Stagioni serves modern Italian with very creative and well balanced flavors. Stagioni is one of the best Italian restaurants in Charlotte, NC - albeit on the pricey side, given the portions. Click to read my full review of Stagioni.

Osteria LuCa is a superbly average Italian restaurant, serving food that you could expect to find in a chain-Italian restaurant. There is great ambiance, and the cocktails are strong; however, the food could use some improvement.

The spicy fusilli that made Jon & Vinny's famous is reason enough to visit, but the Fairfax flagship earns its following on every course, from family-style meatballs to a seasonal peach and burrata salad worth planning a trip around.