Location: Walnut Creek
Top Restaurants in Walnut Creek
Best Italian food near Walnut Creek, California, United States
Discover Restaurants offering the best Italian food in Walnut Creek, California, United States. Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, about 16 miles (26 kilometres) east of the city of Oakland. With a total estimated population of 67,673, Walnut Creek serves as a hub for its neighboring cities because of its location at the junction of the highways from Sacramento and San Jose (I-680) and San Francisco/Oakland (SR-24) and its accessibility by BART. Its active downtown neighborhood features hundred-year-old buildings and extensive high-end retail establishments, restaurants and entertainment venues.
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10. Creekside Grille
Overall Ratings
4 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By SherryS994
This restaurant never disappoints. Service is reliably good, food is reliably good, ambiance is reliably good. Portions are adequate & prices are fair. Outside dining in the patio is so divine and relaxing. Order the calamari appetizer and you will be lusting for more. I can recommend most everything in the menu. I especially like the salads which can be ordered as a small or entree portion. Wait staff is very accommodating. Reservations needed.
9. Skipolini's Pizza
Overall Ratings
4 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By Tyche75
I've eaten here or had delivery many times, and find the pizza (I normally get ham/mushroom) to be reliably good - nice crust, good sauce - and especially for a large pizza, priced very reasonably. The restaurant itself can get very busy, especially the patio seating on weekends, but usually the indoors seating is fairly quiet.
8. Il Pavone
Overall Ratings
4 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By kathy-mgt
Our first time to dine here. We ordered "Joe's Special," a ground beef based entree, for lunch. We shared and couldn't finish the meal! Really good bread served at sitting could be the culprit! A superior Martini, prepared by our server, Tonett. Good wine selections.Quiet atmosphere with no-step seating to nicely accommodate those with mobility issues.We'll be back!
7. 54 Mint - IL Forno
Overall Ratings
4 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By YayaShare
54 Mint Forno has a limited menu, which is usually a good sign, and 54 Mint doesn't disappoint. The four of us each ordered something different and every dish was great. The special was a simple pasta dish, my wife had a pesto pasta dish, and our friends each had their own (okay, I don't remember!). On Thursday, wines were on special, which made the Chianti Classico even better - but it was pretty good to start with.
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6. Montecatini Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 106 reviews
Montecatini's opening day was October 17, 1989, the day of the Loma Prieta earthquake in California. Since then, Montecatini Ristorante has become a place of true Italian dining experience in Walnut Creek, California. All our dishes are meticulously prepa
Reviewed By 184carlc
This restaurant pours the same indiscernible "orange" sauce over various pasta dishes. We had two different dishes with the same sauce. Yuck.Salads were wilted and over dressed.It's an old dated, unkempt restaurant.There so many better places in Walnut Creek.There are so many better restaurants in Walnut Creek where one could and should spend their money.
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5. Rocco's Ristorante & Pizzeria
Overall Ratings
4 based on 84 reviews
Rocco"s Ristorante & Pizzeria opened in 1999. It is a local favorite and was "Voted Best Pizza in The East Bay" in the Contra Costa Times Readers Poll! We are a family owned and operated restaurant and serve everything from specialty pizzas to fresh pasta
Reviewed By Robert W
Very authentic Italian style pizza; plenty of different styles and sizes or even a 1/2 - 1/2 (different choice like salami & mushroom on one 1/2 and ham & pineapple the other 1/2).Very friendly service and knowledgeable.If the big screen TV's are now there you could almost think you are in Italy.
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4. Benvenuti Ristorante
Overall Ratings
4 based on 114 reviews
To share our love and passion for Italian cooking, Benvenuti Ristorante (formerly know as Salvatore Ristorante) features exceptional traditional Italian cuisine in a warm and welcoming environment with local, sustainable, organic ingredients, an extensive
Reviewed By Tom A
I used to love Salvatore's run and owned by Salvatore and Angela, Salvatore sold his namesake restaurant to his sister Angela to retire in Italy. A local favorite Salvatore's consistently provided traditional Italian food like Vongole, lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs, veal parmesan, etc. Angela has completely renovated the restaurant which now has a crisp, sophisticated vibe, but still producing the same consistent high-quality Italian comfort food. You owe it to yourself to check Benvenuti out if you are a fan of traditional Italian food.
3. Massimo Ristorante
Overall Ratings
4 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By 713JohnF
First time here, and have been wanting to visit here for sometime now. Good location in downtown area, with parking directly across the street. My wife ordered the house specialty, Halibut, and it was excellent. Nice size portion as well. I had Spaghetti Bolognese, which was a nice size serving. The sauce was a bit thick, but decent flavor. Our waitress, may I say aloha to her, was superb and gave us the proper attention all dinner long. Certainly a place worth revisiting.
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2. Il Fornaio
Overall Ratings
4 based on 290 reviews
Il Fornaio means 'the baker' in Italian. This award-winning restaurant offers an authentic and unique Italian dining experience. Specialties include wood-fired rotisserie and grilled meats, poultry and game; housemade pastas; pizzas from an oak wood burni
Reviewed By actvid2017
The service, food and atmosphere are wonderful. The wait staff and especially the bartenders (shout out to Augustino) are warm, friendly and professional. The tall ceilings,french doors with windows and patio area make for a great spot for meeting up with friends. The happy hour is very good too!
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1. Prima Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 229 reviews
When Michael and Janet Verlander rented the shoebox-sized storefront at 1522 North Main Street in Walnut Creek in May of 1977, they had no idea that 38 years later, it would have become the East Bay's premier wine and food destination. It started as a del
Reviewed By Maggotyler
We arrive late and we leave after the closing hour. However, we never felt like they were pushing to leave. Indeed the waiter was super nice. He recommended a very good dishes and the artichokes were simply perfect I appreciated the wine too,but I didn't like the tiramisu. I expected more coffee in it. Overall the experience was very good. Few times I feel like in an authentic Italian restaurant
