5 italian spots in Downtown, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Downtown's food · All italian in Lexington.

ItalX ★ 4.5

$$$ItalianDowntown

ItalX rolls scratch-made pastas in Lexington's City Center, chef Jonathan Lundy's Italian room with reimagined small plates and a sommelier-built wine list.

TipLunch runs Wednesday to Sunday, a rarity downtown; dinner from 16:00 suits pre-show Rupp Arena tables.

ItalX ★ 4.5

$$$ItalianDowntown

ItalX rolls scratch-made pastas in Lexington's City Center, chef Jonathan Lundy's Italian room with reimagined small plates and a sommelier-built wine list.

TipLunch runs Wednesday to Sunday, a rarity downtown; dinner from 16:00 suits pre-show Rupp Arena tables.

Joe Bologna's ★ 4.3

$$ItalianDowntown

Joe Bologna's has baked pizza and garlic-butter breadsticks inside a stained-glass former synagogue since 1973, a Lexington institution near the UK campus.

OrderGarlic breadsticks, Pan pizza

TipThe garlic breadsticks are non-negotiable; go before 18:00 on UK game days or expect a long wait.

Joe Bologna's ★ 4.3

$$ItalianDowntown

Joe Bologna's has baked pizza and garlic-butter breadsticks inside a stained-glass former synagogue since 1973, a Lexington institution near the UK campus.

OrderGarlic breadsticks, Pan pizza

TipThe garlic breadsticks are non-negotiable; go before 18:00 on UK game days or expect a long wait.

Frank & Dino's ★ 4.0

$$$ItalianDowntown

Frank & Dino's plays supper-club Italian on West Short Street, feeding downtown Lexington veal, red-sauce classics and martinis seven days a week.

TipLunch and dinner run daily with a mid-afternoon break; the bar pours a proper Rat Pack-era martini.

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