of the best I ever had and the osso buco perfectly cooked. The duck salad was quite nice with perfectly dressed spinach. The carpaccio was nice, although the rocket salad dressing was a bit too sour for my taste. The only failure in my opinion was the crème brûlée. It is my favorite dessert, so I have had many. Instead of the light cream, it was more like a dense, sweet omelet.

2. Cicciotti's

1933 San Elijo Ave, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, CA 92007-2322 Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Wine Bar Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Wheelchair Accessible, Live Music, Waterfront +1 760-634-2335 http://www.cicciottis.com/cardiff_by_the_sea.htm
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4 based on 275 reviews

Cicciotti's

Reviewed By 39MarkM

From the moment we walked in until the moment we left, we were continuously pleased by everything we ordered. Cool funky little space, all windows looking towards the coast, a nice big bar and a sweet little deck await whatever type of visit you’re looking for. Frederico took amazing care of us at the bar, helped us make solid decisions while offering up others on his own. Literally everything from the fresh bread and garlic tomato dipping sauce at the start to our entrees and wine selection were superb. We’ll definitely be back for a quick bite at the coast. Ciao!

What to do and see in Encinitas, United States: The Best Places and Tips

1. Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant

1921 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad, CA 92009 Italian Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Delivery, Private Dining, Accepts Credit Cards [email protected] +1 760-479-2533 https://locations.bucadibeppo.com/us/ca/carlsbad/1921-calle-barcelona?store=0520&utm_source=yext&utm_campaign=local-listing&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=partner-listing
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3 based on 95 reviews

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant

If you are looking for an Italian Restaurant in Carlsbad, CA then come to Buca. Our Italian Restaurant serves Authentic Family Style Italian Food. Located near the Forum of Carlsbad, your Carlsbad, CA Buca is ready to serve you all your favorite Italian s

Reviewed By pauloshra

Italian restaurant, says immigrants restaurant because large portion, I’m visiting since 2000, prices rises a lot and portions dropped and filled business lost a lot of customers and decor still is same, flavors basically continued almost same

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