Downtown Denver and nearby areas have Italian eateries where diners can enjoy classic dishes and rich wines. These restaurants also offer private banquet rooms and event planning services for patrons looking to rent out all or part of the restaurant for a private dining experience.
Located just a couple of miles from Denver's city center, Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant serves Italian cuisine during dinner hours six days a week. (The restaurant is closed Mondays.) Pagliacci's customers can enjoy classic Italian appetizers such antipasto, calamari, meatballs and sausage. Entrees include seafood dishes such as pescatore with clams, shrimp, mussels and scallops. Diners can also choose from chicken tetrazzini, veal or chicken Parmigiana and tortellini. Diners who can't decide can order the Italian variety dinner, which includes chicken Parmigiana, manicotti and eggplant or ravioli. Entrees come with minestrone soup. Patrons can also order white, red and sparkling wine from the restaurant's expansive wine list.
Pagliacci's Italian Restaurant
1440 W. 33rd Ave.
Denver, CO 80211
303-458-0530
ipagliaccio.com
Luca D'Italia, located near the heart of downtown Denver, offers patrons fine Italian dining as well as access to special events. Luca D'Italia guests can choose from pasta dishes, including lasagnette, papardelle Bolognese and Maine lobster ravioli. Chefs make the pasta by hand in the kitchen. Meat eaters can find hearty entrees such as duo of Colorado lamb and suckling pig porchetta. The restaurant also offers a prix fixe tasting menu. It hosts special events such as a kitchen class or meat and cheese tasting. Large parties can reserve a private room, and parties of 18 or more have the option of renting out the restaurant for a private event.
Luca D'Italia
711 Grant St.
Denver, CO 80203
303-832-6600
lucadenver.com
With three locations in Denver, Venice Ristorante and Wine Bar serves all areas of the city. The restaurant's lunch and dinner menus include paninis, lasagna and ravioli for lunch and spaghetti al pomodoro, gnocchi al pesto and risotto piemontese for dinner. Wine connoisseurs will appreciate Venice's award-winning wine cellar, which features 7,000 bottles of wine. The restaurant offers special event planning, allowing guests to plan private events for large groups.
Venice Ristorante and Wine Bar
1700 Wynkoop St.
Denver, CO 80202
303-534-2222
veniceristorante.com
