8 italian rooms in Memphis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Memphis | Italian across every city.

Italian dining in Memphis splits between old-family red-sauce rooms and a modern wave of pasta-forward kitchens. Pete and Sam's in East Memphis and Coletta's Italian Restaurant in South Memphis carry the classic generational tradition, while Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen in East Memphis and Catherine and Mary's downtown lead the contemporary Italian cooking. Hog and Hominy in East Memphis bridges the two, mixing Italian technique with Southern ingredients.

Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen ★ 4.7

Italian · $$$

east-memphis · 712 W Brookhaven Cir, Memphis, TN 38117

Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman's Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen runs Italian cooking rooted in Southern ingredients from East Memphis since 2008.

Catherine and Mary's ★ 4.7

Italian Southern · $$$

downtown · 272 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103

Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman's downtown Memphis room pairs Tuscan and Sicilian grandmother cooking with Southern ingredients in the Chisca on Main building.

Hog and Hominy ★ 4.5

Italian Southern · $$

east-memphis · 707 W Brookhaven Cir, Memphis, TN 38117

Ticer and Hudman's wood-fired pizza and charcuterie room in East Memphis runs a Southern-Italian playbook on a covered Brookhaven Circle patio since 2012.

Pete and Sam's ★ 4.3

Italian · $$

east-memphis · 3886 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38111

Pete and Sam's East Memphis Park Avenue room has run red-sauce Italian for the Bomarito family since 1948. Priced at $$. Booking recommended.

Coletta's Italian Restaurant ★ 4.0

Italian · $$

south-memphis · 1063 S Parkway E, Memphis, TN 38106

Coletta's is Memphis's oldest restaurant on South Parkway since 1923, Elvis Presley's South Parkway haunt and the home of Memphis BBQ pizza topped with pork.

Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen ★ 4.7

Italian · $$$$

712 W Brookhaven Cir, Memphis, TN 38117

Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman's Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen in East Memphis runs Italian rooted in Southern ingredients from Brookhaven Circle since 2008.

Curfew ★ 4.1

Italian · $$$$

164 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103

Curfew is Fabio Viviani's Union Avenue Memphis restaurant inside Canopy Downtown, with wood-fired steaks, house pastas and one of downtown's later kitchens.

Bardog Tavern ★ 4.2

Italian · $$

downtown · 73 Monroe Ave, Memphis, TN 38103

Bardog Tavern on Monroe Avenue downtown Memphis runs sliders, Italian subs and beer until 03:00 daily, with downtown's most reliable late kitchen.