Browse Italian restaurants in Manchester

About Bella Italia

Just minutes from The Royal Exchange Theatre and Opera house, Bella Italia in Deansgate is the ideal location for a pre or post theatre meal. Their menu includes all the Italian favourites such as pizza, pasta and desserts. The restaurant is child friendly and offers a separate kids’ menu. The bistro style decor is bright and cosy in the trademark style of Bella Italias throughout the UK.

About Giorgio Ristorante

Located at the crossroads of Oxford Street and Portland Street, Giorgio Ristorante is within easy walking distance of the Palace Theatre, the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Central and Manchester Opera House. Established in 1978 is it one of the oldest and most highly regarded Italian restaurants in Manchester. Giorgio’s pasta is cooked fresh every day and their pizzas are baked in the traditional Neapolitan way. Their chefs have also created beef fillet steak, veal, poultry and fish specialities.

About Insolito

Insolito serves traditional Sicilian and Italian food in central Manchester. The restaurant is the brainchild of two Italian students who teamed up with a veteran chef to bring the taste of home to the city. The chic, minimalist, monochrome interior has the feel of a stylish bistro, with abstract art on the walls and exposed bulbs hanging from the ceiling. This would make the ideal destination for a lunch stop while shopping, a night of casual dining with friends or a relaxed date.

About Piccolino

Situated in a Victorian listed building, Piccolino is an opulent dining experience, with the decor including marble imported from Italy, antique brass, English oak, and handmade chandeliers. The cavernous restaurant boasts a wine boutique, cocktail bar, juice bar, theatre grill, pizzeria, oyster and caviar bar, Harrods style food hall and alfresco terrace overlooking Albert Square. Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, dishes on their extensive menu are created using artisan ingredients. There is a separate children’s menu.

About PLY

PLY lies in the heart of the Northern Quarter on Stevenson Square. A bustling bar and pizza hangout with a mirror tiled, woodfired oven.

Its carefully crafted drinks menu includes twists on classic cocktails and craft beer sourced from local and international brewers alike.

About Prezzo

The Deansgate branch of Prezzo has all the same features familiar to fans of the Italian chain: a menu filled with classic Italian pizzas and pastas made with seasonal ingredients, a child friendly environment with a separate menu for kids, and bright and stylish decor. Accompanying the food menu is Prezzo’s cocktail list. Desserts such as tiramisu, panna cotta and chocolate hazelnut cheesecake offer an indulgent way to finish the meal. A ten minute walk from both Manchester Victoria and Salford Central Rail Stations, it is the ideal location to enjoy a meal after a busy day at the shops or before a night out.

About San Carlo

San Carlo is a stylish Italian restaurant in Spinningfields. Part of the Italian family owned San Carlo group, it is popular with Mancunians and celebrities alike for its luxurious surroundings and authentic Italian food. Popular dishes include the scallops San Carlo, tagliatelle Monte Carlo (pasta served with sauteed shallots and diced monkfish in a creamy tomato and white wine sauce) and traditional spiced Italian sausages cooked with Borlotti beans. San Carlo’s impressive wine list compliments the food.