Best Italian Restaurants in Waterfront

We had a WONDERFUL dinner celebrating my Fiancé's 24th birthday. We've eaten at Vallozzi's before and had a wonderful experience, but our dinner last night was phenomenal. We were seated promptly after arriving for our reservation. It was a Tuesday night, so there weren't many other groups there. We ordered a bottle of resiling, and we were treated to one glass each of celebratory prosecco, on the house! We also ordered the bread, served with ricotta cheese and oil to hold us over for the main courses. I ordered the Gnocchi and my fiancé ordered the Linguini Florentine. The gnocchi was cooked perfectly! The sauce was so flavorful, as well. It was almost stew-like with carrots, broccoli, peas, and cherry tomatoes in a delicious red sauce. My fiancé loved the lightness of the linguini, and the shrimp was cooked well. As travelers who have visited Italy, we can say with confidence that these dishes certainly match the deliciousness of authentic Italian meals. Though we refused dessert as we thoroughly enjoyed our main courses, our server brought over two tasty truffles. She said she didn't want us to leave without a bit of a birthday celebration. As proven, our server was wonderful and very attentive; she cracked jokes and treated us extremely well. If you're looking for a taste of Italy in Downtown Pittsburgh with attentive and generous waitstaff, don't skip Vallozzi's!

We had chicken parmigiana. It was unbelievably moist and tender, with a beautiful crisp around the edges. Generous portion, we both couldn’t finish it and had the leftovers for dinner the next evening - still mist and tender after a light microwaving. Delicious. The house salad was wonderful. Both the cacio e pepe and pasta with vodka sauce were delicious. Service was friendly, attentive, unobtrusive, and quick, anticipating our needs. Quietly elegant. Relaxing and pleasant. Not stuffy. Looking forward to returning with a bigger appetite to try some more adventurous entrees.

We had a very great waiter. Very personable and attentive, Matt.

Great first impression, we will definitely be back. The Mussels and the beef tartar did not disappoint.

Everyone was very nice. Kept checking on us. The food was delicious. I had the cod special. My guest had the chicken. The wine was very good. There was nothing that we could complain about