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Alabama Italian Restaurants

Many of Alabama's Italian restaurants are concentrated in the Birmingham and Montgomery metropolitan areas. These include chain restaurants and family-owned eateries, which serve such favorites as pizza, calzones and garlic bread.

Bottega Italian Restaurant and Café
- Bottega Italian Restaurant serves Italian and Mediterranean cuisine in Birmingham's Southside neighborhood. Housed within an old historic Beaux-Arts style building, the restaurant's cuisine complements its elegant décor. Patrons can choose from among an array of appetizers, including salads, soups and small plates. Parmesan soufflé, chilled cucumber soup and homemade ravioli are just a few of the starters available. Entrées include homemade tagliatelle, veal Milanese and capellini Bottega. The dessert menu features such treats as blueberry cobbler, peach tart and sorbet. Guests can also order sandwiches, pastas and snacks from the restaurant's café.
  
  Bottega Italian Restaurant and Café
  
  2242 Highland Avenue South
  
  Birmingham, AL 35205
  
  205-933-2001
  
  bottegarestaurant.com
Bongiorno Italian Restaurant
- Since 1988, Bongiorno Italian Restaurant has featured Italian cuisine in the suburban Birmingham community of Mountain Brook. The family-owned eatery's menu includes an extensive array of contemporary and traditional Italian favorites. Diners can choose from among such appetizers as mozzarella garlic bread, bruschetta and calamari, as well as soups and salads. Bongiorno's entrées include both signature dishes, like lobster ravioli and lamb pasta, and classic entrées, like eggplant parmigiana and spaghetti alla carbonara. Patrons can also order vegetable and seafood pasta for dinner, in addition to pizzas and fresh seafood selections. Bongiorno's wine list includes red and white wines..
  
  Bongiorno Italian Restaurant
  
  68 Church Street
  
  Birmingham, AL 35213
  
  205-879-5947
  
  bongiornoitalianrestaurant.com
Nino's Italian Restaurant
- Founded by two New York transplants and friends, Nino's Italian Restaurant is located in the suburban Birmingham city of Pelham. Italian sausage, meatballs and homemade Italian breadsticks are among the appetizers available. For dinner, Nino's patrons can choose from among pizza, calzones and pasta dishes, as well as such entrées as chicken alfredo, seafood primavera and osso bucco. Homemade red velvet cake, tiramisu and cannoli are a few of the restaurant's desserts. Patrons can also enjoy wines by the glass or bottle, in addition to domestic and imported bottled beers.
  
  Nino's Italian Restaurant
  
  2698 Pelham Parkway
  
  Pelham, AL 35124
  
  205-620-1116
  
  ninos-pelham.com