The Best Italian Restaurants in Kansas City

The Best Italian Restaurants in Kansas City
Italian restaurants are a good choice for athletes and those on a diet, especially those restaurants that offer traditional Italian food. The focus of these dishes is on fresh ingredients that provide a lot of flavor without a lot of calories such as fresh vegetables and herbs. If you live in or are visiting Kansas City, then you're in luck because you have a choice of the best Italian restaurants in the area.

Cascone's Italian Restaurant

Cascone's Italian Restaurant offers nearly every type of Italian food, including pizzas, salads, soup and pasta. If you're looking to cut calories, you can try replacing your pasta-based dish with a large salad, or opt for one of the healthier pizzas, full of vegetables. All dinners and pasta are served with fresh baked bread and either soup or a salad.

Cascone's Italian Restaurant
3737 N. Oak
Kansas City, MO 64116-2778
(816) 454-7977

Garozzo's Ristorante

Garozzo's Ristorante is owned by an Italian family that also owns several other restaurants in Kansas City that serve traditional Italian fare. Side dishes and salads are divided into two different sizes, which lets you order a smaller amount of calories. There is a wide range of dishes that are lighter in calories, such as the chicken served with mushrooms and lemon butter, or the handmade red sauce served over pasta.

Garozzo's Ristorante
526 Harrison Street
Kansas City, MO 64106-1262
(816) 221-2455

Cupini's

Cupini's is a favorite for locals in Kansas City because all of the sauces are made from scratch daily, as are all the pastas. If you're not in the mood for pasta, you can opt for a handmade sandwich on fresh baked bread, soup, salad or the vegetarian pizza. All of the dishes are also sold at the counter, which gives you the option of taking the food back to your house or your hotel room.

Cupini's
1809 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 753-7662

Carmen's Café

Carmen's Café specializes in Italian dishes, with a Latin slant and tapas style dishes. There are many dishes large enough for two people to share and many customers come as a group and share several dishes together. The Pesce ala Loren is a top choice, with mussels, clams, shrimp, squid and other seafood served in a white wine sauce. You can also make a full dinner of the side dishes, such as asparagus and mushrooms sautéed in a light olive oil.

Carmen's Cafe
6307 Brookside Plaza
Kansas City, MO 64113
(816) 333-4048

Article Written By Jennifer Eblin

Jennifer Eblin has been a full-time freelance writer since 2006. Her work has appeared on several websites, including Tool Box Tales and Zonder. Eblin received a master's degree in historic preservation from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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