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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.
Italian restaurants in Indianapolis
8 italian places in Indianapolis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Indianapolis · Italian across every city.
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Mama Carolla's Old Italian
- ★ 4.4
- $$$
- Meridian Kessler
Order Veal Marsala, chicken Parmesan, eggplant rollatini.
Mama Carolla's in Meridian Kessler, Indianapolis runs the canonical Italian-American room from a brick house on 54th.
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Iaria's Italian Restaurant
- ★ 4.3
- $$
- Downtown Indianapolis
Order The cheese ravioli, the meatballs and house Chianti.
Iaria's in Indianapolis has been on the same South College Avenue corner since 1933, the canonical old-school red-sauce Italian-American house.
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Mama Carolla's Old Italian
- ★ 4.4
- $$$
- Meridian Kessler
Order Veal Marsala, chicken Parmesan, eggplant rollatini.
Mama Carolla's in Meridian Kessler, Indianapolis is the canonical Italian-American room of 54th Street.
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Iaria's Italian Restaurant
- ★ 4.3
- $$
- Downtown Indianapolis
Order The cheese ravioli, the meatballs and house Chianti.
Iaria's in Indianapolis has been on the same South College Avenue corner since 1933.
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Iozzo's Garden of Italy
- ★ 4.2
- $$$
- Downtown Indianapolis
Order Veal scaloppine, the house lasagna, the tiramisu.
Iozzo's Garden of Italy in Indianapolis carries the recipes of the city's first full-service Italian restaurant.
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Vicino
- ★ 4.4
- $$$
- Mass Ave
Order The day's pasta tasting, a braised meat main, a glass of Sangiovese.
Vicino on Mass Ave in Indianapolis is a modern Italian room with hand-rolled pasta, regional Italian braises and a focused Italian wine list.
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Convivio Italian Artisan Cuisine
- ★ 4.5
- $$$$
- Carmel
Convivio in Carmel runs an open kitchen with a live pasta shop.
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Iaria's Italian Restaurant
- ★ 4.3
- $$
- Downtown Indianapolis
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.