6 italian places in Milwaukee we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Milwaukee | Italian across every city.
Italian cooking in Milwaukee runs from neighborhood trattorias to the city's grandest dining room. Centro Cafe in Riverwest has handled hand-rolled pastas at neighborhood prices under Peter Sandroni since 2009, Onesto brings pastas, wood-fired pizzas and natural wine to the Third Ward, and Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993 in Wauwatosa stands as the Bartolotta Group's Northern Italian flagship.
Onesto ★ 4.4
third-ward · 221 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Onesto on North Broadway in the Third Ward runs an Italian menu of hand-rolled pastas, wood-fired pizzas and natural-wine pours, opened by the Cibo team.
Centro Cafe ★ 4.5
riverwest · 808 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Centro Cafe on East Center Street in Riverwest is a small Italian room run by Peter Sandroni since 2009, with hand-rolled pastas at neighborhood prices.
Louise's Trattoria ★ 4.2
downtown · 801 N Jefferson St, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Louise's on North Jefferson Street downtown is a casual Italian room with wood-fired pizzas, hand-rolled pastas and Italian wines near the Pabst Theater.
Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993 ★ 4.6
7616 W State St, Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993 on State Street in Wauwatosa is the Bartolotta Group's flagship Italian room, with house pastas and Northern Italian classics.
Centro Cafe Riverwest ★ 4.5
808 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Centro Cafe on East Center Street in Riverwest is a small Italian room run by Peter Sandroni since 2009, with hand-rolled pastas at neighborhood prices.
Cousins Subs ★ 4.0
1310 S Cesar E Chavez Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53204
Cousins Subs on South Cesar E Chavez Drive in Walker's Point is the Milwaukee-founded sub chain since 1972 with Italian and turkey subs and giant party.