The 10 best Italian restaurants in Saratoga Springs

Italian dinner in Saratoga Springs runs from family red-sauce rooms with decades behind them to chef-run kitchens that make pasta by hand every morning. Three Italian kitchens now sit within a block of the corner of Phila and Henry streets, and two of the older family names, Pennell’s on Jefferson Street and Panza’s on South Broadway, are a short drive from downtown.

This list is for locals picking a pasta night and for visitors who want a table near downtown. Nine of the ten restaurants are inside the city. The tenth is in the Village of Ballston Spa, and that entry says so. Pizza-first places are on our pizza list instead.

How we chose

We looked for sit-down restaurants where Italian food is the main reason to go, with a steady local reputation, local press coverage and staying power. Each one was confirmed open as of mid-October 2026 from the restaurant’s own website and a 2026 state health inspection or liquor license record, and menu prices and hours come from the restaurants’ current menus and pages. Chains and pizza-only shops were left off. The list is unranked and in alphabetical order, and no restaurant paid to be included.

Hours, prices and dates below come from each business or official source and change without notice. Call ahead if you are making a special trip.

Augie’s Family Style Italian Restaurant

Augie’s Family Style Italian Restaurant sits outside the city on Low Street in Ballston Spa, where chef-owner Augie Vitiello cooks the home-style recipes he learned from his Italian parents in the Bronx. Mama’s Ziti with meatballs, sausage and Mama’s gravy is $28.95. On Sundays, the Dinner at Mama’s special feeds two for $28.95 with pasta, salad and garlic bread. Plan around Tuesday, when the dining room is closed. The Augie’s Family Style Italian Restaurant listing has the address and website.

Hours: Mon and Wed–Sat 4–9 p.m.; Sun 3–8 p.m.; closed Tue

Address: 17 Low Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Why they made the list

• Augie Vitiello opened on Low Street after a 2013 fire destroyed his Route 50 location, the Daily Gazette reported in 2024.
• The Sunday Dinner at Mama’s special serves meatballs and sausage in Sunday gravy over pasta, with salad and garlic bread, for $28.95 for two.
• The family also runs a takeout shop on Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs, the Daily Gazette reported in 2024.

More details are in our directory listing.

Chianti Il Ristorante

Northern Italian cooking and dry-aged steaks anchor the menu at Chianti Il Ristorante on Division Street, established in 1998. Executive Chef Fabrizio Bazzani’s kitchen hand-makes the fettuccine for Tagliatelle Bolognese ($27), and risotto is cooked to order in the traditional style, which can take up to 40 minutes. Book here for an anniversary or a client dinner, and arrive at 4:30 p.m. for the aperitivo happy hour.

Hours: Mon 4:30–9 p.m.; Wed–Thu 4:30–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat 4:30–9:30 p.m.; Sun 4:30–8 p.m.; closed Tue

Address: 18 Division Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Why they made the list

• Executive Chef Fabrizio Bazzani runs the kitchen for restaurateur David Zecchini’s DZ Restaurants, which also owns Forno Bistro.
• Hand-made pastas on the menu include tagliolini with a spicy pork shoulder ragù ($28) and tonnarelli cacio e pepe ($26).
• On Sundays the aperitivo happy hour runs from 4:30 to 8 p.m.

More details are in our directory listing.

Forno Bistro

Housed in the Old Firehouse building on Broadway, Forno Bistro has served Tuscan-style food since David Zecchini opened the restaurant in 2004. Pizzas, meatballs and eggplant involtini come out of a wood-fired oven, and the fall menu adds Tortellini Funghi with wild mushroom Bolognese and red wine cream ($38). For a smaller check, Penne Pomodoro is $24. Happy hour at the bar starts at 4:30 p.m.

Hours: Tue–Thu 5–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat 5–9:30 p.m.; Sun 5–8 p.m.; closed Mon

Address: 541 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Why they made the list

• David Zecchini opened Forno Bistro in 2004 in the Old Firehouse building, according to the restaurant.
• The fall 2026 menu added Tortellini Funghi, beef and pork tortellini with wild mushroom Bolognese, at $38, and lists Lasagna Tradizionale at $29.
• Pizza can be made on a gluten-free cauliflower crust for $5 more, and gluten-free pasta costs $3 extra.
• Reservations are taken on Resy.

More details are in our directory listing.

Mama Mia’s Restaurant

Parking right out front makes Mama Mia’s Restaurant an easy weeknight stop in the shopping center at 185 Ballston Avenue. Owner Giuseppe’s kitchen makes pasta on premises, and the posted menu prices fresh fettuccine Bolognese at $20.70 and penne marinara at $12.42. Brick-oven pizza shares the menu with veal, risotto and baked pastas such as manicotti and stuffed shells. A separate 60-seat dining room is available for parties.

Hours: Dine-in Tue–Thu 3–9 p.m., Fri–Sat 3–10 p.m., Sun 3–9 p.m.; takeout and delivery from 1 p.m. Tue–Sat; closed Mon

Address: 185 Ballston Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Why they made the list

• The restaurant seats 100 in the main dining room and 60 more in a private dining room.
• Pasta is made on premises, and the posted menu lists fresh fettuccine Bolognese at $20.70.
• Free parking sits directly in front of the restaurant in the shopping center.
• Owner Giuseppe oversees the kitchen, according to the restaurant’s website.

More details are in our directory listing.

Noah’s Italian

Siro’s owners and Executive Chef Noah Frese run Noah’s Italian, an Italian-American chophouse at 43 Phila Street. Danny Petrosino, a co-founder of Osteria Danny, now helps make the pasta by hand here, and K.D.’s Chicken Parm with lumache is $35. USDA Prime steaks climb to a 42-ounce tomahawk at $142, so plan for a bigger bill. Reserve through OpenTable; parties of seven or more should email the restaurant.

Hours: Tue–Thu 5–9 p.m.; Fri 5–10 p.m.; Sat 4–10 p.m.; Sun 4–9 p.m.; closed Mon

Address: 43 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Why they made the list

• The menu credits Chef Julia Evans and Chef Danny Petrosino with the handmade pastas, including Vodka Lumache at $32.
• The Daily Gazette reported that the owners and head chef of Siro’s planned Noah’s around recipes from Frese’s grandmother and great-grandmother.
• A 14-seat Chef’s Table upstairs serves a custom multi-course meal cooked by one of the restaurant’s chefs.

More details are in our directory listing.

Osteria Danny

Every morning, the cooks at Osteria Danny roll and shape garganelli, fettuccine and rigatoni by hand. The garganelli go into Danny’s Porky Sauce with pork, cherry peppers and stracciatella. Former server Nicholas Byrne bought the Henry Street osteria from co-founder Danny Petrosino in 2025 and kept the core menu. Prices are not posted online, so ask when you book on Resy. Weekend mornings bring a coffee bar from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hours: Mon–Thu 5–10 p.m.; Fri–Sat 5–11 p.m.; Sun 4–9 p.m.; weekend café Sat–Sun 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

Address: 26 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Why they made the list

• Nicholas Byrne bought the restaurant from co-founder Danny Petrosino in May 2025, and the Daily Gazette reported the core menu stayed the same.
• Dinner is served seven nights a week, with Sunday seating starting at 4 p.m.
• On Saturday and Sunday mornings the room opens early as the Afternoon Table Café coffee bar.

More details are in our directory listing.

Panza’s Restaurant

Four generations of Panzas stand behind the red sauce at Panza’s Restaurant, a family story that, by the restaurant’s account, runs from a Mechanicville bakery in 1897 to The Starlight Room on Saratoga Lake in 1938. Since 2019 the family has cooked in the former Tradewinds building on South Broadway. Order Nonna Knows Best, rigatoni in house marinara with Ma Panza’s meatballs or Andrew’s sausage ($34), then check the supper club calendar for dinner shows.

Hours: Wed–Thu 5–9 p.m.; Fri–Sat 5–9:30 p.m.; Sun 5–9 p.m.; closed Mon–Tue

Address: 129 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Why they made the list

• Tony and Michael Panza run the restaurant, and Executive Chef Elliott Vogel, a licensed forager since 2023, adds seasonal dishes to the family recipes.
• The Daily Gazette reported in 2019 that the South Broadway building came with a 70-space parking lot.
• A piano bar and the Starlight Lounge supper club host live music and dinner shows such as Sinatra & Friends Sundays.

More details are in our directory listing.

Pennell’s Restaurant

A tomato sauce recipe from 1922 still carries the menu at Pennell’s Restaurant on Jefferson Street. The kitchen ladles the sauce over linguine or penne with homemade meatballs ($28) and the homemade baked lasagna is $29. Every dinner entrée comes with a garden salad, and the house dressing is an Italian vinaigrette with crumbled blue cheese. Reservations are recommended; call between 2 and 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday.

Hours: Wed–Thu 5–8 p.m.; Fri–Sat 5–9 p.m.; Sun 5–8 p.m.; closed Mon–Tue

Address: 284 Jefferson Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Why they made the list

• Pasta with the house tomato sauce costs $24.
• Baked lasagna is $29, and chicken parmigiana with linguine is $33.
• All dinner entrées come with a fresh garden salad and a choice of homemade dressings.
• New York State health inspection and liquor license records show the restaurant operating at 284 Jefferson Street in 2026.

More details are in our directory listing.

Solevo Kitchen

On the corner of Phila and Henry streets since 2018, Solevo Kitchen cooks Southern Italian family recipes and makes all of the pasta in house. The October 2026 menu lists Sunday Sauce, meatballs and sausage slow cooked in San Marzano tomato sauce with rigatoni, for $35. Come on a Wednesday, when every bottle on the wine list is half off. Parties of two to eight reserve on Resy; larger groups email the restaurant.

Hours: Mon–Thu 4–9 p.m.; Fri 4–10 p.m.; Sat 1–10 p.m.; Sun 1–8 p.m.

Address: 55 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Why they made the list

• The October 2026 dinner menu names Executive Chef Ronald Solevo and Chef de Cuisine Joseph Solevo.
• House-made pastas on that menu run from $32 for Cacio e Pepe Rosa to $68 for a lobster pasta with tagliatelle.
• Aperitivo happy hour at the bar starts at 4 p.m. on weekdays.
• Wine Down Wednesday takes half off every bottle on the list.

More details are in our directory listing.

Taverna Novo

Wine lovers book Taverna Novo on Beekman Street for a list of about 145 selections run by co-owner and wine director Patricia Novo. Wine Spectator lists the restaurant as an Award of Excellence holder, with recognition dating to 2019. The kitchen cooks Italian appetizers, pastas, pizzas and entrées for a small room, so reserve ahead by phone or email. Happy hour at the bar runs 4 to 5:30 p.m. every day but Tuesday.

Hours: Mon and Wed–Sun from 4 p.m. to close; closed Tue

Address: 62 Beekman St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Why they made the list

• Wine Spectator’s restaurant page counts about 1,100 bottles in the cellar inventory.
• Patricia Novo is the wine director, and she owns the restaurant with Jeffrey Novo.
• Reservations are requested by phone at (518) 886-1680 or by email, and the restaurant asks for 24 hours’ notice to cancel.
• Patio dining opens in season, weather permitting.

More details are in our directory listing.

Also worth knowing

For sandwiches and take-home groceries rather than a sit-down dinner, Cardona’s Market at 222 Washington Street is an Italian market and deli.

Up Route 9 in the Town of Wilton, Nové Italian Restaurant at 707 Route 9 has a Gansevoort mailing address and is on our list of the best restaurants in Wilton.

Frequently asked questions

Which Italian restaurants in Saratoga Springs are open on Mondays?

Chianti Il Ristorante (from 4:30 p.m.), Osteria Danny (from 5 p.m.), Solevo Kitchen (from 4 p.m.) and Taverna Novo (from 4 p.m.) post Monday dinner hours. Forno Bistro, Noah’s Italian, Panza’s, Pennell’s and Mama Mia’s are closed on Mondays.

Where can I get handmade pasta in Saratoga Springs?

Osteria Danny rolls and shapes garganelli, fettuccine and rigatoni by hand each morning, and Solevo Kitchen and Noah’s Italian make all of their pasta in house. Chianti Il Ristorante marks several hand-made pastas on the menu, and Mama Mia’s makes pasta on premises.

Do I need a reservation for Italian restaurants in Saratoga Springs?

Reservations are recommended at most of them. Osteria Danny, Solevo Kitchen, Forno Bistro and Panza’s book through Resy, and Noah’s Italian uses OpenTable. Taverna Novo takes requests by phone or email, and Pennell’s asks diners to call between 2 and 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday.

Last checked October 19, 2026. See a place we missed or a detail that has changed? Send us a correction.