The best Italian restaurant in Longview, Texas for a sit-down dinner is Roma's Italian Kitchen in a historic building downtown on Tyler Street. For a casual meal, Pietro's on Gilmer Road has been run by the same family for decades, and Milano's on West Loop 281 is the small, family-owned pick for pasta.
Longview has a short Italian list, so we kept this one short and sure. All the places below showed as open on Google Maps on Oct. 26, 2026, and ratings are Google ratings as of October 2026.
1. Roma's Italian Kitchen
Address: 102 E Tyler St, Longview, TX 75601 Google rating: 4.4 stars from 1,063 reviews
The downtown Italian restaurant, and the one people mean when they search "Italian restaurant downtown Longview." Visit Longview describes a historic building with hardwood floors and high ceilings, serving Italian classics, steak, seafood and New York-style pizza. Its own menu lists chicken marsala, alfredo, piccata and Rossini, and weekly specials have included lamb chops.
This is the date-night pick. It's a short walk from the Tyler Street galleries, Silver Grizzly Espresso and Wild Honey Creamery, so dinner can turn into an evening. Lunch specials run Tuesday through Friday. Check the site for current hours, since it posts when it opens for the week.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 10 minutes.
2. Pietro's Neighborhood Pizzeria
Address: 2418 Gilmer Rd, Longview, TX 75604 Google rating: 4.7 stars from 984 reviews
The highest-rated Italian spot in Longview. Pietro's heritage page traces the family business to Pietro and Rosaria Filippazzo, who founded Pietro's Pizza in 1979, starting in the Longview Mall. Today's restaurant on Gilmer Road serves pizza, pasta and hero sandwiches, with dough made fresh each morning and whole-milk mozzarella, per Roadtrippers.
It's casual and counter-friendly, and the right call for a weeknight. Pizza is the headline, which is why it also tops our best pizza in Longview list.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 10 minutes.
3. Milano's Italian Restaurant
Address: 1405 W Loop 281, Longview, TX 75604 Google rating: 4.4 stars from 577 reviews
A small, family-owned restaurant on the west side of Loop 281. Reviewers on Restaurantji single out the chicken and shrimp fettuccine, veal parmigiana and lasagna. It also does pizza and catering. If you want red-sauce Italian without the downtown trip, start here. Call 903-230-5330 for hours.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Olive Garden
Address: 104 W Loop 281, Longview, TX 75605 Google rating: 4.2 stars from 3,235 reviews
The chain needs no introduction, and it's the closest Italian restaurant to Grace Pointe. Useful for big groups, birthdays, and nights you want to know exactly what you're getting.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 5 minutes.
Also worth knowing
- Rotolo's Pizzeria, 3407 N Fourth St, #101 (4.2 stars, 801 reviews), is a Louisiana-based pizza chain with a sports-bar feel.
- The Page Pub & Pizzeria, 2647 Bill Owens Pkwy (4.4 stars, 604 reviews), is a local pub with pizza.
A note on Tuscan Pig
Older "best Italian in Longview" lists put Tuscan Pig at the top. It's gone. Ruby's Mexican Restaurant took over the 401 S High St building, per KETK. If a list still sends you there, it's out of date.
Tips for eating Italian in Longview
- Check the day. Roma's posts when it opens for the week, and lunch specials there run Tuesday through Friday.
- Call Milano's first. It's a small family-run place, and we couldn't find posted hours online. The number is 903-230-5330.
- Go to Pietro's for pizza. Its dough is made fresh every morning, and it has the top Google rating of any Italian spot in town.
- Plan downtown as an evening. Wild Honey Creamery is a few doors from Roma's on Tyler Street, so dessert is a short walk.
How to choose
- A real night out: Roma's, downtown.
- Best food for the money, family-run: Pietro's.
- Classic pasta plates on the west side: Milano's.
- Feeding a crowd with no surprises: Olive Garden.
For more evening ideas, see our date night guide for Longview.
Getting there from Grace Pointe
Grace Pointe Apartments at 113 Magnolia Ln is about 5 minutes from Olive Garden and Milano's and about 10 from Roma's and Pietro's. If you're looking at apartments in Longview, you can schedule a tour and make an evening of it.
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