Diners' Choice: Italian restaurants in Hawaii

OpenTable

Updated 05 March 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Italian cuisine in Hawaii? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyses more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favourites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Marlow

4.8

4.8 (244)

$31 to $50

Italian

Makawao

About the restaurant

At Marlow we specialize in artisan style, neapolitan sourdough pizza, as well as locally sourced meats and vegetables. Our menu, space, and offerings change seasonally. We aim to bring you modern yet rustic meals to be shared. Chef/Owner Jeff Scheer and wife Kaili, have always loved to entertain at their home in Kula. The concept for the restaurant is an extension of that warm hospitality felt while sharing good food and wine around a table of family and friends. When the restaurant industry shut down in March of 2020, the pair began making sourdough pizza out of their outdoor oven at home. Milling whole wheat berries from a farm in Arizona, hand stretching mozzarella, whole-animal butchery, growing artichokes and summer squash for toppings - it was a true labor of love. What began as a ritual has grown into a restaurant. We look forward to seeing you at Marlow soon.

Top review

SusanVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Gnocchi was amazing. Pizza perfect shrimp was fresh and spicy.

Discover more

Arancino at The Kahala

4.8

4.8 (1384)

$50 and over

Italian

Honolulu

About the restaurant

1st Place 'Best Italian Restaurant' winner of the 2018 2019 2020 & 2021 Honolulu Magazine Hale 'Aina Awards - we invite you to enjoy our award-winning Italian cuisine in our beautiful ‘al-fresco’ setting and experience a culinary journey of Italy through Executive Chef Daisuke Hamamoto thoughtfully crafted menu – featuring fresh locally sourced products and fine ingredients imported from Italy. An after dinner menu also featuring dessert creations by our patissier and after dinner drinks are also available for your enjoyment.
In addition, an extensive wine list designed by our sommelier, features many premium wines from Italy and Pacific Rim countries.

Top review

BostonPlace

Dined 7 days ago

Authentic Italian food. Wonderful! Staff friendly and courteous.

Giovedi

4.8

4.8 (82)

$50 and over

Italian

Honolulu

About the restaurant

Giovedi, helmed by Chef Bao Tran, offers a seamless fusion of Italian culinary technique and pan-Asian flavors. The lively atmosphere of our dining room inside infuses energy into every meal, while the charming patio offers a tranquil escape in the heart of Chinatown, Honolulu. Indulge in our Prosciutto San Daniele, featuring sliced prosciutto paired with a sesame donut—a playful nod to both gnocco fritto and bánh tiêu—served with giardiniera pickles. This creative fusion showcases how our cuisine harmoniously combines familiar flavors, blending tradition with originality. At Giovedi, we provide more than just a meal—it’s an experience. With a welcoming ambiance, thoughtful service, and creative cocktails, we ensure every guest feels like part of our Thursday night dinners in our home that inspired it all.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 7 days ago

Great experience! Service and food were exceptional! Dishes were creative and perfectly prepared!

MATTEO'S OSTERIA

4.8

4.8 (4707)

$31 to $50

Italian

Wailea

About the restaurant

Matteo’s Osteria is Italian Soulfood in the heart of Wailea located at The Wailea Town Center. As the 2016 ‘Aipono Award winner for Best Italian Food on Maui, 2020 & 2022 Aipono Silver Award Best Italian we invite you to savor our locally-sourced ingredients, fresh-made pastas, local caught fish and scrumptious entrées. Our traditional style comes from the influence of award-winning Best Chef on Maui, Matteo Mistura, born and raised in Liguria, Italy. If you enjoy a truly unique family-style dining experience, we ask you to come for our friendly, attentive staff and tour the world through a bottle of wine from our extensive wine list and regional cuisine. Grazie mille!

Top review

MaryVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Wonderful attentive service! Great menu! Enjoyed the ravioli delicious Caesar salad! Always a fantastic experience to dine here! Our favorite Restaraunt in Maui!

Discover more

Naisla Kitchen & Cocktails

4.7

4.7 (292)

$31 to $50

Italian

Kapaa

About the restaurant

A new, upscale dining experience of modern fusion cuisine and craft cocktails, located on Kauai’s east side.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 1 day ago

Service was attentive and thoughtful. Our food was perfectly prepared with beautiful presentation. We have been here many times and will be back again.

NOE ITALIAN - Ko Olina at Four Seasons Resort

4.8

4.8 (1753)

$50 and over

Italian

Kapolei

About the restaurant

Ko Olina at Four Seasons Resort is where Chef Ryo Takatsuka vision comes to life in the most unexpected ways. The best choice for special occasions, its changing menu will have you returning again and again to try the dishes best described as Capri-meets-Oahu. Southern Italy’s characteristic light flavours shape dishes inspired by local seafood, premium Italian ingredients and homemade pastas accompanied by a multi-Wine Spectator Awarded wine list – many vintages never before available in Hawaii. Most tables are outdoors – ideal for romantic sunset and starlight dining.

Top review

LyndaVIP

Dined on 11 Mar 2025

Delightful evening dining in the gardens. Wonderful food and service by a friendly, attentive team.

Discover more

Popular dish

Noe Signature Tagliatelle

Casanova Italian Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (1707)

$30 and under

Italian

Makawao

About the restaurant

Since 1986, Casanova Italian Restaurant is at the heart of the Upcountry Maui lifestyle. From Sunday brunch right into dinner, you may expect the best Italian food on the island (as voted by countless local magazines’ surveys). Fresh salads, pastas, seafood and pizzas from Maui's first wood burning oven are Casanova's signature dishes. Loyal patrons appreciate Casanova's very reasonable prices. In 2017 Open Table diners rated Casanova the Best Italian Restaurant in the State of Hawaii.
At the main crossroad of Historic Makawao town, Casanova is a must do experience after a visit to Haleakala National Park.

Top review

CynthiaVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Great food. Nice menu and good choices. Fabulous service.

Arancino di Mare - Marriott

4.7

4.7 (2552)

$31 to $50

Italian

Waikiki

About the restaurant

Voted 'Best Italian Restaurant in Hawaii' by Honolulu Magazine Hale 'Aina Awards and Honolulu Star Advertiser – Arancino, Hawaii's premier Italian ristorante, showcases classic Italian dishes with a modern twist using only the finest ingredients imported from Italy. We invite you to discover and experience the culinary journey of Italy through Executive Chef Daisuke Hamamoto's thoughtfully crafted menu in the heart of Honolulu.

Arancino di Mare is our flagship location which opened in 2004. Enjoy 'al fresco' outdoor dining and enjoy the beautiful Hawaiian weather!

Reservations of 7 or more please contact the restaurant directly.

All parties are allotted a dining time of up to 2 hours.

Outdoor seating requests depend on weather conditions and cannot be guaranteed. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Top review

EdVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Ist time and all was good. Service, food and vibe.

Discover more

4.6

4.6 (635)

$50 and over

Italian

Honolulu

About the restaurant

Welcome to Bernini Honolulu!

Bernini Honolulu is an Italian restaurant with a French twist, serving crispy Roman-style pizza, gourmet pasta, and more.

Conveniently located a 3-minute walk from the Ala Moana center, Bernini Honolulu is easily accessible to both locals and tourists. Parking is also available.

We are available for private hire, catering for wedding parties, birthday parties, cooperate functions and more. Get in-touch and will gladly make arrangements for your special event.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 9 Mar 2025

We were a group of 7 and we had a wonderful time. Our server Cam was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable and accommodating. Food was excellent. We all loved our choices of beverages, appetizers and entrees. Overall a wonderful experience. Highly recommend a visit.

Arancino Beachwalk

4.7

4.7 (622)

$31 to $50

Italian

Honolulu

About the restaurant

Arancino on Beachwalk is our original Arancino location which opened in 1996. Enjoy a cozy Italian family style dining atmosphere in the heart of Waikiki.

Top review

Jane

Dined today

Great staff working in a tiny kitchen and making every guest feel welcome. We went twice and had a great meal both times.

Discover more

Experience

Lunch Special

Explore Diners' Choice best of Hawaii