8 italian places in Indianapolis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Indianapolis | Italian across every city.
Italian-American cooking is one of the oldest threads in Indianapolis dining, much of it tied to the historic south-side neighborhoods downtown. Iaria's Italian Restaurant and Iozzo's Garden of Italy both trace long histories on the near-downtown blocks, while Mama Carolla's keeps an old-Italian room in Meridian-Kessler. Vicino brings a more contemporary version to Massachusetts Avenue.
Mama Carolla's Old Italian ★ 4.4
meridian-kessler · 1031 E 54th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220
Mama Carolla's in Meridian Kessler, Indianapolis runs the canonical Italian-American room from a brick house on 54th. A reliable Indianapolis pick.
Iaria's Italian Restaurant ★ 4.3
downtown · 317 S College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Iaria's in Indianapolis has been on the same South College Avenue corner since 1933, the canonical old-school red-sauce Italian-American house.
Mama Carolla's Old Italian ★ 4.4
meridian-kessler · 1031 E 54th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220
Mama Carolla's in Meridian Kessler, Indianapolis is the canonical Italian-American room of 54th Street. Red sauce and a candlelit cult following.
Iaria's Italian Restaurant ★ 4.3
downtown · 317 S College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Iaria's in Indianapolis has been on the same South College Avenue corner since 1933. The canonical old-school red-sauce Italian-American house.
Iozzo's Garden of Italy ★ 4.2
downtown · 946 S Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46225
Iozzo's Garden of Italy in Indianapolis carries the recipes of the city's first full-service Italian restaurant. A South Meridian dinner-and-wine room.
Vicino ★ 4.4
mass-ave · 888 Massachusetts Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Vicino on Mass Ave in Indianapolis is a modern Italian room with hand-rolled pasta, regional Italian braises and a focused Italian wine list.
Convivio Italian Artisan Cuisine ★ 4.5
carmel · 11529 Springmill Road Suite 300, Carmel, IN 46032
Convivio in Carmel runs an open kitchen with a live pasta shop. Artisan Italian pasta and pizza, the most-talked Italian room in the Indianapolis suburbs.
Iaria's Italian Restaurant ★ 4.3
downtown · 317 S College Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Iaria's Italian Restaurant holds the same South College corner in Indianapolis since 1933, off the Mass Ave tourist track, with red-sauce family Italian.