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4 italian places in Chattanooga we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chattanooga | Italian across every city.

Alleia ★ 4.6

$$$ItalianSouthside

Alleia turns out handmade pasta and Neapolitan-style pizza in the old Harrington Building on E. Main Street, Daniel Lindley's rustic Italian in Chattanooga.

OrderGnocchi from the handmade pasta list, then the duck.

TipDinner only and closed Sunday; Saturday service starts at 16:45. Reserve on Resy for the candlelit main room.

Tony's Pasta Shop & Trattoria ★ 4.3

$$ItalianBluff View

Tony's Pasta Shop & Trattoria hand-cuts pasta in the Victorian carriage house of the Bluff View Art District, a Chattanooga family staple above the river.

OrderMeatballs from a Sicilian family recipe over fresh-cut pasta.

TipGluten-safe pasta and pizza are on the regular menu. Queue early for a terrace table overlooking the Tennessee River.

Il Primo ★ 4.3

$$ItalianNorth Shore

Il Primo runs a neighbourhood Italian dining room on Hixson Pike in North Shore Chattanooga, plating simple pastas, chicken piccata and well-made cocktails.

OrderChicken piccata with a negroni from the bar.

TipDinner only, Monday to Saturday from 17:00; the Ooltewah sibling in Cambridge Square keeps the same menu closer to the suburbs.

Alleia ★ 4.6

$$$ItalianSouthside

Alleia is Chattanooga's candlelit Italian dining room on E. Main Street, where Daniel Lindley's kitchen hand-rolls pasta and fires Neapolitan pizza.

OrderHandmade gnocchi, then the wood-fired duck for two.

TipThe dim Harrington Building room suits anniversaries; Resy releases tables ahead and Saturday seatings start at 16:45.

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