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

Little Italy, strung along Mayfield Road, is the heart of how Cleveland eats Italian. Mama Santa's and Trattoria on the Hill sit a block apart there, the former a long-running red-sauce and Sicilian-style room, the latter a more polished trattoria. Ohio City's Bright Side on West 25th Street brings a contemporary Italian-American voice to the west side.

Mama Santa's ★ 4.4

Italian · $$

little-italy · 12301 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106

Mama Santa's on Mayfield Road in Little Italy, the family-owned Sicilian pizzeria since 1961, runs hand-tossed pies and homemade pasta on the Italian block.

Trattoria on the Hill ★ 4.2

Italian · $$$

little-italy · 12207 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106

Trattoria on the Hill on Mayfield Road in Little Italy, an Italian-American dining room since 1988, runs hearty traditional pasta plates and veal mains.

Bright Side ★ 4.1

Italian-american · $$$

ohio-city · 1948 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113

Bright Side on West 25th Street in Ohio City, Sam McNulty and Mark Priemer's reimagining of the old Bar Cento space since June 2022, runs Sunnyside egg pizza.

Mama Santa's ★ 4.6

Italian · $$

little-italy · 12301 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106

Mama Santa's on Mayfield Road in Little Italy, the family-owned Sicilian pizzeria since 1961, runs hand-tossed pies and homemade pasta on the Italian block.

Trattoria on the Hill ★ 4.3

Italian · $$$

little-italy · 12207 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106

Trattoria on the Hill on Mayfield Road in Little Italy, an Italian-American dining room since 1988, runs hearty traditional pasta plates and veal mains.

Bright Side ★ 4.2

Italian-american · $$$

ohio-city · 1948 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113

Bright Side on West 25th Street in Ohio City, Sam McNulty and Mark Priemer's reimagining of the old Bar Cento space since June 2022, runs Sunnyside egg pizza.

LockKeepers ★ 4.1

Italian · $$$$

8001 Rockside Rd, Valley View, OH 44125

LockKeepers on Rockside Road in Valley View since 1992 is the Italian-American fine-dining room in an Arts and Crafts building beside the historic Erie Canal.