4 italian places in Rotterdam we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Rotterdam | Italian across every city.
Italian cooking in Rotterdam splits between serious Neapolitan pizza and handmade pasta, mostly along the Meent and Nieuwe Binnenweg. Ristorante Napoli on the Meent works with San Marzano tomatoes and 00 flour in a wood-fired oven, Spaghetteria on Nieuwe Binnenweg makes fresh pasta from tagliatelle al ragu to cacio e pepe, and Panzero on Botersloot brings Puglia-focused panzerotti to a sit-down room.
Ristorante Napoli ★ 3.7
Centrum · Meent 81a, 3011 JN Rotterdam
A Neapolitan pizza and trattoria on the Meent using San Marzano tomatoes and 00 flour in a wood-fired oven. The city's most serious Neapolitan-style pizza.
Spaghetteria ★ 4.0
Rotterdam Noord · Nieuwe Binnenweg 254, 3021 GL Rotterdam
A long-running pasta specialist on Nieuwe Binnenweg with handmade fresh pasta from tagliatelle al ragu to cacio e pepe. Located in Rotterdam Noord.
Grand Locale ★ 4.2
Nieuw-Kralingen · Bep van Klaverenplein 1, 3062 BH Rotterdam
A waterfront Italian grand cafe in Nieuw-Kralingen by the Old Scuola team, with wood-fired Neapolitan pizza, pasta and natural wines for 180 indoor seats.
Panzeró ★ 4.1
Centrum · Botersloot 26, 3011 HH Rotterdam
Puglia-focused Italian food elevated to a sit-down room. The panzerotti filled with slow-cooked octopus make it the most inventive Italian kitchen.