From The Fairmont Waterfront Best Nearby Italian (Restaurants) (10 Overall Closest) Metro: Vancouver, BC Water Street Café (Restaurants - Italian) 300 Water St, Vancouver  BC  V6B 1B6 • 604-689-2832 Distance: ~489 m         Description: GASTOWN. This popular bistro features homemade focaccia, delectable carpaccio, and a host of southern Italian pastas, along with deep-fried calamari served with cucumber and dill yogurt. Or you may want to enjoy the marinated sautéed salmon served on a bed of greens and spaghetti tossed with sun-dried tomatoes and fresh basil. Caffé dé Medici Ristorante Italiano (Restaurants - Italian) 109-1025 Robson St between Burrard and Thurlow Sts, Vancouver  BC  V6E 1A9 • 604-669-9322 Distance: ~0.824 km User Rating: 9.875 / 10         Description: This exceptional Northern Italian restaurant offers intimate dining and a superb menu that includes such innovative dishes as grilled ostrich with juniper and cassis demi-glace, as well as osso buco, gnocchi and other classic fare. The Five Course Dinner Feature includes a salad course and is just right for sampling the latest of Executive Chef Aron Zipursky's creations. A full vegetarian menu is also available. Don Francesco Ristorante (Restaurants - Italian) 860 Burrard St between Robson & Smithe Sts, Vancouver  BC  V6Z 1X9 • 604-685-7770 Distance: ~0.922 km         Description: DOWNTOWN. Walk into Don Francesco's and feel like you've stepped into an Italian piazza just off Robson Street. Owner Francesco Alongi's family has a long history of being in the restaurant business beginning with his grandfather in Italy, so you know what you eat here will be as true to the flavors of the native country as possible. Try risotto or the seafood linguine or a half chicken, Tuscan style. A house specialty is the wild game menu that features such items as boar in an Italian sweet and sour sauce. Have a glass of wine and toast to your health. Salute! CinCin Ristorante (Restaurants - Italian) 1154 Robson St 2nd floor, Vancouver  BC  V6E 1B2 • 604-688-7338 Distance: ~0.938 km User Rating: 9.5 / 10         Description: The savory, Tuscan-inspired menu matches the energetic ambience at this lively Mediterranean restaurant. The appetizer platter makes an excellent start to your meal and may include shrimp saltimbocca and Sicilian squid. Succulent entrees include veal osso buco with fresh sage gnocchi, arctic char and pizza al crudo. The extensive wine menu is glorious, and a wide selection of grappas is also available. Villa del Lupo (Restaurants - Italian) 869 Hamilton St, Vancouver  BC  V6B 2R7 • 604-688-7436 Distance: ~1.075 km User Rating: 10 / 10         Description: Grace and elegance define the atmosphere in this fine dining Italian restaurant set in a late 19th-century Victorian home. Candlelight sets off the remarkable cuisine that hails from a variety of regions in Italy and features the house specialty, osso buco, in a sauce of tomatoes, red wine, cinnamon and lemon. Another tempting entree is the potato gnocchi with Italian sausage. Reservations recommended. Amarcord (Restaurants - Italian) 104-1168 Hamilton St between Davie & Helmcken Sts, Vancouver  BC  V6B 2S2 • 604-681-6500 Distance: ~1.506 km         Description: YALETOWN. It doesn't get more authentic than Amarcord, a trattoria offering the food and wine of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy without leaving the table. Gnocchi with sausage, linguini smothered in Bolognese sauce, or even the lighter insalata mista with greens delicately coated in olive oil and tangy balsamic, are all faithful to the flavors of this particular corner of Northern Italy. Cheese afficionados will appreciate sprinkling fresh grated Parmigiano Reggiano on their pasta, and washing it all down with a Sangiovese red or Trebbiano white wine from the extensive list. Il Giardino di Umberto (Restaurants - Italian) 1382 Hornby St, Vancouver  BC  V6Z 1W5 • 604-669-2422 Distance: ~1.771 km         Description: This downtown Italian eatery offers an impressive Tuscan-style decor, outstanding service, and an excellent menu that features game and pasta. Roasted reindeer loin with port peppercorn sauce, tender veal with lightly grilled wild mushrooms, and osso buco with saffron risotto are indicative of the superb offerings presented here. Lombardo's (Restaurants - Italian) 1641 Commercial Dr Il Mercato, Vancouver  BC • 604-251-2240 Distance: ~3.722 km         Description: Step into Il Mercato shopping mall on the east side of town, and you'll discover Lombardo's tucked into a corner of this unlikely venue for finding what many locals agree is the best pizza in Vancouver. Wood-fired ovens churn out a consistently tasty, crisp crust creation, while other choices such as pasta and fresh salads round out a menu that is as easy on the wallet as it is filling for the stomach. Buon appetito! Quattro on Fourth (Restaurants - Italian) 2611 W 4th Ave, Vancouver  BC  V6K 1P8 • 604-734-4444 Distance: ~4.286 km         Description: KITSILANO. This comfortable Kitsilano Italian restaurant focuses on a light, healthy menu that is not shortchanged on flavor. Such savory offerings as classic caesar salad, braised veal shank with cassis, and the sumptuously spiced spaghetti Quattro are tantalizingly satisfying. Favorite antipasto offerings include carpaccio and calamari dishes. The wine list is superb and there is an extensive selection of grappa too. Reservations are necessary. Provence Mediterranean Grill (Restaurants - Italian) 4473 W 10th Ave, Vancouver  BC  V6R 2H8 • 604-222-1980 Distance: ~7.367 km         Description: This popular bistro boasts the best casual lunches in the city. The menu features Mediterranean-French cuisine made fresh with local vegetables and fish. Start with warm goat cheese crusted with herbs and served on organic greens and cold gazpacho. Entrees include pissaladiere, curried eggplant, artichokes and squid, and roasted tomato with bocconcini. Pre-packaged picnics complete with a wicker basket, knives, forks, plates and napkins are also available. Great brunch. Copyright ©2001 10Best Inc. All rights reserved.