Italian Restaurant in Durham, North Carolina

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Updated October 31, 2026

Mothers & Sons Trattoria

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Mothers & Sons Trattoria makes fresh handmade pasta daily and offers seasonal regional Italian specialties in downtown Durham.

  • handmade pasta dinners
  • seasonal Italian cuisine
  • Saturday brunch

Convivio Restaurant

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Convivio Restaurant serves scratch-made Italian dishes in downtown Durham, led by a chef, sommelier, and master butcher with more than 40 years' experience.

  • scratch-made Italian meals
  • fresh truffle dishes
  • Italian wine pairings

Gocciolina

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Gocciolina is a Durham Italian restaurant offering Resy reservations and a dated chalkboard menu.

  • Italian dining in Durham
  • Diners interested in changing chalkboard menus
  • Guests seeking wine dinner events

Cucciolo Osteria Durham

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Cucciolo Osteria offers a dedicated dinner menu, a separate dessert menu, and private events.

  • dinner dining
  • dessert dining
  • private events

IL Forno Italian Kitchen

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

IL Forno Italian Kitchen serves Italian pasta and pizza daily from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM at 402 Chapel Dr in Durham.

  • Italian pasta meals
  • Pizza meals
  • Casual dining during daytime or early evening

Italian Pizzeria

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Italian Pizzeria in Durham offers both round, thin Neapolitan pizza and square, thick 15-by-15-inch Sicilian pizza.

  • Choosing between thin Neapolitan and thick Sicilian pizza
  • Ordering specialty pizzas such as Meat Lover's, Veggie, or Cheesesteak
  • Getting pizza by the slice

Pomodoro Italian Kitchen

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Pomodoro Italian Kitchen offers Italian pasta, seafood, pizza, catering, and private event rooms for 35 or 70 guests.

  • Italian pasta and seafood meals
  • Groups needing a private room for up to 70 guests
  • Events requiring on-site Italian catering

Pulcinella's Italian Restaurant

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Pulcinella's Italian Restaurant has served Durham since 1994 with Southern Italian food, New York-style pizza, takeout, delivery, and catering.

  • Southern Italian entrees
  • New York-style pizza
  • Pasta dishes and baked classics

Cucciolo Famiglia

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Cucciolo Famiglia serves Italian dinner and is open for lunch and brunch at its Durham location on Fayetteville Road.

  • Family-friendly Italian dining
  • Lunch or brunch in Durham
  • Private events

Maggiano's Little Italy

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Maggiano's Little Italy offers Italian-American dining, family-style portions for groups of four or more, carryout double portions, and private events.

  • Family-style meals for groups of four or more
  • Italian-American carryout with extra portions
  • Wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, and engagement parties

Carrabba's Italian Grill

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Carrabba's Italian Grill serves handmade Italian dishes cooked to order, including Chicken Bryan, Pollo Rosa Maria, pasta, and wood-fire grilled steaks.

  • handmade Italian dishes cooked to order
  • wood-fire grilled steaks and chops
  • Italian pasta dinners

The waitlist puts guests in a queue to be seated as quickly as possible.

Carrabba's Italian Grill

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Carrabba's Italian Grill prepares handmade Italian dishes cooked to order, including wood-fire grilled steaks, classic pasta, Chicken Bryan, and Pollo Rosa Maria.

  • Italian pasta dishes
  • wood-fire grilled steaks and chops
  • family meals and bundles

Bamboo Grill

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Jersey Mike’s has made submarine sandwiches since 1956, with bread baked daily and meats and cheeses sliced in-store.

  • Fresh-sliced submarine sandwiches
  • Mike's Way sandwiches with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, oil, vinegar and spices
  • Fresh-grilled cheesesteaks

Amante Gourmet Pizza

Italian Restaurant

Durham, NC

Amante Gourmet Pizza offers hand-tossed, made-to-order gourmet pizzas with regular or whole-wheat crust in Carrboro and Chapel Hill.

  • Customers seeking hand-tossed specialty gourmet pizzas
  • Customers wanting whole-wheat pizza crust
  • Groups needing pizza catering

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FAQ

Where can I get handmade pasta in Durham?

Mothers & Sons Trattoria makes fresh handmade pasta daily and focuses on seasonal regional Italian specialties.

Which Durham Italian restaurants have Neapolitan or Sicilian pizza?

Italian Pizzeria offers round, thin Neapolitan pizza and square, thick Sicilian pizza, including a 15-by-15-inch size.

Which Durham Italian restaurants accommodate private events?

Pomodoro Italian Kitchen lists private rooms for 35 and 70 guests and accepts catering inquiries. Mothers & Sons also offers family-style private dining for parties of all sizes.

Which Durham Italian restaurants offer cooking classes?

Convivio Restaurant offers hands-on Italian cooking classes that include a prepared meal and an introduction to two wines.

Which Durham Italian restaurants are open late?

The listed candidates generally are not late-night options: IL Forno lists hours until 8:00 PM, while Mothers & Sons and Pulcinella's advise against dining after 10:00 PM and 9:00 PM, respectively.