You Voted: Best Italian in the Capital Region [LIST]

Is there a type of food that more people love than Italian food? It has something for everyone – pizza, pasta, seafood, garlic. I made you make the hard decisions, it even got a little heated, but you came up with the best Italian food in the Capital Region.

I’m a born and raised Schenectadian so it’s hard for me to put anywhere up against my hometown when it comes to Italian food does hurt my heart a little bit but I knew it had to be done. This question is so intense, it even started an argument on my Instagram page! No worries, there are a ton of great places in the Capital Region to eat Italian and here’s the list that you came up with:

• Cafe Capriccio (49 Grand St, Albany)
• Marino’s Pizza & Restaurant/ Marino’s Flying Pizza (1301 State St, Schenectady)
• Canali’s Restaurant (126 Mariaville Rd, Schenectady)
• Lombardo’s Italian Restaurant (121 Madison Ave, Albany)
• Mario’s (unclear on whether it’s Lake George, Niskayuna, or New Lebanon)
• Cavaleri’s Family Style Catering (Based in Albany, NY)
• John Riccitello Restaurant (1687 Foster Ave, Schenectady)
• D’Raymond’s (269 Osborne Rd, Loudonville)
• Verdile’s Restaurant (572 2nd Avenue, Troy)
• Ferrari’s Ristorante (1254 Congress St, Schenectady)
• Delmonico’s (1553 Central Ave, Albany/ 3 Northside Dr, Clifton Park)
• Pasta Pane (18 Park Ave, Clifton Park)
• Appian Way (1839 Van Vrankin Ave, Schenectady)
• Nove (707 Saratoga Rd, Wilton)
• Augie’s Family Style Italian Restaurant (17 Low St, Ballston Spa)