Great Italian Restaurants Orange Beach and Gulf Shores the entire family will love. These Italian Restaurants offer delicious pasta, fresh seafood, and the best Italian Cuisine we have found in town.
Italian Restaurants Orange Beach & Gulf Shores AL
I am going to admit that I love Italian food! How can you go wrong with pasta dishes, mozzarella cheese, chicken, house-made sauces, fresh basil, and more? YUM!
Throw in Italian cocktails and great wine, and you have a date night dinner ready. Here are our favorite Italian Restaurants in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama.
As locals in Gulf Shores, we have visited each of these Italian restaurants multiple times. These are the best restaurants to enjoy fresh ingredients, specialty pizzas, outstanding Italian hospitality, and, of course, delicious food.
Tuscany Pizza and Grill - Gulf Shores
Tuscany Pizza and Grill is located in the Pelican Place shopping center in Gulf Shores. They have indoor and outdoor seating available.
This is one of our favorite places to take guests when they come into town. The atmosphere is relaxed, and everyone can find something to enjoy.
Menu highlights - There are so many good pastas, great pizza, and appetizers to choose from. It can be hard to decide what to get.
Figs & Prosciutto - Fresh figs, sliced prosciutto, burrata cheese, arugula, and cherry tomatoes.
Focaccia al Napoletana - Burrata Cheese, Prosciutto, Rosemary, Fig Jam, and Balsamico di Modena on a Focaccia bread
Calamari Fritti - Lightly battered calamari served with a sweet chili sauce
Spaghetti Alla Pescatora - Shrimp, mussels, crab meat, onions with homemade tomato or white wine sauce
Fusili Al Ragu - Marinara meat sauce with fusili pasta
Eggplant Parmesan - Baked Eggplant Parmesan Marinara sauce, Spaghetti noodles, topped with fresh Mozzarella and Parmesan
Italian Meatball Sandwich - Italian Meatballs, Fresh Mozzarella, Bell Peppers, Onions Topped with Marinara Sauce
Prosciutto and Mozzarella Sandwich - Prosciutto di Parma, fresh mozzarella, olives, arugula on homemade focaccia
Address - 3800 Gulf Shores Pkwy unit 104, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Located in Pelican Place Shopping Center near Jurassic Golf, Kitty's Kafe, Hawaii Fluid Art, and more.
Phone - (251) 948-0777
Parking - There is a parking area right in front of the restaurant. The parking lot wraps around the building with a large lot behind the restaurant.
Ristorante Carmelo - Orange Beach
Orange Beach's newest Italian dining experience offers
Menu highlights - The entire menu is filled with delicious Italian food. Make sure to go hungry! This menu is packed with good food.
Insalata Carmelo - Mix of garden fresh greens, radicchio, arugula, romaine, endive, grape tomatoes & pecorino with bits of imported dry salami and house salad dressing
Caesar Salad - Romaine lettuce tossed with Caesar dressing, topped with croutons & shaved Parmigiano
Marco Polo - Fresh from the market, shrimp, clams, mussels, filet of sole, calamari, and scallops in a light marinara sauce. Served over pappardelle
Ammazzafame - Penne rigate, porcini mushrooms, sausage, broccoli, sun-dried tomato, and capers.
Quattro Formaggi - Pappardelle in a rich cheese sauce of Romano, gorgonzola, Bel Paese, and Parmigiano.
Maccheroni Amatriciana - House-made spaghetti chitarra with pancetta, pecorino, red pepper flakes, onion and crushed tomato sauce.
Brigante de Penne - penne rigate in a light cream, vodka, and tomato sauce.
Caprese - SO GOOD! Beef steak tomato, mozzarella di bufula, fresh basil, aged balsamic vinegar sprinkled with sea salt and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
Salmone - Wild salmon marinated and grilled. Served with Italian white bean salad and asparagus
Lemon Ricotta Cake - Traditional Lemon Ricotta Cake with limoncello cream cheese frosting and blueberry curd.
Cannoli Siciliana - Crisp hand-rolled pastry shell filled with sweet ricotta cheese, chocolate, and vanilla. Dipped in pistachio nuts and dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon
Address - 25747 Perdido Beach Blvd Suite 1, Orange Beach, AL
In the Orange Beach Publix Shopping Center.
Phone - 251-200-4375
Parking - There is a large parking lot right in front of the restaurant
Lauria's Italian Bar & Bistro - Orange Beach
Lauria's Italian Bar & Bistro in Orange Beach, Alabama, offers delicious breakfast, lunch, dinner, and wine events. This is an excellent restaurant for a charcuterie board or Italian meal.
Menu highlights
Bruschetta - Toasted baguette with mozzarella cheese, tomato, and fresh basil, drizzled with balsamic reduction and olive oil.
Burrata Plate - SO GOOD! Buratta cheese with garlic roasted cherry tomatoes topped with Italian spices, olive oil, Balsamic glaze, and basil and served with sliced baguette.
Lasagna - layers of pasta, ground beef, mozzarella, and ricotta baked in Italian marinara sauce.
Chicken fettuccine alfredo - chicken with fettuccine noodles in housemade creamy alfredo sauce. It is also available as plain fettuccini alfredo.
Margherita Fettuccine - cherry tomatoes sauteed in garlic and olive oil, fresh mozzarella, served over fettuccine noodles.
Creamy pesto pasta - pesto simmered in heavy cream with spinach and cherry tomatoes over fettuccine noodles.
Address - 25637 Canal Rd, Orange Beach, AL 36561
Phone - (251) 999-9449
Parking - There is a nice-sized parking lot in front of the restaurant.
Gelato Joe's Italian Restaurant - Foley
Gelato Joe's Italian Restaurant in Foley is a hidden gem a few minutes from Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.
This local favorite is tucked a block off of Highway 59 and so good! The first time we went I told my husband to be prepared to come back again frequently. The pear and goat cheese sachetti pasta is an instant craving for more.
Menu highlights
I NEED you to head to Gelato Joes and try the pear and goat cheese Sachetti Pasta. It is unbelievable and one of my favorite things to order.
Pasta Entrees include Ravioli, chicken parmesan, veal parmesan, chicken Florentine, fettuccine alfredo, Joe's lasagna, spaghetti & meatballs, stuffed shells, stuffed manicotti, eggplant parmesan, and a meatball plate.
Stuffed Specialty Ravioli - Served with your choice of garlic butter, homemade marinara sauce, alfredo, or meat sauce. Served with garlic bread and a side dish.
- Wild mushroom
- Stuffed meatball
- Spinach and Garlic
- Shrimp and Garlic
- 4 cheese (ricotta, Romano, Asiago, and parmesan)
- Braised beef
- Truffle & Porcini Mushroom
- Maryland Blue Crab
- Chicken Florentine
- Lobster & Garlic
- Pear and Goat Cheese Sachetti
Pasta Aglio E Olio - angel hair pasta with olive oil, garlic butter, parsley, grated Romano cheese, and shaved Parmesan cheese.
Make sure to check out the homemade desserts, Cannoli, ice cream, and epic flavors of authentic Italian gelato, fine Italian cookies, and more!
Address - 202 E Michigan Ave A, Foley, AL 36535
Phone - (251) 971-5637
Parking - The parking area is right in front of the restaurant. It can get really full when the restaurant is busy.
Villaggio Grille - Orange Beach
Villaggio Grille at The Wharf in Orange Beach is a relaxed Italian Restaurant with a casual fine dining feel.
The restaurant describes itself as an Italian fusion.
Menu highlights
Pancetta and Mushroom Arancini - Risotto, pancetta, sun-dried tomatoes, mixed mushrooms, rolled and coated in bread crumbs, deep fried, topped with Salsa Rossa.
Margherita Pizza - Wood first pizza with roasted garlic, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and marina, all topped with fresh basil.
10-layer lasagna - beef and pork sugo, ricotta bechamel, house-made marinara sauce, and mozzarella cheese.
Seafood Pasta - Grilled Maine lobster, Gulf shrimp, fettuccine noodles, house-made alfredo sauce and fresh basil.
Spicy rigatoni - Italian sausage, Calabrian chili, Arrabbiata, and Garlic Pangrattato.
Bolognese - Pappardella pasta with ground beef and pork, smoked bacon, roasted tomato cream sauce, and fresh basil.
Wood-fired oysters - Gorgonzola & Shallot, chili butter, Proscuitto Rockefeller, or Gouda and Green Onion.
Family Meals to Go is a great option if you want to enjoy an Italian dinner in your condo/vacation rental. Villaggio Grill offers Lasagna, Shrimp or chicken alfredo, and Grilled Salmon with tomato risotto and green beans. Family meals come with a house or Caesar salad and bread.
Address - 4790 Main Street, Suite F108-B, Orange Beach, Al 36561
It is located at The Wharf Orange Beach on the corner of Main Street.
Phone - 251-224-6500 (ext 2)
Parking - Parking is in front of the restaurant or the Wharf parking garages.
Reservations - Reservations can be made through Yelp reservations. For parties over 6, please call the restaurant.
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