Best Italian at WDW

Sorry if our joking was offensive. I was mostly kidding and all in jest. Of course, there is good Italian food to be found elsewhere, and I have had good Italian food in places like California and Las Vegas. I've even found a great Italian restaurant in Ireland.

Disney World and Montana... first hand experience - not so much

That said, it IS hard to find good Italian out of the region where so many Italians settled 2 - 4 generations ago, and have preciously held onto the traditions of their food culture IMO. I live just 13 minutes from the North End, Boston and have eaten in almost every restaurant. A good 70% are absolute tourist traps with many Americanized dishes, IMO - much like many of the NYC Restaurant Row and Little Italy options (always favored Greenwich Village fare).

I wish I was better at executing my grandmother's marinara - I'd save a lot of money searching for Italian in my travels haha!

I am a firm believer in "to each his/her own" and I truly hope that anyone trying the Disney Italian food choices has a very enjoyable experience! :mickey:

Mfarquar;2434710 wrote: I am a firm believer in "to each his/her own" and I truly hope that anyone trying the Disney Italian food choices has a very enjoyable experience! :mickey:

Thanks for adding on. I wasn't offended. I just don't want to see people afraid to try new things or seriously believing that the only good Italian food outside Italy is in a certain region of the US. There are too many good restaurants around the country to so easily discount them all, and restaurant people work so hard. :thumbsup:

Via Napoli is very good, but good Italian places can be found almost everywhere...at least where I live in Delaware. You might want to try Tutto Gusto for some antipasti that is traditional. I really like their flatbreads and small plates. And wine, of course. :wine:

PETE FROM NYC;2432743 wrote: Take it from me, a NYC born Italian American.
There is no edible Italian food south of New Jersey.

I understand. For us Via Napoli for pizza and Tutto Italia are the best in WDW.

I love the Disney eateries mostly for the atmosphere, secondly for the food. I love Mama M's so I will suggest it. It has a great feel and the food was very good. Speaking of which, I feel most of us like Disney for the feel it gives us, not so much the rides. If you want a true thrill ride, then Universal or a Six Flags will get you that. Disney is about how it feels, not so much on taste and thrills. ...or maybe not, but that is how I see it and how they can get the money out of me at least once a year !

PETE FROM NYC;2432743 wrote: Take it from me, a NYC born Italian American.
There is no edible Italian food south of New Jersey.

You couldn't even go as far south as Delaware?

gotta give a shout out to Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar. I had an excellent experience there. It's not a fancy dining experience, but it is more of what I like. It feels like a hole in the wall place with a sort of pub vibe. The food is smaller portions, but pairs up nicely with the wine selections. Staff was also very nice and friendly. Although the restaurant manager took exception to my AC Milan shirt and joked that if he had seen me before I walked in that he wouldn't have let me eat there.

All around excellent experience and will be back.