Location: Olympia
Top Restaurants in Olympia
Best Italian food near Olympia, Washington, United States
Find out what Italian restaurants to try in Olympia. Birthplace of riot grrl music and home to an energetic independent art and music scene, Olympia is a hub of innovative cultural movements. The nontraditional Evergreen State College draws young pioneers and artists while the surrounding landscape of Puget Sound beckons the environmentally aware to its embrace. With 40 city parks incorporating 963 acres as well as a vast, municipally-funded public art collection, the city is a study in inventive and ecological civil design.
Things to do in Olympia
10. Stone Creek Wood Fired Pizza
Reviewed By Kari F
Great find. I have been missing fresh wood fired pizza. Well the craving is totally satisfied. Friendly owner and staff. The chicken pesto and pepperoni plus pizzas were both tasty and fresh. Parking was a bit awkward but totally worth stopping and waiting for your pizza. I would definitely recommend this place. Great value for the cost about 10 bucks per pie!
9. Casa Mia of Olympia and Lacey
Overall Ratings
4 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By daviddN5932AB
Traveling through and stopped here. My wife had the small spaghetti with meatballs. Meatballs tasted horrible. Sauce tasted like tomato sauce straight from the can. The minestrone soup too much thyme, too much beef base and too much salt. I had the tortellini with the red sauce and white sauce. Was OK but wouldn't order again. Service was good, fast and polite.
8. I.Talia Pizzaria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By Brimsmith
I was here about 7 years ago and was unimpressed; however, I had just come back from Italy. I wanted Italian food and thought I would stop in. Well, it did live up. I thought I would give it another try. For cracker crust pizza, it's pretty good. The pepperonis are quite tasty. They should put twice as many of the little fellers on the pizza, but it was still good. The same with the mushrooms. They need to put more toppings on the pizza.
7. Olive Garden
Overall Ratings
3 based on 106 reviews
Reviewed By SusanRVer
We haven't been to Olive Garden in a long time..bad experience. But decided to give it another shot today. Got there around 3..service excellant, food excellant. I got the all you can eat salad, and breadsticks and spaghetti with meat sauce. Just enough! Would not hesitate to visit it again!
6. The Mark
Overall Ratings
4 based on 74 reviews
Reviewed By TravelingFan22
I've driven by this restaurant many times and thought about having dinner there, but it's only open Thursday-Saturday so I always seemed to remember it when it was closed. But I finally made it and it was a very pleasant meal.My husband had the special which was shredded free-range chicken with dried tomatoes and olives on pasta. The waitress said diners have loved it and scooped up the remaining sauce with bread down to the very last drop. Totally true!I had pasta with pesto, potatoes and green beans which was also tasty but not overfilling like a lot of pasta meals.They have a very long list of specialty cocktails and I tried the Roma. Stronger than my usual cocktails but I liked it.Very pleasant cozy atmosphere and super friendly and efficient wait staff. The restaurant focuses on locally sourced ingredients, and they do vegetarian and gluten-free meals for those who prefer them.Street parking.
5. Casa Mia
Overall Ratings
4 based on 115 reviews
Reviewed By Brimsmith
I belong to a literary group that meets at this restaurant monthly, so I'm here a lot. We frequently get the same waiter, so he knows us fairly well and he treats us exceptionally well. Our treatment today was outstanding and the food was great, so I'm giving Casa Mia the highest rating.
4. Mercato Ristorante
Overall Ratings
4 based on 172 reviews
Reviewed By dixiegirlA279IB
Ordered eggplant, penne with chicken in wine sauce, a martini and cup of coffee. Both dishes very good but not bountiful servings. No bread/rolls offered with meal. Few patrons in early lunch hour so service was good. Overall, not bad but not planning another visit.
3. Dirty Dave's Gay Nineties
Overall Ratings
4 based on 139 reviews
Reviewed By proctersposse1979
We came here as it came strongly recommended by my local family. For folks passing by on the freeway this place is a good choice for a couple reasons mostly itâs a nice sit down restaurant that is for the most part just off the freeway on the main drag so easy in easy out.. dirty Daveâs itâs not new itâs been around awhile so the outside is indicative of an old pizza parlor. The more i think, even more reason one would think to walk in... the walls tell a small bit of the story of its length in the town.. This place was packed with people standing waiting for families to finish so new customers could sit down. This is where my one complaint came... these folks do nothing to help the folks move through this place.. besides wipe the table down.. lots of room for cutting in while people wait patiently to sit down.. The food? It was safe 3 adults and 2 kids 12 and under all ate til we were full and my family had enough to bring home for leftovers. We had two pizzas and 3 salad bars... I would go back for another meal without question.
2. Pizzeria La Gitana
Overall Ratings
4 based on 164 reviews
Reviewed By CathyC741
The pizza here is as close to Italy as you can get without being there. The salads are wonderful and there is a nice wine selection. The lunch special, wine and pizza, or salad and pizza, is a good deal and tasty. Service is always pleasant and efficient.
1. Basilico
Overall Ratings
4 based on 210 reviews
Reviewed By wego2places
Walked in after eight on a Saturday without reservations. Luckily they had a nice table available, which began a spectacular evening. We asked about an unfamiliar wine and the waiter explained its flavor profile in detail. The fabulous wine accompanied their wild boar pasta, which was delicious. We enjoyed the meal so much we splurged on dessert, a panna cotta with seasonal berries. Excellent staff and pleasant decor made the great food and wine even more special. Will return next time we're in Olympia.
