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The 7 Best Pasta Restaurants In Tampa

Updated: October 10, 2022

Longing for a bowl of Spaghetti and Meatballs or a simple Aglio olio? These are our go-to pasta spots in Tampa. We found the best pasta restaurants by analyzing top restaurant review sites, expert rankings, and food blogs. Head to these Tampa dining destinations for great handmade pasta, baked zitis, and delicious ravioli.

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Rocca

Italian, Tampa HeightsItalianTampa, Tampa Heights
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.5
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Maggiano's Little Italy

Italian, $$, West Shore PalmsItalian, $$Tampa, West Shore Palms
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.0
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Noble Crust

American, $$, TampaAmerican, $$Tampa
Google: 4.4
Yelp: 4.5

Bavaro's Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria

Italian, $$, DowntownItalian, $$Tampa, Downtown
Google: 4.4
Yelp: 4.0

Marinas Pizza & Pasta

Pizza, $$, TampaPizza, $$Tampa
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 4.0

Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza

Pizza, $$, Palma Ceia WestPizza, $$Tampa, Palma Ceia West
Google: 4.3
Yelp: 4.0

Ava

Italian, $$, Parkland EstatesItalian, $$Tampa, Parkland Estates
Google: 4.0
Yelp: 3.5
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How did we curate this list?

Selecting the right restaurant can be really difficult, especially when you would like to find a new one. We pored over ratings for 7862 restaurants on Yelp and Google, 823905 restaurant reviews in Tampa and 266 top lists and articles. We paid extra attention to what CultureTrip, Tampa Bay Date Night and Creative Loafing had to say, and applied our boam magic sauce. Yes, we even looked at CultureTrip - The 10 Best Restaurants In Palma Ceia, Tampa, Tampa Bay Date Night - 11 Standout Restaurants in Tampa Bay and Creative Loafing - The 25 best new restaurants to open in Tampa Bay this year to pull this list together. Every option we show has been verified as open and offering key services when we recommend it, thanks to our real-time updates. Our site gets no money for featuring restaurants in this list – everyone’s earned their place. We don’t recommend restaurants lightly, these 10 are really something special.

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