Best Italian — Harry's ten

Tell Harry what you fancy. Ten places worth leaving the house for. Harry reads the review-site noise, spots the tourist traps, and hands over a shortlist before the kettle's boiled.

Be honest with him. He doesn't judge.

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by overall quality

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Rank 1.
Howie's Artisan Pizza
pizza · italian · Palo Alto
4.4 across 654 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; ranked #63 of 376 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
9 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 21:00G4.4T4.0Y4.4MS
Google4.4(490)Yelp4.4(654)Tripadvisor4.0(59)
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Rank 2.
Il Fornaio Mountain View
italian · Mountain View
4.4 across 395 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #116 of 309 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 21:30G4.4TY4.4MSOT4.3
Google4.4(395)Yelp4.4(371)OpenTable4.3(410)2/ 3 sources
WarningYou're getting an experience. Whether you needed it is up to you.
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Rank 3.
Terun Pizza
italian · pizza · Palo Alto
4.4 across 2.8k Google reviews; ranked #5 of 376 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 14:00G4.4T4.3Y4.1MS
Google4.4(2.8k)Yelp4.1(2.3k)Tripadvisor4.3(388)
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Rank 4.
Cafe Pro Bono
italian · fine-dining · Palo Alto
4.0 across 893 Yelp reviews; ranked #28 of 375 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 14:30G4.5T4.2Y4.0MS
Google4.5(638)Yelp4.0(893)Tripadvisor4.2(108)
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Rank 5.
Giorgio's Italian Grill & Pizzeria
italian · Mountain View
casualfamily
4.5 across 119 Google reviews; casual, family-owned Italian joint dishing up pizza, pasta & other comfort food standards.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 16:00 — 21:00G4.5T4.1Y4.1MSFB4.7
Google4.5(119)Yelp4.1(76)Tripadvisor4.1(107)Facebook4.7(25)
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Rank 6.
iTalico
italian · Palo Alto
4.4 across 993 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #49 of 376 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 17:00 — 21:00G4.4TY4.2MS
Google4.4(993)Yelp4.2(859)2/ 3 sources
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Rank 7.
Napoletana Pizzeria
pizza · italian · Mountain View
4.5 across 898 Google reviews; ranked #40 of 309 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
3 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 17:00 — 20:00G4.5T4.4Y3.9MSFB4.8
Google4.5(898)Yelp3.9(875)Tripadvisor4.4(53)Facebook4.8(72)
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Rank 8.
Pompeii Ristorante
italian · Los Altos
4.3 across 355 Google reviews; ranked #3 of 81 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
4 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 21:00G4.3T4.3Y3.9MS
Google4.3(355)Yelp3.9(349)Tripadvisor4.3(118)
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Rank 9.
La Fontaine Mountain View
french · italian · Mountain View
4.3 across 998 Google reviews; ranked #18 of 309 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 14:00G4.3T4.2Y3.9MS
Google4.3(998)Yelp3.9(709)Tripadvisor4.2(69)
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Rank 10.
Vaso Azzurro Restaurant
italian · bar · Mountain View
3.9 across 2.0k Yelp reviews; ranked #15 of 309 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 17:00 — 21:00G4.3T4.1Y3.9MS
Google4.3(1.2k)Yelp3.9(2.0k)Tripadvisor4.1(107)
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Summaries are generated from the available evidence and may be editorially reviewed. They are not direct quotations.

Best Italian — Harry's ten

Tell Harry what you fancy. Ten places worth leaving the house for. Harry reads the review-site noise, spots the tourist traps, and hands over a shortlist before the kettle's boiled.

Be honest with him. He doesn't judge.

Places

by overall quality

Worth sharing

Send these ten to whoever’s asking where to eat.

Post on X

Sort

Rank 1.
Howie's Artisan Pizza
pizza · italian · Palo Alto
4.4 across 654 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; ranked #63 of 376 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
9 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 21:00G4.4T4.0Y4.4MS
Google4.4(490)Yelp4.4(654)Tripadvisor4.0(59)
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Rank 2.
Il Fornaio Mountain View
italian · Mountain View
4.4 across 395 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #116 of 309 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 21:30G4.4TY4.4MSOT4.3
Google4.4(395)Yelp4.4(371)OpenTable4.3(410)2/ 3 sources
WarningYou're getting an experience. Whether you needed it is up to you.
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Rank 3.
Terun Pizza
italian · pizza · Palo Alto
4.4 across 2.8k Google reviews; ranked #5 of 376 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 14:00G4.4T4.3Y4.1MS
Google4.4(2.8k)Yelp4.1(2.3k)Tripadvisor4.3(388)
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Rank 4.
Cafe Pro Bono
italian · fine-dining · Palo Alto
4.0 across 893 Yelp reviews; ranked #28 of 375 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 14:30G4.5T4.2Y4.0MS
Google4.5(638)Yelp4.0(893)Tripadvisor4.2(108)
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Rank 5.
Giorgio's Italian Grill & Pizzeria
italian · Mountain View
casualfamily
4.5 across 119 Google reviews; casual, family-owned Italian joint dishing up pizza, pasta & other comfort food standards.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 16:00 — 21:00G4.5T4.1Y4.1MSFB4.7
Google4.5(119)Yelp4.1(76)Tripadvisor4.1(107)Facebook4.7(25)
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Rank 6.
iTalico
italian · Palo Alto
4.4 across 993 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #49 of 376 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 17:00 — 21:00G4.4TY4.2MS
Google4.4(993)Yelp4.2(859)2/ 3 sources
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Rank 7.
Napoletana Pizzeria
pizza · italian · Mountain View
4.5 across 898 Google reviews; ranked #40 of 309 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
3 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 17:00 — 20:00G4.5T4.4Y3.9MSFB4.8
Google4.5(898)Yelp3.9(875)Tripadvisor4.4(53)Facebook4.8(72)
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Rank 8.
Pompeii Ristorante
italian · Los Altos
4.3 across 355 Google reviews; ranked #3 of 81 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
4 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 21:00G4.3T4.3Y3.9MS
Google4.3(355)Yelp3.9(349)Tripadvisor4.3(118)
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Rank 9.
La Fontaine Mountain View
french · italian · Mountain View
4.3 across 998 Google reviews; ranked #18 of 309 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 11:30 — 14:00G4.3T4.2Y3.9MS
Google4.3(998)Yelp3.9(709)Tripadvisor4.2(69)
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Rank 10.
Vaso Azzurro Restaurant
italian · bar · Mountain View
3.9 across 2.0k Yelp reviews; ranked #15 of 309 locally on Tripadvisor.
Harry HungryHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
Worth ItWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
6 min · $$ · ClosedToday · 17:00 — 21:00G4.3T4.1Y3.9MS
Google4.3(1.2k)Yelp3.9(2.0k)Tripadvisor4.1(107)
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Summaries are generated from the available evidence and may be editorially reviewed. They are not direct quotations.

Best Italian — Harry's ten

Howie's Artisan Pizza

Il Fornaio Mountain View

Terun Pizza

Cafe Pro Bono

Giorgio's Italian Grill & Pizzeria

iTalico

Napoletana Pizzeria

Pompeii Ristorante

La Fontaine Mountain View

Vaso Azzurro Restaurant

Best Italian — Harry's ten

Howie's Artisan Pizza

Il Fornaio Mountain View

Terun Pizza

Cafe Pro Bono

Giorgio's Italian Grill & Pizzeria

iTalico

Napoletana Pizzeria

Pompeii Ristorante

La Fontaine Mountain View

Vaso Azzurro Restaurant