Top Best Italian Restaurants in Knoxville

"At the Best Italian Cafe and Pizzeria you will find delicious Italian dishes. The dishes are all cooked with great, fresh ingredients.You can find vegetarian options as well!. Some of their menu stars are the garlic knots, the pizza, and their calzones!"

"Then you should stop by Best Italian, where you can get any Italian dish you’re in the mood for. Get a tossed salad or mozzarella sticks to start your meal. Pasta dishes range from seafood medley to fettucini alfredo to spaghetti with meat sauce."

"Located five minutes from downtown on the East Parkway, Taste of Italy is one of Gatlinburg’s hidden gems. This excellent restaurant is run by a couple of New York natives who wanted to bring some authentic Italian cuisine to the Smokies. Guests at Taste of Italy will enjoy a wonderful selection of salads, gourmet pizzas, pastas, traditional Italian entrees, oven baked subs, and even more superb food."

"Taste of Italy is an Italian restaurant you should definitely visit while you’re in town. You can get pizza, pasta, steak, chicken, salad, or any other kind of Italian dish you can think of. Whatever you decide to try, you’ll find it delicious since it’s from a locally owned restaurant!"

"If you’re looking for old school Italian cooking, you should eat at Taste of Italy. This restaurant feels homey and is decorated to remind you of a family owned Italian restaurant. Order an appetizer to share with the whole table, choosing from caprese or calamari fritti."

"You’ll need to load up on carbs before summiting Clingmans Dome, and there’s no better place to do that than at downtown Knoxville’s dashing Emilia. The Italian restaurant, serving cuisine inspired by the Emilia-Romagna region, has a lot of the requisite Italian decor: brick walls, rows of wine bottles behind the bar, and oversized cans of tomato sauce doubling as decoration. But this warm retreat eschews red sauce Americana in favor of a more delicate, refined approach to pastas and entrees."

"Much like its Italian region’s namesake, this Market Square staple is certainly a breadbasket of the region. Known for its House Pulled Burrata and Pollo Al Mattone, Emilia’s other must-orders include the lighter-than-air gnocchi amatriciana and steamed PEI mussels. All breads are made at their sister bakery, Paysan."

"Whether a Knoxville local or touring the city for the weekend, Emilia offers an ideal atmosphere for a romantic meal. Situated in the historic Market Square, Emilia’s kitchen specializes in cuisine inspired by Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region. Cooks prepare handmade pasta every day."

"A post shared by Dandelion_Cheesecakes (@dandelion_cheesecakes) on Oct 4, 2014 at 9:28am PDT. Since it opened in 1977, Cappuccino has earned a good reputation and a steady following of avid customers. Years of topnotch food and service paid off when the restaurant’s head chef, Frank Aloise was voted as Best Chef by Knox Stars."

"Celebrate life’s pleasures at this Italian-eatery in Knoxville. The restaurant first opened in 1977. Since, its owner Chef Frank Aloise has shared his culinary heritage of Sicilian-Italian cooking infused with locally-sourced ingredients from East Tennessee."

"710 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN 37738-3206Italian, PizzaLunch, Dinner, Late NightTakeout, Seating, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service[email protected]+1 865-436-4168http://www.bestitalian.com"

"A big family with kids sit for over a hour and a half for their food. They keep asking where is their food while everyone else got their food."

"This Gay Street eatery has been around for almost a decade, serving up authentic, Italian-style gelato that’s made fresh onsite. The Grub Spouse and I dropped in for a dinner not long after they opened back in aught-nine, when we happily licked our way through cups of chocolate-peanut butter, Almond Joy and tiramisu. We have returned in the years since to dip our tiny gelato spoons into more flavors like cappuccino crunch, lemon basil, birthday cake and orange cream."

"Have you ever wondered what the difference is between ice cream and gelato?. We have the Italians to thank for gelato. It’s creamier, smoother and silkier than ice cream and uses more milk and less cream than is used to make ice cream."

"There was wax attack at Hexagon Brewing, but we were feeling more of a German beer hall kind of afternoon, so we headed to Schulz Brau first for some hefes. Next up, it was over to Crafty Bastard where a Cuban food truck and a repurposed radiator repair shop greeted us. This funky and gorgeously open to the second story roof brewery is doing fascinating stuff with their concoctions, with White Arrow Pine Ale being SVV’s favorite and the Barkley Stout being mine."

"This new craft beer bar has been quick to hop on the Sunday Funday train. They’ve set up an impressive build your own Bloody Mary bar inside!"

"Sevierville City Park has a number of amenities for families of every variety, including basketball courts, picnic shelters, and walking trails. Of course, these are all in addition to the indoor and outdoor pools. Spend a few hours on the playground or squeeze in a match on the tennis courts before cooling off under the surface."

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