Los Angeles, CA
Best Italian in Los Angeles.
Harry's top 10 Italian spots in Los Angeles score 87–94 on the Harry Score.
LA has no Little Italy. It has the Arts District, a warehouse strip east of downtown that became the city's real Italian center once a single restaurant proved industrial concrete could hold wood-fired pizza and slow-roasted lamb neck. The shift here runs from red-sauce Italian-American toward something market-driven and Californian — produce first, nonna's rules second. That's not Chicago's red-sauce holdouts or New York's old-guard reverence. Harry asks the same thing regardless of the exposed brick: is the pasta actually al dente, is the olive oil earning its keep.
Ranked by Harry Score. The Harry Score is a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
Scores last recomputed
Morso Kitchen
italian
1411 Sunset Blvd K215, Los Angeles
5.0 across 155 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
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Harry
94
Worth It
82
Trattoria Daly
italian
2423 Daly St, Los Angeles
4.9 across 340 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
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Harry
93
Worth It
81
Carasau Pasta Bar
italian · winery
8312 W 3rd St, Los Angeles
4.9 across 357 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
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Harry
92
Worth It
81
Due Fiori
italian
2708 E 4th St, Long Beach
4.8 across 1.3k Tripadvisor reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
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Harry
90
Worth It
80
Da Barbara
italian
6411 Fountain Ave LW 4, Los Angeles
4.9 across 91 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; priced about right for what you get.
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Harry
89
Worth It
79
Posto 896 Italian & Hungarian Cuisine
italian · hungarian
15615 Ventura Blvd, Encino
4.7 across 479 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
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Harry
89
Worth It
79
Raffaello Ristorante
italian
457 W 7th St, San Pedro
4.7 across 2.3k Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; popular Italian haunt serving hearty classics, from osso buco to eggplant parm, in a….
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Harry
89
Worth It
79
Propaganda Wine Bar
italian · pizza
950 E 3rd St, Los Angeles
4.7 across 264 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
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Harry
88
Worth It
79
Spumoni Restaurant
italian · pizza
14533 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks
4.7 across 1.4k Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; relaxed, polished neighborhood Italian spot offering many varieties of pizza & pasta.
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Harry
88
Worth It
79
FABIOS PASTA
italian · sandwich-shop
1301 Ocean Front Walk #7, Venice
4.8 across 554 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; italian kitchen with outdoor tables featuring homemade pasta and focaccia.
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Harry
87
Worth It
79
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Questions Harry gets about Italian in Los Angeles
- What is the best Italian restaurant in Los Angeles?
- Morso Kitchen tops Harry's Italian list for Los Angeles right now, with a Harry Score of 94/100.
- How does Harry Hungry score Italian restaurants in Los Angeles?
- Harry Hungry blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a weighted Harry Score (0–100). A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.
- Are there tourist-trap Italian restaurants in Los Angeles to avoid?
- Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for Los Angeles on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.