Southern Italian Restaurants in the USA

Our guide to Southern Italian restaurants

Italian restaurants in the US span two related traditions: Italian-American cooking – red sauce, chicken parmigiana, baked ziti and generous portions that grew out of immigrant neighborhoods – and regional Italian cooking that follows the menus of Rome, Tuscany, Sicily or Emilia-Romagna more closely, often with fresh pasta made in house.

A full Italian meal is traditionally structured in courses: antipasti, a pasta course (primo), a meat or fish course (secondo) and dessert. Few diners order all four, so most restaurants are happy for you to share starters and treat a pasta as your main.

Opening hours

Based on 11 Southern Italian restaurants across the US with published hours, the typical weekday schedule runs from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. 82% are open on Sundays, 36% are open seven days a week and 45% stay open until 10 PM or later.

Prices

Across 11 menus from Southern Italian restaurants across the US, the median item costs $16.00; half of all priced items fall between $11.00 and $25.00. The most common menu sections are Pasta, Desserts, and Antipasti.

Services

Of 11 Southern Italian restaurants with detailed profiles in our guide: 100% list “takeaway”, 100% list “dine-in”, 100% list “wheelchair-accessible entrance”, 100% list “wheelchair-accessible toilet”, 91% list “delivery”, and 91% list “wheelchair-accessible seating”.