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Don Antonio by Starita – New York City, New York

Italian, New York, Pizza, Restaurants, Season 19

Don Antonio by Starita on West 50th Street in Midtown Manhattan has been one of New York City’s most celebrated Neapolitan pizza destinations since it opened in 2012 as a collaboration between master pizzaiolo Roberto Caporuscio and the legendary Starita pizzeria of Naples — bringing the certified Neapolitan pizza tradition of one of Italy’s most

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Italian, New York, Pizza, Restaurants, Season 19

Hotel Ivanhoe Saloon – Ferndale, California

Califonia, Italian, Restaurants, Season 19

Hotel Ivanhoe Saloon on Main Street in Ferndale has been a Humboldt County institution since the Victorian-era Ivanhoe Hotel opened, combining a historic California saloon with Italian comfort food in a setting that makes it one of the most atmospheric dining experiences in Guy Fieri’s Northern California hometown. It appeared in Season 19, Episode 1

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Caffe Nonna – Nashville, Tennessee

Italian, Nashville, Restaurants, Season 18, Tennessee

Caffe Nonna on Murphy Road in Nashville has been a city Italian institution since Daniel Maggipinto opened it, building a menu around the Italian-American cooking traditions of his grandmother — the nonna of the name — with house-made pasta, slow-simmered sauces, and the scratch-made Italian comfort food that earns a Nashville restaurant its loyal following

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Cupini’s – Kansas City, Missouri

Italian, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 18

Cupini’s on Westport Road in Kansas City’s Westport neighborhood has been a city Italian institution since it opened, building a menu around house-made pasta, slow-simmered Italian sauces, and the scratch-made Italian comfort food that earns a Kansas City neighborhood restaurant its destination reputation in a market where genuinely authentic Italian cooking is valued and not

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Italian, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 18

Torinos’ @ Home – Albuquerque, New Mexico – Closed

Albuquerque, Italian, New Mexico, Restaurants, Season 18

Torinos’ @ Home appeared in Season 18, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Aces of Authenticity,” which aired October 21, 2013, as an Albuquerque Italian restaurant serving the house-made pasta and scratch-made Italian dishes that earned it a devoted Duke City following in a New Mexico market where genuine Italian cooking of this quality

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Albuquerque, Italian, New Mexico, Restaurants, Season 18

Spirito’s Italian Diner – Carlsbad, California

Califonia, Italian, Restaurants, Season 17

Spirito’s Italian Diner on El Camino Real in Carlsbad has been a North County San Diego Italian institution since it opened, serving the house-made pasta, slow-simmered sauces, and the Italian-American comfort food that earns a coastal California community its go-to neighborhood Italian restaurant in a market where the competition for the Italian dining dollar is

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Califonia, Italian, Restaurants, Season 17

Pizzeria Luigi – San Diego, California

Califonia, Italian, Pizza, Restaurants, San Diego, Season 17

Pizzeria Luigi on 25th Street in San Diego’s Golden Hill neighborhood has been a city pizza institution since Luigi Agostini opened it in 1995, serving New York-style pizza by the slice and whole pies with the quality and consistency that earns a neighborhood pizzeria its multigenerational loyal following across nearly three decades of San Diego

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Califonia, Italian, Pizza, Restaurants, San Diego, Season 17

Hey Meatball – Toronto, Ontario – Closed

Italian, Restaurants, Season 16

Hey Meatball appeared in Season 16, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Eurocentric,” which aired February 24, 2013, as a Toronto Italian restaurant and meatball operation building a focused menu around creative, scratch-made meatball variations that went well beyond the standard Italian-American beef and pork combination — earning a devoted Toronto following in a

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Italian, Restaurants, Season 16

Marie’s Italian Specialties – Chatham, New Jersey – Closed

Italian, New Jersey, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 16

Marie’s Italian Specialties appeared in Season 16, Episode 6 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Hometown Haunts,” which aired January 21, 2013, as a Chatham, New Jersey Italian deli and sandwich operation serving house-made Italian subs, prepared Italian foods, and the scratch-made quality that earns a Morris County New Jersey community its go-to Italian deli. The

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Italian, New Jersey, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Season 16

Pastabilities – Syracuse, New York

Italian, New York, Restaurants, Season 16

Pastabilities on South Franklin Street in downtown Syracuse has been a city Italian institution since it opened in 1982, serving house-made pasta and the spicy tomato sauce that has made its signature “hot tomato oil” one of the most talked-about condiments in Central New York. It appeared in Season 16, Episode 2 of Diners, Drive-Ins

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Italian, New York, Restaurants, Season 16
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