In search of a new favorite Italian spot?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best high-end Italian restaurants around Atlanta, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings.
1. Ecco
Topping the list is Ecco. Located at 40 7th St. NE in Midtown, the cocktail bar, modern European and Italian spot is the highest-rated high-end Italian restaurant in Atlanta, boasting four stars out of 857 reviews on Yelp. It has two other locations in Atlanta.
In addition to wood-fired flatbreads, the restaurant offers starters like fried goat cheese. Entrees include pastas, meats and seafood, such as whole grilled trout with turnips, Swiss chard and anchovy sofrito.
2. La Grotta Ristorante Italiano
Next up is Peachtree Heights East's La Grotta Ristorante Italiano, situated at 2637 Peachtree Road NE. With 4.5 stars out of 225 reviews on Yelp, the Italian spot has proven to be a local favorite for those looking to indulge.
Try the roasted quail, stuffed with Italian sausage and served with soft polenta. Tiramisu is the house specialty dessert.
3. St. Cecilia
Lenox's St. Cecilia, located at 3455 Peachtree Road NE, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the fancy Italian spot, which offers seafood and more, four stars out of 552 reviews.
The menus change daily, but a sampling includes chilled oysters and charred octopus. Most pasta dishes are available to order as gluten-free. Seafood dishes include poached Alaskan halibut and braised monkfish.
4. Sotto Sotto
Sotto Sotto, a wine bar and Italian spot in Inman Park, is another pricey go-to, with four stars out of 537 Yelp reviews. Head over to 313 N. Highland Ave. NE to see for yourself.
The menu offers lemon chicken with potatoes and spinach, a variety of pasta dishes, pan-fried bone-in veal chop, Hawaiian tuna and more. The restaurant also boasts an extensive wine list.
5. Pricci
Over in Buckhead Village, check out Pricci, which has earned four stars out of 302 reviews on Yelp. Treat yourself at the Italian spot by heading over to 500 Pharr Road NE.
Artisanal pasta dishes include braised beef short rib ravioli with mixed vegetables. Or try the fisherman's stew, with mussels, clams, scallops, snapper morsels, prawn, garlic croutons and shaved bottarga.
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