Craving Italian cuisine in New Jersey? Check out the list of must-visit restaurants Italian restaurants offering delicious options like wood-fired pizza, chicken parmesan, pasta and more.

Whether it's the sauce or maybe you call it gravy, the pasta, the meatballs, and everything else Italian, it's a delicious go-to choice that everyone loves.

If my husband was to choose it would always be lasagna and chicken parmesan.

Thanks to Bestofnj.com just released their best Italian restaurants in New Jersey.

Two Italian Restaurants at the Jersey Shore Just Made Best List in New Jersey

*Il Nido in Marlboro. Il Nido is located in the Willow Point Shopping Center in Marlboro. Some standout dishes include Black Spaghetti with calamari. Also on the menu Wagyu Short Rib and Summer Squash Caponata. There are some delicious desserts on the menu, also

*Brando's Citi Cucina in Asbury Park. Brando's specializes in wood-fired pizza and classic Italian pasta and meat dishes. The Veal Napoleon is a huge favorite on the menu.

We have the best food here in New Jersey and surprising, Italian in New Jersey is some of the best in the world.

Italian is Everyone's Favorite

So the next time someone asks, "Where do you want to go for dinner?" maybe Italian should be the answer.

Italian food just feels like one of those meals that makes everybody happy. Maybe it’s the sauce, the pasta, the meatballs, the chicken parmesan or a big plate of lasagna, but there’s something comforting about sitting down to a good Italian dinner.

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It’s filling, delicious and the kind of food that makes you say, “Yep, I’d have that again!”

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To help you find your next slice, Stacker examined PMQ Pizza Magazine's 2025 Pizza Power report to round up the 30 biggest pizza chains in the country based on annual sales in 2023. Some are classic fast-food franchises, customizable and deliverable to our doorsteps in less than 60 minutes; others are brick-and-mortar family joints.

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