Italian Restaurants in Lexington, KY

Italian in Lexington at a glance

• Italian is the 18th largest food category in Lexington, 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 21 listed below, 12 are independent and 9 belong to chains; 20 list a website.

Italian Restaurants in Lexington

• Pasta Garage Italian Cafe
  Restaurant · Italian · 962 Delaware Ave
• Carrabba's Italian Grill
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 1881 Plaudit Place
• Giuseppe's Ristorante Italiano
  Restaurant · Italian · 4456 Nicholasville Rd
• Paisano's Italian Restaurant and Lounge
  Restaurant · Italian · 2417 Nicholasville Rd
• Frank & Dino's
  Restaurant · Italian · 271 W Short St
• Bella Notte
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 3715 Nicholasville Rd
• Fazoli's
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 4204 Saron Dr
• ItalX
  Restaurant · Italian · 160 W Main St
• Olive Garden
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 3385 Nicholasville Rd
• Olive Garden
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 3094 Helmsdale Pl
• Puccinis Pizza Pasta
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 833 Chevy Chase Pl
• Sutton's Family Italian Restaurant
  Restaurant · Italian · 110 N Locust Hill Dr
• Joe Bologna's Restaurant & Pizzeria
  Restaurant · Italian · 120 W Maxwell St
• Fazoli's
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 1840 Alysheba Way
• bellini's
  Restaurant · Italian · 115 W Main St
• Casanova Italian Restaurant
  Restaurant · Italian · 855 S Broadway
• Fazoli's
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 130 Winslow St
• Smashing Tomato
  Restaurant · Italian · 2573 Richmond Rd
• Lexington - Hamburg Pavilion
  Restaurant · Italian · Chain · 2333 Sir Barton Way
• Johnny Carino's Italian
  Restaurant · Italian · 135 Rojay Dr
• Amici's Italiano Ristorante
  Restaurant · Italian · 1479 Boardwalk

Italian elsewhere in Kentucky

Among the Kentucky cities in this guide, the most italian listings are in Louisville (12) and Bowling Green (9).

Run a italian spot in Lexington?

You share this list with 20 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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