Best Italian Restaurants in Gastown

A warm and inviting place. Friendly and knowledgeable service, delicious food, comfortable space.

The food, setting and service far exceeded our expectations. The restaurant is a charming old house with several small rooms in which to dine. We were seated in a room next to a fire place, which was wonderful on a cold, wet night. The focaccia was incredible—crispy outside but tender on the inside. The Pork Melinese was buttery, creamy, cheesy and so good, the Crème Brûlée was THE BEST I have ever had. We were warmly greeted on arrival and servers were very friendly and took great care to make sure dinner went smoothly. Excellent experience!

We had a great first dining experience at Acquafarina celebrating a special birthday. The food was amazing, service was impeccable and so quick! Our server, Kayla did an outstanding job of making us feel welcome, comfortable and answered all of our questions. Super friendly service and lovely ambiance (the live music performer was so great, the violin playing was beautiful). Would and will 100% recommend Acquafarina!

This restaurant is located on the edge of Yaletown and easy to find. We walked from the Fairmont Waterfront (20 mins) and found it with ease. We were attending the Bruce Springsteen concert, which was on a Friday night, so it was good we had a reservation. I'm not too sure about the parking as we walked or would have taken an Uber. This place was bumpin (Friday night and a concert) and had a great atmosphere! We checked in and were called once our table was ready. We were seated by the friendly hostess, close to the pizza oven, which was very cool and watched them prepare and toss the pizza dough. Our server was very knowledgeable, friendly and professional. The menu has a variety of starters, mains and shareables. We started with a Ceasars salad (the dressing was fantastic) you could taste the freshness with a hint of anchovies. We ordered the 8oz filet with their amazing chimichurri and sided it with an order of their lobster/ crab ravioli (which was spectacular) and split everything. It was the perfect portion and not too heavy. We were happy with our restaurant choice and the food items we order. I would definitely love to come back and try more of their menu items and recommend this experience at Per Se Social Corner on Homer St, in Vancouver. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!

Beautiful authentic Italian restaurant, quality, tasteful food and great price and friendly non-stuffy service. Everything was perfect! We will be back :)