Italian Restaurants in Knoxville, TN

Italian in Knoxville at a glance

• Italian is the 20th largest food category in Knoxville, after bars and pizza.
• Its 1.3% share compares with 2.1% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 18 listed below, 12 are independent and 6 belong to chains; 17 list a website.

Italian Restaurants in Knoxville

• Bravo Italian Kitchen
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 106 Major Reynolds Pl
• Altruda's Italian Restaurant
  Restaurant · Italian · 125 N Peters Rd NW
• Carrabba's Italian Grill
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 324 N Peters Rd
• Emilia
  Restaurant · Italian · 16 Market Square
• Olive Garden
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 10923 Parkside Dr
• Olive Garden
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 7206 Kingston Pike
• Osteria Stella
  Restaurant · Italian · 108 W Jackson Ave
• Savelli's Italian Restaurant
  Restaurant · Italian · 3055 Sutherland Ave NW
• Amalfi Ristorante Italiano
  Restaurant · Italian · 5005 Kingston Pike SW
• Cappuccino's
  Restaurant · Italian · 7316 Kingston Pike
• Downtown Knoxville, TN
  Restaurant · Italian
• Fazoli's
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 9515 Kingston Pike
• Penne For Your Thoughts
  Restaurant · Italian · 9430 S Northshore Dr Ste 104
• Amerigo
  Restaurant · Italian · 6901 Kingston Pike
• Italian Market & Grill
  Restaurant · Italian · 9648 Kingston Pike Ste 4
• Naples Restaurant
  Restaurant · Italian · 5500 Kingston Pike
• Romano's Macaroni Grill
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 7723 Kingston Pike
• Anafres Grill & Market
  Restaurant · Italian · 110 Cedar Ln

Italian elsewhere in Tennessee

Among the Tennessee cities in this guide, the most italian listings are in Nashville (63), Memphis (34), Chattanooga (23), Franklin (15) and Murfreesboro (10).

Run a italian spot in Knoxville?

You share this list with 17 other italian listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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