The 8 Best Pasta Restaurants Near Sunnyvale

Updated: May 2, 2022

Pining for penne piled with ragu or smothered in arrabbiata sauce? These are our top Sunnyvale picks for great pasta. We examined top food blogs and review sites and scrutinized millions of reviews for this list of pasta restaurants. So break out the parmesan and head to these Sunnyvale eateries for luscious lasagnas and perfect puttanesca.

Find the perfect Pasta spot

Best Italian Restaurants in Sunnyvale
Three Best Rated

Best Italian Restaurants in Sunnyvale
Three Best Rated

If you travel further

Best Restaurants Near Levi's Stadium
Zagat
Best Of Mountain View
Mountain View Voice

Best Italian Restaurants in Santa Clara
Three Best Rated
The 9 Best Restaurants In Santa Clara
CultureTrip

Best Italian Restaurants in Santa Clara
Three Best Rated

How did we curate this list?

Finding the best Pasta spots in Sunnyvale can take way too long. We looked at Yelp and Google’s ratings for 26488 spots across Sunnyvale, analyzed 3104661 restaurant reviews, and sifted through 2325 lists and articles from the likes of CultureTrip, Mountain View Voice and Zagat – applying our boam magic to sift through results. We cross-referenced with top lists, like CultureTrip - The 9 Best Restaurants In Santa Clara, Mountain View Voice - Best Of Mountain View and Zagat - Best Restaurants Near Levi's Stadium. We automatically update restaurants’ availability and services, so you can find a great meal no matter what. Nobody paid to get on this list, these restaurants earned their spots fair and square. Don’t sleep on the restaurants in this list.

Drink pairing tips for Pasta

Chardonnay with your mac and cheese
Food with starchy flavors, like mac and cheese, should be paired with a white wine like Chardonnay if you want the most to be brought out of the flavors of the dish.
A next-level match for lobster mac and cheese
When having lobster mac and cheese, experts suggest you pair it with a glass of Burgundy, a popular white wine.

Factoids about Pasta

The United States's National Mac & Cheese Day
It’s National Mac & Cheese Day on July 14. You better not forget! Grab your mac and cheese and celebrate!
The biggest macaroni and cheese
What happened in September of 2010 you ask? A giant macaroni and cheese was made which weighed 2,469 pounds!
May = Pasta festival
Perhaps you want to try something new out, have you considered a Houston Pasta Festival? Give it some thought. Every year in Houston, Texas, thousands of people attend the festival, adding to the appeal of the already charming city.

Parking in the area

Getting a good parking spot in Sunnyvale can be tough, and it’s worse if you’re hungry. To make your life easier, we partnered with SpotHero, an innovative digital parking reservation service, so you can easily and effortlessly find parking near your selected Pasta spot.